French probe finds LVMH built up Hermes stake in secret - paper May 18th, 2013 - 19:20h (CET +01.00) PARIS (Reuters) - The French stock market authority has found LVMH secretly bought shares in rival Hermes to build a stake, and not merely make a financial investment as the luxury group has claimed, a newspaper reported. LVMH said it would fight the... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : french, probe, finds, lvmh, built, hermes, stake, secret, paper, Top Keywords

Britain's Cameron 'open to ideas' for RBS stake disposal May 16th, 2013 - 00:00h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (Reuters) - Prime Minister David Cameron is "open to all ideas" for returning Royal Bank of Scotland to private ownership but its finances must improve first, he told reporters on the last day of a three-day visit to the United Sta... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : britain's, cameron, 'open, ideas', stake, disposal, stake, secret, paper, Top Keywords

Sina says Alibaba buys 18 percent stake in Weibo for $586 million Apr 29th, 2013 - 14:30h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - China's Sina Corp said e-commerce company Alibaba Group has bought an 18 percent stake in its microblogging service, Weibo, for about $586 million. Sina has also granted an option to Alibaba to increase its stake in Weibo to up to 30... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : sina, says, alibaba, buys, percent, stake, weibo, $586, million, Top Keywords

Putin: Boston bombing shows West's mistake Apr 25th, 2013 - 13:50h (CET +01.00) MOSCOW (AP) - The Boston bombings should spur stronger security cooperation between Moscow and Washington, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday, adding that they also show that the West was wrong in supporting militants in Chechnya. (Source... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : putin, boston, bombing, shows, west's, mistake, weibo, $586, million, Top Keywords

Exclusive: Verizon eyes roughly $100 billion bid for Verizon Wireless stake Apr 25th, 2013 - 10:30h (CET +01.00) By Soyoung Kim NEW YORK (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc has hired advisers to prepare a possible $100 billion cash and stock bid to take full control of Verizon Wireless from joint venture partner Vodafone Group Plc, two people familiar with t... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : exclusive, verizon, eyes, roughly, $100, billion, wireless, stake, million, Top Keywords

Iran's reformists stake long shot hopes in Khatami Apr 15th, 2013 - 18:50h (CET +01.00) TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - It's difficult to measure how much lifeblood is left in Iran's pro-reform factions after four years of punishment. Its leaders are incommunicado under house arrest. Street protests after a hotly disputed presidential ele... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : iran's, reformists, stake, long, shot, hopes, khatami, stake, million, Top Keywords

Putin on Finland's criminal blacklist by 'mistake' Apr 10th, 2013 - 16:10h (CET +01.00) HELSINKI (AP) - Vladimir Putin, banned in Finland? (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : putin, finland's, criminal, blacklist, 'mistake', hopes, khatami, stake, million, Top Keywords

George Zimmerman's brother says Twitter rant a "mistake" Mar 28th, 2013 - 13:30h (CET +01.00) By Barbara Liston ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - The brother of George Zimmerman, the man charged in the 2012 shooting death of unarmed black Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, said on Wednesday he was wrong to tweet a series of racially charged comments... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : george, zimmerman's, brother, says, twitter, rant, "mistake", stake, million, Top Keywords

Yahoo in talks to buy stake in video site Dailymotion: report Mar 19th, 2013 - 23:30h (CET +01.00) SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc is in talks to acquire a controlling stake in Dailymotion, one of the world's most popular online video websites, in what would be Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's largest deal since taking the reins in July, th... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : yahoo, talks, stake, video, site, dailymotion, report, stake, million, Top Keywords

Liberty Media close to buying stake in Charter: report Mar 18th, 2013 - 18:40h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - Liberty Media Corp is close buying a 25 percent stake in cable operator Charter Communications Inc for about $2.5 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. Charter Communications shares rose 6.6 percent to $96.00. The newspaper... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : liberty, media, close, buying, stake, charter, report, stake, million, Top Keywords