Agrium Inc posted a better than expected quarterly profit on Wednesday thanks to strong sales of seed and crop protection chemicals, sending its shares higher along with those of its peers.
India's Bharti Airtel plans to bid for telecom operator Millicom's Sri Lankan mobile network, the Economic Times said on Wednesday, citing two executives familiar with developments.
Asia-focused bank Standard Chartered unveiled a surprise 1 billion pound ($1.7 billion) fundraising on Tuesday as it beat expectations with a record mid-year pretax profit.
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (ANZ) and Standard Chartered Plc lined up opportunistic buys in Asia, seeking growth in a region expected to lead the world out of recession.
Pakistan's Supreme Court adjourned an appeal hearing on Monday to decide whether to re-arrest the founder of a militant group said to have been behind the attacks on Mumbai last November.
India's third-largest steel maker JSW Steel has raised flat steel prices, but lowered prices of long products, a senior company official said on Monday.
Asian corporate earnings have shown signs of improvement, stock markets have rallied hard and fund raising activity has picked up, but the tone from company executives remains cautious.
India's Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN Group extended talks to combine their operations to create the world's third-largest mobile operator and analysts said Bharti might need to sweeten its offer to clinch the deal.
Standard Chartered is set to buy Royal Bank of Scotland's retail and small and medium enterprises operations in India, China and Malaysia for about $250 million, the Economic Times said on Friday, citing two unnamed sources familiar with the deal.
Asian stocks pushed higher on Friday and were poised to score double-digit gains in July as investors keep pouring funds on bets the region's growth engine will lead the global economy out of recession.
The cap-and-trade bill will do little to stop trade wars overseas and will instead start conflicts that will threaten American workers at home and abroad, Missouri senator Kit Bond said Thursday during remarks at the Senate Environment and Public Works hearing.
Trust in business has rebounded from 10-year lows in the United States, but the majority of Americans still do not count on corporate America to do what is right, according to a survey released on Thursday.
Tata Steel Ltd, the world's No. 8 steel maker by output, on Wednesday reported a larger-than-expected 47 percent fall in June quarter profit from its Indian operations as realisations fell sharply on lower commodity prices.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh defended efforts to improve ties with Pakistan on Wednesday in a sign the government is moving toward resuming a stalled peace dialogue with Islamabad despite opposition pressure.
Microsoft Corp has started accepting submission of mobile phone software applications from registered developers.
The Dalai Lama may not be the first person who comes to mind for business advice but, as the Buddhist monk wrote in his new book, capitalism can profit from Buddhism's principles and values.
Oil giant BP Plc reported Tuesday its net replacement cost profit declined 53 percent in the second quarter totaling $2.92 billion, but it surpassed analysts' forecast of $2.81 billion, according to Reuters. The decline was due to lower crude and gas prices and weaker refining margins.
Abbott Laboratories Inc said it plans to widen its array of nutritional brands in India by paying $130 million for the nutrition businesses of Wockhardt Ltd, certain Wockhardt subsidiaries, and Carol Info Services Ltd.
India will unveil its first solar power target as soon as September, pledging to boost output from near zero to 20 gigawatts (GW) by 2020 as it firms up its national plan to fight global warming, draft documents show.
U.S. regulators have begun investigating possible manufacturing violations by Mylan Inc , the world's third-biggest generic drugmaker.
India's Tata Motors Ltd reported an unexpected surge in first-quarter net profit, helped by a change in accounting policy, but concerns remain over its loss-making Jaguar Land Rover unit and how it will strengthen its balance sheet.
Tata Motors Ltd (TAMO.BO), India's largest vehicle maker, reported a 58 percent rise in net profit, with a change in accounting policy and lower costs seeing it defy forecasts for a halving of profit and sending its shares up.
