Court dismisses Nokia patent claims against HTC Taiwan's top smartphone maker HTC said Saturday a German court had dismissed two patent infringement complaints brought against the company by Finnish phone giant Nokia.
09 March 2013
Qantas defends itself after jumbo it sold went to Iran Australia's Qantas Saturday said it took all reasonable precautions in selling aircraft after a report revealed that a jumbo jet once owned by the carrier had ended up in Iran despite sanctions.
09 March 2013
Firm sorry for 'Keep Calm and Rape' shirts A T-shirt company has issued an apology for advertising tops with slogans such as "Keep Calm and Rape A Lot" and "Keep Calm and Kill Her", with its founder saying Wednesday the firm may go under.
Air China to buy 31 Boeing planes Air China signed an agreement Friday to buy 31 Boeing passenger and cargo planes from Boeing, subject to government approval.
02 March 2013
US drug firm Mylan to buy Indian firm for $1.6 bn US generic drugs specialist Mylan said Thursday it would buy a unit of India's pharma firm Strides Arcolab for $1.6 billion, boosting its presence in the high-growth injectable drugs market.
28 February 2013
Chinese oil giant CNOOC buys Canada's Nexen The Chinese oil giant CNOOC completed its $15.1 billion purchase of Canada's Nexen energy group on Monday, in what analysts have said is China's largest foreign investment.
26 February 2013
Judge blocks Apple shareholder vote in lawsuit A US federal judge blocked Friday an Apple shareholder vote in response to a hedge fund lawsuit that claimed the tech giant was improperly bundling questions on a ballot.
24 February 2013
New York Times revives effort to sell Boston Globe The New York Times, facing a difficult environment for newspapers in the digital age, announced Wednesday that it was reviving its efforts to sell The Boston Globe.
21 February 2013
World's biggest food firms embroiled in Europe horsemeat scandal The world's biggest food company, Swiss-based Nestle, and the world's top beef producer, JBS of Brazil, were Tuesday the latest in a long list of firms to be caught up in Europe's spiralling horsemeat scandal.
20 February 2013
FBI examining possible Heinz insider trades The FBI is examining possible insider trading in Heinz shares ahead of last week's buyout announcement, after US regulators identified suspicious trades from a Swiss account.
20 February 2013
US airline merger latest in global consolidation Thursday's merger between American Airlines and US Airways marks the latest in a series of recent deals that has consolidated the airline industry.
15 February 2013
Berkshire, 3G buy ketchup maker Heinz in $28bn deal Billionaire Warren Buffett's investment powerhouse Berkshire Hathaway and Brazilian-led 3G Capital announced Thursday they would take over venerable US ketchup maker Heinz in a deal worth $28 billion.
Peugeot unveils historic 5 bn euro loss for 2012 Embattled French auto giant PSA Peugeot Citroen announced Wednesday a massive net loss of five billion euros ($6.7 billion) for 2012, the worst result in its history.
13 February 2013
Italy defence firm chief arrested for India bribes: reports Italian police on Tuesday arrested the chief executive of aerospace and defence giant Finmeccanica for corruption and embezzlement in relation to alleged bribes given to the Indian government.
12 February 2013
American and US Airways near mega-merger American Airlines and US Airways are close to striking a merger deal that would create the largest airline in the United States in the latest bout of consolidation in the US aviation industry.
12 February 2013
Dell buyout highlights PC sector woes: analysts Dell's plan to take the computer giant private offers an opportunity to return to its start-up roots, but won't solve the fundamental problems facing the company and the PC sector.
06 February 2013
Barclays announces departure of senior bank staff Barclays on Monday said that its finance director and top legal expert had decided to leave the bank, as the British lender undergoes a shake-up in the wake of the Libor rate-rigging scandal.