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One killed in Liberia pre-election clash

Clashes and sporadic gunfire rocked part of Monrovia on Monday, killing at least one person after Liberian riot police fired tear gas to disperse several hundred supporters of presidential challenger Winston Tubman.

HTC to push into emerging markets, eyes new tablet

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HTC Corp said on Monday it will put equal investment weight on emerging markets next year as it does in developed ones like the U.S. and Europe, and will dip its toes back into the tablet market with a new model next year.
Kazakhstan Pres. Nazarbayev

Kazakhstan to Build a Third Gold Refinery

Kazakhstan plans to begin construction of a third gold refinery next year to process an expected increase in volumes of the precious metal, the country's Industry Ministry said on Monday.
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RBI

RBI May Reverse Tight Monetary Stance Soon

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may consider reversing its tight monetary stance as inflationary woes begin to ebb next month, a top policy adviser said.
File photo of newly appointed Swiss bank UBS CEO Sergio Ermotti smiling during a Reuters interview in downtown Milan

Sergio Ermotti to Be Appointed Permanent UBS CEO: Report

Interim CEO Sergio Ermotti will be appointed permanent CEO of Swiss bank UBS ahead of the bank's investor day on Nov. 17, a Swiss newspaper reported, citing unnamed sources close to the matter.
Gensler testifies at a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington

CFTC Chief Won't Participate in MF Global Review: Report

The head of the U.S. futures regulator working on a sweeping review into the business practices of failed futures brokerage MF Global Inc. said he will not be participating in any further parts of the inquiry, a source told Reuters Friday.
U.S. Stock Market

Wall Street Week Ahead: Coping with Chaos in Europe

U.S. stock investors have had to take their own self-help course on living with uncertainty due to Europe's crisis, and they may need to draw on that next week because it is completely unclear when the next upheaval will come.
Videocon

Videocon Planning to Sell 25 Percent Stake

Videocon Industries is looking to sell a 25 percent stake in its direct-to-home broadcast services business for roughly $75 million to $100 million.
Employees and guests of Groupon ring the opening bell in celebration of the company's IPO at the Nasdaq Market in New York

Groupon's IPO biggest by U.S. Web company since Google

Groupon Inc raised $700 million after increasing the size of its initial public offering, becoming the largest IPO by a U.S. Internet company since Google Inc raised $1.7 billion in 2004.
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Wall Street Falls on Eurozone Rescue Fund Concerns

Stocks retreated on Friday after two days of gains as wealthier nations appeared to pull back from a European Union plan to broaden funding for a plan to deal with the region's sovereign debt crisis.
Models appear at the end of a presentation by French designer Christophe Lemaire for fashion house Hermes as part of their Spring/Summer 2012 fashion collection in Paris

Hermes Raises Full-year Sales Goal

French luxury group Hermes raised its full-year sales forecast on Friday after third-quarter growth beat its initial target, pulled by buoyant demand for the 174-year-old brand in Europe, the Americas and Asia.
U.S. Job Market

Jobs Report Contains Modest Good News for Seekers

The U.S. economy added a modest 80,000 jobs in October -- below what economists expected -- but job gains for the prior two months were revised higher: September to 158,000 from the initially-released 103,000; and August to 104,000 from 57,000. And the latter suggests a job market that continues to heal.
HCL

HCL Infosystems Profit Plunged by 74 Percent

Quarterly net profit of HCL Infosystems plunged 74 percent as its flagship computer retailing business suffered in an economic slowdown worsened by lesser government investment in computing and office automation business.
A man writes a message on artist Geoffrey Raymond's painting of News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch, titled ''Inverted Murdoch'', in front of the NewsCorp building in New York

'Wall Street Artist Sets Sights on Corzine

Artist Geoffrey Raymond, famous for his paintings of troubled Wall Street figures, has found his next muse in MF Global Holdings Ltd's Jon Corzine.
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Groupon raises $700 million in biggest Internet IPO

Groupon Inc raised $700 million after increasing the size of its initial public offering, becoming the largest IPO by an Internet company since Google Inc raised $1.7 billion in 2004.

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