Syrian foes move towards talks but fighting rages May 21st, 2013 - 21:40h (CET +01.00) By Dominic Evans BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syria's opposition and the government of President Bashar al-Assad seem to be preparing to take part in an international peace conference against a background of some of the worst fighting this year. On Tuesda... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syrian, foes, move, towards, talks, fighting, rages, Top Keywords

Britain's Royal Mail takes step towards privatisation May 16th, 2013 - 20:20h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Royal Mail moved a step closer to privatisation on Thursday after the appointment of a firm to set up an employee share scheme, one of the pre-conditions for a sale. Under the 2011 Postal Services Act, which paves th... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : britain's, royal, mail, takes, step, towards, privatisation, Top Keywords

UK construction climbs back towards growth - PMI May 2nd, 2013 - 10:50h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - British construction output almost returned to growth in April, a survey showed on Thursday - the best performance in six months for a sector that has been the main brake on the country's economic growth. The Markit/CIPS Const... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : construction, climbs, back, towards, growth, towards, privatisation, Top Keywords

Europe moves towards Swiss-style executive pay curbs Mar 6th, 2013 - 17:50h (CET +01.00) BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) - European officials, emboldened by a victory over banker bonuses, will propose legislation this year giving shareholders voting rights to challenge executive pay at public companies. Corporate largesse is under attack acros... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : europe, moves, towards, swissstyle, executive, curbs, privatisation, Top Keywords

FTSE pushes up towards 6,200 level Jan 23rd, 2013 - 09:30h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's top share index pushed back up towards the 6,200 resistance level in early trade on Wednesday, tracking a rally to 5-year highs on Wall Street, fuelled by positive corporate earnings and an extension of the U.S. debt... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : ftse, pushes, towards, 6200, level, curbs, privatisation, Top Keywords

China derides U.S. "Cold War mentality" towards telecoms firm Huawei Nov 10th, 2012 - 06:30h (CET +01.00) BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States is exhibiting a "Cold War mentality" with its fears that Chinese telecommunications equipment manufacturer Huawei poses a security risk because of its ties to the Communist Party, China's commerce ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : china, derides, "cold, mentality", towards, telecoms, firm, huawei, Top Keywords

Direct Line says half-way towards cost cut target Nov 2nd, 2012 - 08:50h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Direct Line Group , the British motor and home insurer spun off by Royal Bank of Scotland , said it was halfway towards achieving its 100 million pounds ($161.40 million) cost cutting target as it reported a drop in quarterly profi... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : direct, line, says, halfway, towards, cost, target, huawei, Top Keywords

Medvedev points Facebook's Zuckerberg towards Russian IT sector Oct 1st, 2012 - 20:00h (CET +01.00) GORKI, Russia (Reuters) - Prime minister Dmitry Medvedev told Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg on Monday that Russia's IT industry was as promising an area for investment as its natural resources sectors. "You probably know that her... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : medvedev, points, facebook's, zuckerberg, towards, russian, sector, huawei, Top Keywords

Dewey settlement contributors named in step towards recovery Sep 21st, 2012 - 22:10h (CET +01.00) (Reuters) - The wind-down team of defunct Wall Street law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf revealed the identities of partners participating in a proposed $71.5 million settlement on Thursday night, and disclosed how much money each partner had agreed to pay... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : dewey, settlement, contributors, named, step, towards, recovery, huawei, Top Keywords

Europe mulls major step towards "fiscal union" Jun 3rd, 2012 - 22:40h (CET +01.00) BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) - When Jean-Claude Trichet called last June for the creation of a European finance ministry with power over national budgets, the idea seemed fanciful, a distant dream that would take years or even decades to realize, if it eve... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : europe, mulls, major, step, towards, "fiscal, union", huawei, Top Keywords