Yahoo News names editor, plans major expansion
Yahoo News named a new editor-in-chief Monday who comes from The New York Times and promised a "major expansion" of news gathering at the US Internet giant.
11 September 2013
Chevron claims new proof of fraud in Ecuador pollution ruling
US oil giant Chevron, hit in Ecuador with a record $19 billion fine for pollution, asked Monday for the court to consider what it claimed was "new evidence" the judge in the case was corrupt.
Apple poised to ship iPhones to China Mobile: report
China's biggest mobile carrier looks set to sell Apple's iPhone, hugely increasing the California-based company's distribution in the world's largest smartphone market.
Japan mobile giant Docomo to sell iPhone: media
Japan's biggest mobile carrier plans to sell Apple's iPhone, reports said Friday, days ahead of the expected launch of the US firm's addition to the popular smartphone.
NCOC fined $10 thousand for dead seagulls
North Caspian Operating Company, the operator of Kashagan oilfield, located in Kazakhstan's sector of the Caspian Sea shelf, was fined $10 thousand for harming the environment.
04 September 2013
Microsoft buys Nokia phones to fight Apple, Google
Microsoft agreed Tuesday to buy the handset business of former market leader Nokia in an effort to catch up to rivals Apple and Google in the fierce smartphone market.
Australia's Billabong posts mammoth $771mn loss
Embattled Australian surfwear brand Billabong reported a huge Aus$859.5 million (US$771.7 million) net annual loss Tuesday -- triple the firm's market value and far worse than analyst forecasts.