IBT Staff Reporter

Research In Motion Ltd, the maker of Blackberry e mail devices popular among executives, said on Thursday it is pushing into a wider consumer market with the Pearl

The FTSE 100 fell on Thursday, led by a sharp decline in the construction sector and amid lingering fears that the Bank of England may put up interest rates at noon.

Online gaming group PartyGaming reported a 47 percent increase in its first half core profit on Thursday and said it was confident for the full year.

Low cost airline easyJet reiterated that it still expected to see full year pretax profit growth of 40 to 50 percent while reporting an 8.4 percent rise in August passenger traffic on Thursday.

The investing world today may be a global marketplace, but not every country is playing by the same set of rules when it comes to shareholder activism.

Diamonds produced in a laboratory - cheaper and in a myriad of colours - should not be seen as a threat by industry giant De Beers since they will largely fill a separate niche, a group promoting the gems said.

The government is aggressively investigating the suspicious timing of stock options granted to top executives at scores of companies, federal officials said Wednesday.

PizzaExpress restaurant owner Gondola Holdings has been approached with a possible offer worth 559 million pounds

Japan's Nissan unveiled the Qashqai small four by four car for Europe on Wednesday, aiming to ride a wave of demand for off road vehicles despite high fuel costs.

Sony Corp. said on Wednesday it would delay the European launch of its PlayStation 3 (PS3) game machine

Shares fell on Wednesday, led by Drax Group, amid new fears that the Bank of England may, contrary to expectations, raise interest rates on Thursday after its two day meeting.

The country's biggest pubs operator Punch Taverns said on Wednesday it had finished its financial year trading in line with expectations

Mobile phone operator Amena said on Wednesday it had reached a deal with The Phone House for the British firm to sell virtual mobile phone services in Spain.

Manufacturing output increased for a third consecutive month in July, official data showed on Wednesday, in a further sign of recovery in the sector.

Gallaher Group PLC, Britain's second largest tobacco company, said first half profit rose 17 percent as the company benefited from rising sales in eastern Europe.

A new lawsuit lodged against BP claims the oil giant manipulated crude oil prices by refusing to allow traders access to U.S. storage facilities

Consumer confidence tumbled to its weakest in at least 2 1/2 years in August after the Bank of England's surprise interest rate hike

Confectionery to DVDs retailer Woolworths Group Plc could be broken up under a takeover plan devised by Icelandic investor Baugur

Tobacco company Gallaher Group Plc posted a 4 percent rise in half year profits on Wednesday and forecast an improving second half

Apple Computer Inc. may soon launch a service that allows users to download feature length films, boosting its presence in the digital home

Shares edged down on Wednesday, with electrical goods retailer DSG International among the biggest losers after a muted trading update

DSG International Plc increased like for like sales 5 percent in the first 16 weeks of its financial year on strong demand for flat panel TVs

Faces furrowed with concentration and biceps bulging, Lorenzo Martire and Giovanni Zorn puffed their way up the narrow streets of this medieval town, rolling the 80kg oak wine barrel ahead of them.

Faces furrowed with concentration and biceps bulging, Lorenzo Martire and Giovanni Zorn puffed their way up the narrow streets of this medieval town, rolling the 80kg oak wine barrel ahead of them.

Vivendi's Universal Music has agreed to buy BMG Music Publishing for 1.63 billion euros (1.1 billion pounds) in a long-expected deal that makes the world's biggest seller of recorded music also the largest in music publishing.

Vivendi's Universal Music has agreed to buy BMG Music Publishing for 1.63 billion euros (1.1 billion pounds) in a long-expected deal that makes the world's biggest seller of recorded music also the largest in music publishing.

Intel Corp., the world's biggest maker of microchips, is expected to announce major job cuts on Tuesday as part of a plan to trim $1 billion in costs and regain its competitive edge, analysts and media reports said.

Microsoft Corp. announced on Tuesday U.S. prices for Windows Vista, the long-awaited new version of the operating system that sits on more than 90 percent of the world's PCs.

Sebastian from Germany is looking for a high definition (HD) television set, IT engineer Armin is after a media-centre computer, software developer Jens wants a digital photoframe, and Italian civil servant Anna a new phone.