Samsung irked by early Galaxy S5 release in South Korea
Samsung voiced annoyance Thursday after South Korean telecoms operators released its latest smartphone ahead of schedule in order to dodge sales restrictions imposed by regulators.
27 March 2014
Australia to sell biggest health insurer
The conservative government of Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Wednesday said it would press ahead with the sale of Australia's largest health insurer Medibank Private via an initial public offering.
New York probes special deals for high-speed traders
New York's top prosecutor Tuesday vowed to end special concessions that exchanges provide to high-speed securities traders, giving them an unfair advantage over retail investors.
19 March 2014
Crude prices up after Crimea referendum
Oil prices rose in Asia Monday on increased geopolitical tensions as the United States hinted at fresh sanctions against Moscow after Crimea voted in a referendum to break away from Ukraine and join Russia.
18 March 2014
DBS buys Societe Generale's Asian private banking business
Singapore's DBS Bank said Monday it had agreed to buy the Asian private banking business of French lender Societe Generale in a deal worth $220 million, boosting its access to the region's super rich.
French trufflers rise up in defence of their black diamonds
French truffle growers are up in arms over cheaper imports from China which they say are being doctored by unscrupulous chefs and passed off fraudulently as the hugely prized local variety.
04 March 2014
Kazakh Minister of Economic Affairs on Kashagan
We hope the production will be resumed in the second half of the year, with the production output reaching 2.5-3 million tons of oil: Yerbolat Dossayev.
LG to launch new smartwatch this year: CEO
LG will launch its first smartwatch in 2014, the head of its mobile unit said Monday, tapping into the nascent market for wearable devices seen as the mobile industry's new source of growth.
24 February 2014
Business Wire halts high-speed wire for fast traders
Business Wire, a service used for corporate news releases, said Thursday it would stop selling its high-speed wire to Wall Street traders seeking to get a jump on the market.
EU, US reps meet ahead of free-trade talks
US Trade Ambassador Michael Froman received his European counterpart Karel De Gucht in Washington Monday, preparing for next month's fourth round of talks on creating the world's largest free-trade area.