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Asian shares lifted by US jobs data
4 hours 14 min agoConfidence is boosted by unemployment figures but investors remain cautious over Greek debt talks
Facebook to tap mobile ads for revenue
Sun, 02/05/2012 - 22:11Launch of ‘sponsored stories’ ads likely in March after investors warned filing for IPO showed a lack of ‘meaningful revenue’ from mobile devices
Doubt cast on any future Scottish sovereign rating
Sun, 02/05/2012 - 21:41Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch have privately indicated that an independent nation could not expect to automatically inherit triple A status
Glencore pays a price for Xstrata deal
Sun, 02/05/2012 - 21:30Investors in Xstrata would receive 2.8 Glencore shares for every share in the mining group they hold
Vodafone set to halt Greek unit merger
Sun, 02/05/2012 - 21:07The UK telecoms business looks as if it will abandon attempts to amalgamate with rival Wind Hellas in the face of regulatory concerns
Warning on Olympic transport problems
Sun, 02/05/2012 - 21:04Sir David Higgins’ assessment contrasts with more upbeat messages from Lord Coe, other Olympic bosses, business figures and TfL
Europe’s banks face challenge on capital
Sun, 02/05/2012 - 20:40According to one person close to the process, as much as half of the measures outlined in those plans do not look credible
Greece takes step closer to default
Sun, 02/05/2012 - 20:00Officials say government and troika are ‘quite far apart’ on wage and pension reductions
US puts pressure on Assad to quit
Sun, 02/05/2012 - 19:33The US vowed to put ‘immense pressure’ on Syria’s president to step down after Russia and China vetoed a resolution aimed at ending the fighting
Apple under pressure over board elections
Sun, 02/05/2012 - 19:08Tech group ‘needs a governance upgrade’ says pension fund and activist shareholder
Odds stacking up against Gingrich
Sun, 02/05/2012 - 18:37With little money, a relatively weak on-the-ground campaign organisation and facing ever-rising attacks from fellow conservatives, the former House Speaker has little chance to stage a comeback
Big freeze brings snow to Europe
Sun, 02/05/2012 - 18:12Bitter weather grounds flights at London Heathrow and leaves Rome in chaos after mayor misreads forecast
UK online economy valued at £82bn
Sun, 02/05/2012 - 18:01The internet is estimated to generate 6 per cent of gross domestic product, as the government prepares a green paper on regulation of the sector
Iran softens line on cutting oil to Europe
Sun, 02/05/2012 - 17:00Iran has indicated that its threat to cut oil supplies to European states in order to pre-empt an EU oil embargo may be only a symbolic one
Royal survivor from world of Churchill, Truman and Stalin
Sun, 02/05/2012 - 16:58On February 6, 1952, Princess Elizabeth learned she was Queen, years earlier than expected. On Monday, she reaches the 60th anniversary of her accession
UK looks to bridge regulatory divide with US
Sun, 02/05/2012 - 16:47Enforcement actions have reinforced the view that the UK is lighter on markets policing but that could be about to change with aggressive US-style tactics
France presses on with Syria peace plan
Sun, 02/05/2012 - 15:51Russian foreign minister and intelligence chief to meet Assad as western governments in express outrage at Security Council veto
US ‘disgusted’ with Syria peace plan veto
Sun, 02/05/2012 - 05:24Negotiations in New York end in rancour after Russia and China vetoed a UN Security Council resolution condemning the violence in Syria
Romney wins Nevada caucuses
Sun, 02/05/2012 - 04:59Mitt Romney swept to a convincing win in the race for the Republican nomination, leaving Newt Gingrich battling with Ron Paul for second place
Goldman Sachs cuts chief executive’s bonus
Sat, 02/04/2012 - 19:13Executive compensation has become a thorny issue for banks which have cut jobs or been given state aid
