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BlackBerry shows signs of life in transition quarter
Showing signs of fresh life, smartphone maker BlackBerry eked out a small profit in a transition quarter in the midst of its rollout of a make-or-break platform to challenge Apple and Android.
29 March 2013 14:31
American Airlines, US Airways merger approved
A US bankruptcy court judge approved Wednesday the merger of American Airlines and US Airways, which will create the country's largest airline.
28 March 2013 15:20
Dow Chemical signs agreement on Argentina oil, gas
Argentina's state-run energy company YPF said Tuesday it signed a memorandum of understanding with the local subsidiary of Dow Chemical to develop shale gas in the southern Nequen province.
27 March 2013 14:21
Bidding war for Dell as new offers emerge
A bidding war broke out Monday for US computer maker Dell as two new acquisition offers emerged in competition with the private buyout led by founder Michael Dell.
27 March 2013 10:25
Former Woodside advisor Australia's new resources minister
Australia's new Resources and Energy Minister Gary Gray on Monday denied there would be any conflict of interest stemming from his previous job as an advisor to oil and gas giant Woodside.
25 March 2013 17:17
TNT Express to shed 4,000 jobs after UPS takeover fails
Dutch post and courier company TNT Express said Monday it would shed around 4,000 jobs over the next three years as it restructures after US rival UPS' takeover bid failed in January.
25 March 2013 16:52
Petrobras aims to triple Brazil's offshore oil output
Brazil's state-run energy giant Petrobras said Tuesday it aims to triple oil production from its huge deep-water fields by 2017.
20 March 2013 18:06
China solar giant Suntech falls back to Earth
China's Suntech has made a painful journey from being the world's largest solar panel producer to flirting with bankruptcy in just a year, highlighting the woes of the industry it shaped.
20 March 2013 15:16
Airbus to sign mega A320 order from Asian carrier Lion Air
European aerospace giant Airbus will sign Monday what would mark one of its biggest orders ever from Indonesia's Lion Air for more than 200 A320 medium-haul jets.
18 March 2013 16:56
Panasonic to shrink TV business, exit plasma: report
Embattled Japanese electronics giant Panasonic plans to scale down its television business and withdraw from manufacturing plasma displays.
18 March 2013 12:58
China Everbright to relaunch Hong Kong IPO plans
China Everbright Bank, a mid-sized lender, said Wednesday it would relaunch plans to list shares in Hong Kong, after earlier aborted attempts at an overseas stock offer.
14 March 2013 10:45
KazTransOil announces 2012 earnings
KazTransOil earned over 33 billion tenge ($220 million) in 2012.
11 March 2013 18:07
US companies keep more money offshore: report
US companies are keeping more of their profits offshore, choosing overseas tax havens amid talk in Washington about closing corporate tax loopholes.
11 March 2013 11:00
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 18:31
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 11:20
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.
06 March 2013 12:21
Jaguar Land Rover mulls manufacturing in India: report
Jaguar Land Rover, the British luxury car unit owned by Tata Motors, is considering manufacturing vehicles from scratch in India.
04 March 2013 14:41
Arianespace wins Australian broadband satellite contract
European satellite launch company Arianespace was Monday selected by Australia to send rockets into orbit to help bring broadband to the country's remote Outback.
04 March 2013 10:00
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 18:09
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 11:45