Canada threatens to pull Commonwealth fundingCanada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper has threatened to withdraw funding for the Commonwealth in an escalating row over rights abuses by Sri Lanka ahead of a summit next month.
08 October 2013
Berlinale funds new project of Kazakhstan director Emir BaigazinThe Wounded Angel, a new project of Kazakhstan's film director Emir Baigazin has been selected for production and distribution funding by the international Berlinale Residency fellowship program.
25 September 2013
Kazakhstan National Fund to publish expensesReports on expenditures of the National Fund of Kazakhstan are to be published on the Internet to ensure transparency of the money use.
Argentina presents conditions for debt repayment Argentina on Friday offered two New York hedge funds to repay its debt to them with cash and new bonds on conditions similar to those used in a 2010 debt swap.
30 March 2013
Prince Harry returns to Lesotho for charity visit Britain's Prince Harry attended a fundraising gala dinner organised in neighbouring South Africa for his Lesotho charity projects as he wrapped up his three-day visit to southern Africa.
28 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
Greenlight sues Apple, with eye on cash pile Apple said Thursday it is weighing ways to give shareholders more of its huge cash stockpile, after hedge fund Greenlight Capital filed suit in an effort to press it in that direction.
08 February 2013
Samsung to pump $1 bn into research, venture fund Samsung announced Monday it was pumping more than $1 billion into research and venture capital funding efforts that will be led by a new hub for the South Korean giant in Silicon Valley.
05 February 2013
US student could "doodle" way to college money Google on Monday launched a competition that will let a US student "doodle" his or her way to cash for college along with landing grant money to fund technology education at their grade school.
16 January 2013
With Romney filing, 2012 election spending tops $2 bn Republican Mitt Romney raised $85.9 million in the final weeks of the White House race, his campaign said Thursday, bringing the total spent on the presidential election to a record $2 billion.
07 December 2012
US general demoted over 5-star hotel spending A four-star general who headed US Africa Command has been demoted amid charges he spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on pricey travel, Pentagon officials.
14 November 2012
New York billionaire gives famed park $100 million New York's famed Central Park saw a different kind of green Tuesday when a hedge fund billionaire made a $100 million donation, said to be the largest gift to a park of all time.
US State Dept seeks to unblock $450 mn for Egypt The US State Department said Monday it would work with Congress to try to unblock some $450 million in economic aid for Egypt, after a lawmaker froze the funds.
Angry families demand funds over US shooting Families of victims of the Colorado movie theater shooting voiced anger Tuesday over the distribution of funds intended for them, saying they had so far received only a tiny slice.