Panasonic shares plunge after loss forecast
Shares in Panasonic dived nearly 20 percent Thursday after the Japanese firm warned of a mammoth $9.6 billion annual loss in the latest sign of trouble for the nation's hard-hit electronics giants.
01 November 2012
Duopoly fears after Virgin Australia takes Tiger stake
Australia's competition regulator plans to take a hard look at Virgin Australia's planned acquisition of low-cost rival Tiger Airways Australia over concerns about the market becoming a duopoly.
31 October 2012
Head of iPhone software out in Apple shakeup
Apple on Monday announced that the executive in charge of Maps, Siri and other software in its culture-changing iPhones is leaving as part of a shakeup in the upper ranks of the company.
30 October 2012
BBC inquiry begins as sex abuse scandal grows
An inquiry into the BBC's culture and practices got under way on Monday with the broadcaster reeling from allegations of child sex abuse perpetrated by the late Jimmy Savile, one of its biggest stars.
30 October 2012
Virgin Australia sells stake to Singapore, pounces on Tiger
Virgin Australia on Tuesday sold 10 percent of its business to Singapore Airlines while agreeing to buy a 60 percent stake in Tiger Airways Australia as it upped the ante in its battle with Qantas.
30 October 2012
China protesters wary after chemical plant victory
Protesters who forced a Chinese city to halt a new chemical plant massed outside government offices Monday in a wary response to their victory, which highlighted the country's growing environmental activism.
Facebook touts mobile gains as earnings beat forecast
Facebook said it was making strong gains in tapping the mobile advertising market as the world's leading social network turned in better-than-expected third quarter earnings Tuesday.
Thai 'transgender airline' grounded over finances
Months after taking to the skies with Thailand's first transsexual air crew, fledgling carrier PC Air has suspended services over financial troubles that left passengers stranded in South Korea.
Beverage groups sue over New York 'supersize' ban
A US beverage industry group and other businesses filed a lawsuit Friday against the administration of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg seeking to block restrictions on sales of large soda drinks.
US sues Wells Fargo for mortgage fraud
The US filed suit Tuesday against US banking giant Wells Fargo, alleging mortgage fraud that cost the government hundreds of million of dollars after the holders of the home loans defaulted.