Halma posts 'strong' H1 results, hikes dividend
U.K.'s Halma Plc, the health and safety sensor technology group, posted strong interim results and said it is well placed to perform equally strongly in the second half.
Barcelona thrashes Real Madrid 5-0 but Mourinho says Madrid not humiliated
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho says his side were not humiliated following a 5-0 thrashing by Barcelona in the El Classico at the Camp Nou
Indian economy growth exceeds expectations
The Indian economy outpaced growth expectations in the third quarter to grow more than in the second quarter, boosted by stronger manufacturing growth and construction, according to data released by the government.
Northumbrian Water interim profits up as revenue rises 5 pct
U.K.'s Northumbrian Water Group reported a higher profit for the first half as revenue rose 5 percent, and said it was well placed to maintain a strong financial performance. The provider of water and waste water services lifted its interim dividend by 7.5 percent to 4.72 pence.
Japan's unemployment, factory output worsen
Japan's economic conditions continued to worsen as unemployment rate rose in October and industrial production fell for the fifth consecutive month.
Davis Polk banks on Paul Chow to beef up Hong Kong team
Global law firm Davis Polk & Wardwell has strengthened its Hong Kong office by appointing Paul Chow, a leading M&A lawyer, as a partner and head of the regional office.
Activision Is No “Guitar Hero” To Axl Rose
Guns and Roses frontman Axl Rose is taking Activision to court, saying the company violated an agreement on the use of the song Welcome To The Jungle.
Linklaters strengthens banking and restructuring team by rehiring Chris Howard as partner
British law firm Linklaters has poached on Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer partner Chris Howard by appointing him as a partner for its London office.
Cravath kicks off BigLaw bonus season
Cravath, Swaine & Moore, a premier New York law firm, has kicked off the BigLaw bonus season by announcing bonuses ranging from $7,500 to $35,000 for its associates who have been employed at the firm prior to September 1, 2010.
Waters demands hearing
U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-CA, is saying “Try me or tell me why not.”
Boeing Subsidiary Mass Produces Record-Breaking Solar Cell
Spectrolab, a subsidiary of Boeing, has started mass production of its newest solar cell, offering efficiencies higher than any previous models, the company says.
Gold Price: From Diwali to the New Year in China
Surging demand from China, the world's second-largest gold buyer, is changing seasonal patterns in Gold Price trends for investors everywhere. At this current pace, private Chinese demand may overtake India's by 2014 (if not sooner).
Min-by-min live update match between Barcelona and Real Madrid
Barcelona vs. Real Madrid live update as it happened
Feds bust knock-off sales sites
Selling counterfeit items over the Internet became a little more difficult today, as federal law enforcement officers executed seizure orders against the domain names of 82 commercials websites that, authorities said, sold and distributed counterfeit goods and copyrighted works.
Obama freezes federal workers' pay
President Obama today froze the pay of all civilian federal employees for the next two years.
Mahindra buys Ssangyong Motor for $464 mln
India's Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) said on Tuesday that it has agreed to acquire 70 percent interest in South Korea's Ssangyong Motor Company Limited (SYMC) for $463.6 million, in an attempt to gain momentum in global markets.
How Wikileaks uses technology to protect anonymity of whistle-blowers
The technology used by Wikileaks to maintain anonymity could be the Onion Router which is also used by U.S. Navy.
World leaders react to Wikileaks disclosures
Berlusconi in Italy laughed it away, while Ahmadinejad in Tehran yet again blamed the United States. The Russians refused to comment and Indians breathed a sigh of relief. WikiLeaks, the whistle-blower website, revealed the vigor of US espionage, leaking out more than 250,000 U.S. diplomatic cables. The first batch of the documents leaked mentioned Saudi Arabia and other Arab states' desire to attack Iran, highly sensitive information on world leaders and US military strategy across the Worl...
Fed judge pleads guilty to drug charge
A federal district court judge, who was arrested last month for purchase and use of drugs and illegal possession of firearms, has pleaded guilty and has agreed to step down from the bench.
Barcelona vs. Real Madrid: Live Coverage
It wouldn't be exaggerating to say that when Real Madrid make the trip to Nou Camp to face arch-rivals Barcelona on Monday, it will be football's equivalent to war.
U.S. denies diplomats are spies
A spokesman for the U.S. State Department denied on Monday that his agency's diplomats were spies, after the release of hundreds of thousands of secret and unclassified cables by the Wikileaks organization.
Arson attempted at mosque where Oregon terror suspect worshipped
The FBI is offering a reward for information leading to the person or persons who set fire to a mosque in Corvallis, Oregon on Sunday.
Japan not keen on China-proposed emergency meet on Korean tension
Japan on Monday dismissed immediate return to the table on Korea tensions as proposed by China. Officials in Tokyo maintained that the focus currently is on working 'closely' with South Korea and the United States.
Obama administration in a diplomacy bind over WikiLeaks
The Obama administration has been left red-faced by disclosures made by whistle-blower website WikiLeaks pertaining to French president Nicholas Sarkozy that describes him as an “emperor without clothes”, Iran president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as ‘Hitler’ and Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin as an “Alpha Dog”.
Harry Potter scores over Tangled
Harry Potter rakes in good box office returns over the Thanksgiving weekend. Tangled, a 3D fairy story does well too
Wikileaks 'Cablegate' shows how Iran troubles the world
Wikileaks' latest spill, dubbed the 'Cablegate', shows that the world, especially the MIddle East fears Iran. But there are very strong strategic factors that help the country survive.
Denial-of-Service attack on Wikileaks, courtesy patriot hacker
The Denial of Service (DoS) attack against whistle-blower site Wikileaks on Sunday was not a state-sponsored attack but was courtesy a patriot hacker called The Jester.
Preview: India's GDP growth could've slowed marginally in Sept. quarter
The Indian economy is expected to have grown a little slower in the September quarter than the previous quarter, mainly due to a drop in capital goods production.
Gold Hunger in China further bolstered by approval of first Gold Fund
Now institutional investors in China can join the gold buying frenzy as well, which retail investors and the Chinese central bank are already engaged in. China approved the country's first mutual fund that bets on gold prices, as inflation fears fuel demand for the precious metal.
Ahmadinejad claims Wikileaks data 'released' by US, not 'leaked'
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claimed that the documents published by whistle-blower website Wikileaks were released intentionally by the U.S. administration. In an interview to the state-run Press TV Ahmadinejad maintained that the documents would not impact the country's relations with other Arab governments.