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, Britain's biggest insurer, beat forecasts with a 24 percent increase in its 2010 profit, helped by continued strong growth in Asia, and hiked its dividend by a fifth.Blackberry-maker Research In Motion will release its long-awaited PlayBook tablet computer with Britain's 7digital music store, the companies said on Wednesday.
Insurer Prudential will pay out a bigger-than-expected dividend on forecast-beating 2010 results, as it seeks to dispel lingering shareholder resentment over the group's bungled and costly bid for rival AIA last year.
Moammar Gaddafi is in a hotel in Tripoli filled with foreign reporters and will speak to them sometime tonight, according to CNN.
Young Britons have taken to a new television and social media trend which could have far-reaching consequences for the worlds of broadcasting and advertising, according to a new study.
Brown-Forman Corp , the maker of Jack Daniel's whiskey, posted a stronger-than-expected 30 percent rise in quarterly profit helped by strong demand abroad, and raised its full-year outlook, sending shares up as much as 9 percent to an all-time high.
General David Petraeus, commander of NATO troops in Afghanistan, was caught on microphone “joking” with Defense Secretary Robert Gates about taking military action against Moammar Gaddafi and bombing Libya.
The list of breathtaking designs delivered by Apple, which include the translucent Mac computers, iPod, iPhone and iPad, bear their genesis to the alchemy between Apple's star CEO Steve Jobs and Jonathan Ive, Senior Vice President, Industrial Design.
An iPlayer style online application called the RadioPlayer will be launched in the UK on March 31, the Daily Telegraph reported.
Brent crude oil prices fell more than 1 percent on Monday, reversing steep early gains as traders assessed efforts to stem the conflict in Libya and took profits in Brent's unprecedented premium to U.S. futures.
OPEC member Algeria is concerned about Libyan supply disruptions but sees no physical crude oil shortages globally, the country's oil minister said on Monday.
The six Persian Gulf states have expressed their support for the establishment of a no-fly zone over Libya, while the U.S., U.K. and France try to hammer out an agreement with the United Nations for just such a measure.
Pablo Picasso's most expensive ever painting, which was never revealed to the public for the last 50 years, will now go on display, the AFP has reported.
Brent crude prices reversed after jumping back above $118 a barrel on Monday, and U.S. oil pared gains after concerns about Libya's conflict and the threat of wider supply disruptions in the Middle East lifted it to the highest level since September 2008.
Brent crude prices turned lower after pushing back above $118 a barrel on Monday, and U.S. oil pared gains after concerns about Libya's conflict and the threat of wider supply disruptions in the Middle East lifted it to the highest level since September 2008.
Despite massive public indignation over bankers bonuses, the chief executive of Barclays plc (NYSE: BLS) will receive a £6.5-million bonus, according to reports, making him the highest paid bank boss in Britain.
Bob Diamond, the new chief executive of British bank Barclays Plc, was paid a bonus of 6.5 million pounds ($10.6 million) for last year and received a similar amount in shares under a long-term plan.
The Gold Price rose new all-time highs vs. a falling US Dollar on Monday morning in London, hitting almost $1445 per ounce as European stock markets held flat and major-economy government bonds slipped, nudging interest rates up.
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Lady Gaga has apparently threatened to sue the makers of ice cream - titled Baby Gaga - made from human breast milk.
Blackberry maker Research in Motion Ltd. (RIM) said its chief marketing officer Keith Pardy will be leaving in six months, just weeks ahead of its PlayBook tablet launch.
Standard Chartered Bank Kenya joined other banks that experienced high growth in 2010 by posting a 14 percent rise in 2010 pretax profit on increases in income and customer deposits on Monday.
