Spanish police have arrested three men accused of masterminding one of the biggest computer crimes to date -- infecting more than 13 million PCs with a virus that stole credit card numbers and other data.
Tyson Foods Inc , the biggest U.S. meat producer, said on Monday it had reduced the amount of chicken it exports to Russia to about 10 percent of its total chicken exports from 26 percent four years ago as the company works to find other markets for the product.
The United States, pushing to promote global Internet freedom, on Tuesday declassified some of its initiatives on safeguarding government networks as it pursues partnerships in the effort.
The U.N. Security Council might take up this month the issue of Iran's nuclear program and Western proposals for a fourth round of sanctions against Tehran, Gabon's U.N. envoy said on Tuesday.
U.S. technology companies would face civil or criminal liability unless they take reasonable steps to protect global human rights under legislation a top lawmaker plans to propose.
U.S. technology companies would face civil or criminal liability unless they take reasonable steps to protect global human rights under legislation a top U.S. lawmaker plans to propose.
Commodity prices recovered in February after falling in the first month of the year despite China's tighter monetary control regime and US Federal Reserve raising rates for emergency loans to banks which initally sent jitters down the commodity street. However, prices of key commodities have rebounded with crude oil rising as much as 10 percent while key Nymex traded Copper futures have gained 7.1%. Gold gained 2% in February and Spot Gold in New York closed the month at $1,119 still far short o...
WASHINGTON (Commodity Online): Cotton prices increased sharply in February 2010. The Cotlook A Index rose from 75.35 cents per pound on February 1 to 85.55 cents per pound on February 26. Cotton prices are supported by strong fundamentals: reduced production and rebounding mill use are expected to generate a 15% drop in global cotton stocks, according to International Cotton Advisory Committee.
The European Union executive will unveil a 10-year plan on Wednesday to boost economic growth, create jobs and help steer the bloc safely out of its worst financial crisis in decades.
Technology companies that fail to make reasonable steps to safeguard human rights in foreign countries could face civil or criminal liabilities, lawmakers said Tuesday.
North Korea said on Tuesday the standoff over its nuclear programme should be settled through direct talks with the United States, but first Washington must drop what it called its hostile policies.
Rescuers are desperately pumping water from a coal mine in northern China, after one miner died and 31 were trapped by a flood at a state-owned mine.
While Google called a cyber-attack against its network last January a highly sophisticated and targeted attack, security experts said the techniques show the attackers to be nothing more than amateurs.
Nissan Motor unveiled its much-awaited low-cost compact car aimed at becoming a major force in the fast-growing segment, targeting global sales of 1 million units with the roll-out of a family of compact cars by 2013.
Carmakers are bracing for lower sales in Europe this year as incentive programs end, while elsewhere companies are seeing opportunities in their competitors' product recalls.
Turkeys don't vote for Christmas, and the Chinese Communist Party is not exactly itching to release its iron grip over society and the economy.
China stood its ground that diplomacy was the best way to resolve the standoff over Iran's nuclear program, as U.S. diplomats arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for talks on Tehran and North Korea's atomic ambitions.
Asian shares climbed for a third session on Tuesday, led by tech stocks, while the Australian dollar slipped on uncertainty about the pace of future interest rate hikes.
Sands China , the world's most valuable casino operator by market capitalization, said its 2009 net profit rose 22 percent from a year earlier, driven by a surge in gambling revenue in Macau.
Russia will back new sanctions against Iran as long as they do not create a humanitarian crisis, French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Monday after talks with Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev.
Factories around the world enjoyed a bumper February with business surveys showing the manufacturing sector in major economies continued to lead an economic recovery, despite a slowdown in some growth rates.
Daimler plans a technology cooperation with China's BYD to develop electric vehicles for China, in a sign that the German auto maker is increasingly dependent on China's know-how.
