Companies

Samsung turns to components for profits

Pushing for sales of the stuff inside your smartphone. South Korean electronics giant Samsung is looking for new ways to bring in the big money after a painful profits slump. The company is opening

Feb 10, 2015

Stocks start week in a slump

U.S. investors looked overseas Monday and got worried as China's imports tumbled, signaling economic weakness, and about heightened tensions between Greece and the European Union over Athens' debt

Feb 10, 2015

Hasbro toys bringing in the boys

Let's hear it for the boys. Sales of toys for boys surged 21 percent at Hasbro in the holiday quarter helping overall profits beat analyst expectations. Strong sellers included action figures based on

Feb 10, 2015

Zimbabwe's internet opportunities

Connectivity is climbing in Zimbabwe. Fibre cables are being rolled out bringing the internet into many homes in the capital Harare. Vusi Ndebele works for IT company Webdev - founded here over 10

Feb 9, 2015

Big challenges for G20 leaders

Security was tight as the G20 meeting got underway in Istanbul. Turkey's neighbours Syria and Greece are causing headaches, as is unrest in nearby Ukraine. But the brave faces of European leaders

Feb 9, 2015

Zimbabwe's internet opportunities

Connectivity is climbing in Zimbabwe. Fibre cables are being rolled out bringing the internet into many homes in the capital Harare. Vusi Ndebele works for IT company Webdev - founded here over 10

Feb 9, 2015

Zimbabwe's internet opportunities

Connectivity is climbing in Zimbabwe. Fibre cables are being rolled out bringing the internet into many homes in the capital Harare. Vusi Ndebele works for IT company Webdev - founded here over 10

Feb 9, 2015

Qualcomm likely to pay $1 bln fine

It could be the largest corporate fine ever in China. Reuters has learned Qualcomm will likely pay around $1 billion to settle an antitrust probe. A source said the smartphone chip maker may also have

Feb 9, 2015

50 shades sends sex industry sizzling

The raunchy books sent temperatures and sales soaring. Now Fifty Shades of Grey, the movie, is breaking box office records - and it hasn't even been released yet. Tim Richards is CEO of Vue

Feb 9, 2015

EU warns defiant Greek PM

It was his first major speech to parliament since becoming Prime Minister and Alexis Tsipras's message was the same as before the election. Greece will roll back on austerity and won't accept an

Feb 9, 2015

HSBC in tax dodge claims

It's been called the biggest banking leak in history - accusations that HSBC helped wealthy clients to dodge tax. Thousands of accounts at the world's second biggest bank reportedly show the lender's

Feb 9, 2015

Abbott survives leadership challenge

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott survived a leadership challenge on Monday following weeks of infighting in his ruling Liberal Party. In a secret ballot party members voted down a motion to

Feb 9, 2015

Zimbabwe's internet opportunities

Connectivity is climbing in Zimbabwe. Fibre cables are being rolled out bringing the internet into many homes in the capital Harare. Vusi Ndebele founded his IT company - Webdev here over 10 years

Feb 9, 2015