Britain should not delay too long kick-starting the sale of its shares in Royal Bank of Scotland , the chief executive of RBS said, as speculation grows that the government could sell an initial stake at a loss.
Apple's new HD iPad, the tablet formerly known as iPad 3, goes on sale March 16, but before you grab one, here's a quick primer on what you need to know beforehand. It's just called iPad or new iPad, and it will be the one on sale for $500 as the iPad 2 is now down to $400. Not that anyone would try to sell you the wrong iPad, but telling them apart at a glance is not easy.
Goodrich Corp shareholders voted on Tuesday to approve selling the maker of aircraft components to diversified manufacturer United Technologies Corp for $16.5 billion.
Britney Spears, who is currently in talks to become the newest judge on Simon Cowell's The X Factor, has re-listed her Mediterranean-styled Beverly Hills mansion for $2.995 million. Check out photos of Spears' sprawling abode, presented by Nancy Sanborn of Prudential California Realty.
Real men wear mantyhose. If you thought men in tights was a sartorial statement best left to medieval jesters, think again, said The Daily Mail's Daisy Dumas.
Peru's government will complete divesting itself from the country's sugar mill industry, completing the change in agrarian policy in the country started in 1997 and marking the end of government involvement that sector has seen since 1969, according to Bloomberg News. The development is expected to help boost sugar production in the country and, consequently, send world sugar prices down.
HSBC announced on Wednesday an agreement to sell its insurance businesses in emerging markets for $914 million in cash, in a continuing effort to offload non-banking assets.
French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen offered its shares at a deep discount on Tuesday in a 1 billion euro ($1.3 billion) rights issue to fund an alliance with General Motors aimed at boosting overseas growth and new model development.
American International Group raised $6 billion through the sale of its stake in AIA Group, a move that allows the U.S. insurer to repay part of its government bailout.
American International Group, Inc. (NYSE:AIG) tagged Hong Kong investors in its Asian unit with a nasty surprise Sunday evening, announcing it will be selling a substantial amount of its stake in the subsidiary at a discount -- a move that will hurt current stockholders in the concern. AIG is pursuing the action in order to raise $6 billion, a small amount of the $182.3 billion bailout it received from the U.S. government in 2008 and is still to pay back in full.
Dick Clark has literally been living in the stone age. The producer, and former host of American Bandstand, has placed his Malibu Flintstones-esque home on the market for a whopping 3.5 million dollars.
Eastman Kodak Co has agreed to sell its online photo services business to Shutterfly Inc for $23.8 million, kicking off the bankrupt photography pioneer's relaunch as a much slimmer company although a patent sale seen crucial to its turnaround may still be months away.
Kanye West secured himself a bit of fashion cred when famed Parisian boutique, Colette, announced Thursday that it will be selling Kanye West's heels for the spring.
New York's condo market officially has a new champion. The record-breaking $88 million sale of a penthouse of 15 Central Park West appeared in city records Thursday, setting a new bar for the city's luxury market.
Raspberry Pi--the miniature $35-dollar computer--went on sale today, crashing distributors' websites and selling out within hours of launch. Raspberry Pi developers aim to encourage children how to control and program computers. At such a cheap price, the founders hope that they'd be able to supply schools and also hobbyists with a base-level computer that they can then tinker around with.
A diamond coveted by kings, queens and princes for centuries, used to reinforce alliances between nations and pawned to pay off royal debts goes on sale at Sotheby's in Geneva on May 15.
The Beau Sancy, one of the most celebrated diamonds of all time with a history of ownership by the Royal Families of France, England, Prussia and the House of Orange, has been put up for auction at Sotheby's Geneva.
The iPad 2's price has gone on sale at Best Buy in advance of the iPad 3 release date by Apple, which could be as early as March 7.
Clearwire Corp shares fell 6 percent on Friday after Google Inc said it would sell its stake in the company.
Shares of Sears rose 21.64 percent to $63.53 in mid-afternoon trading.
Houston's items, including a black velvet dress, will be part of a Hollywood Legends auction in March.
Presidents Day may technically be a federal holiday to celebrate the first president, George Washington, but it may leave its mark in history as a great day to snag sales on the third Monday in February. Grab your wallets and eco-friendly shopping bags! Here are the best places, online and in store, to snag a sale on Presidents Day 2012.
