World Business News

For the second time in 10 years, an urbane, charming, multilingual Continental is taking the top job at Marks & Spencer. The feeling of d�jà vu at Marc Bolland's appointment as chief executive after just three years reviving Morrisons is...

Census Bureau says it is having little trouble finding census workers for its 2010 survey in a struggling economy. With temporary jobs that pay between $10 and $20 per hour, applicants with advanced degrees and years of professional experience are...

Pakistan’s overall economy is growing well as the economic indicators are moving ahead positively, State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Salim Raza said on Saturday. “The foreign exchange reserves of the country have improved from three-week level up to five-month...

Thousands of Spanish farmers on Saturday marched through the streets of Madrid, halting traffic to protest the low prices they receive for their produce which they say is leading them to financial "ruin." The farmers and their supporters came from...

Archie won't be coming into ITV without a plan," said a friend and one-time colleague of the former Asda chief, Archie Norman, who was appointed chairman of the struggling broadcaster ITV last week. "He is sharp and there is no...

Sydney to break the dominance of Coles and Woolworths, under changes being pushed by the Rudd Government. Consumer Affairs Minister Craig Emerson wants an overhaul of state planning laws, warning they could be unjustifiably restricting competition by limiting retail centres...

Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. When Cindy Naugle took the witness stand in her lawsuit against tobacco company Philip Morris USA, she toted an oxygen bottle and had to pause a few minutes to catch her breath. Lawyers...

Sri Lankan Born Business tycoon, Raj Rajaratnam currently booked on charges of Insider trading has now gone on a selling spree in his home country stock market, the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE). The proceeds from exiting these shares are believed...