LOS ANGELES: Emmy award-winning US actor James Gandolfini, the star of the long-running mafia drama 'The Sopranos,' has died at the age of 51 in Italy, media reports said Wednesday. more..
LONDON: Britain is ready to start selling its shares in Lloyds Banking Group and will examine whether to break up Royal Bank of Scotland, Chancellor George Osborne said, admitting the re-privatisation more..
TOKYO: Days after Kaoru Shimada and other Japanese mothers rallied in Tokyo this year to press for more public daycare, she was shocked to read a local politician's blog blasting their more..
WASHINGTON: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday the U.S. economy is expanding strongly enough for the central bank to begin slowing the pace of its bond-buying stimulus later this more..
SEATTLE: Microsoft Corp recently talked with Nokia about buying the Finnish phone maker's devices unit, but the discussions faltered and are not likely to be revived, the Wall Street Journal reported more..
WASHINGTON: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday the U.S. economy is expanding strongly enough for the central bank to begin slowing the pace of its bond-buying stimulus later this more..
SEATTLE: Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday that users of its forthcoming Xbox One game console will be able to play games offline without establishing an Internet connection, and will be able more..
LONDON: An international bookkeeping regime being unveiled on Thursday will iron out national variants in insurers' 'black box' balance sheets although the transition will take several years and the United States more..
SYDNEY: Optimism among Asia's top companies gathered momentum in the second quarter despite lingering concerns about the global economy and rising costs, the latest Thomson Reuters/INSEAD Asia Business Sentiment Survey published more..
CIMB Equities Research raised its FY14-15 earnings per share (EPS) forecasts for MY E.G. Services Bhd by 6%-14% to reflect higher fees for its foreign workers annual permit renewal services. more..
Public Invest Research has started coverage on TSH Resources (TSH) with a Neutral call and price-to-earnings ratio (PER) derived target price of RM2.34. more..
Hwang DBS Vickers Research (HDBSVR) expects the Malaysian stock market to see a return of selling pressure on Thursday after the overnight fall on Wall Street. more..
NEW YORK: Stocks fell more than 1 percent on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank would start to reduce its stimulus measures later this year if more..
