Barclays undergoes shake-up

LONDON. – Barclays yesterday said its finance director and top legal expert had decided to leave the bank, as the British lender undergoes a shake-up in the wake of the Libor rate-rigging

Japan’s Hitachi quarterly profit plunges

TOKYO. – Japan’s Hitachi said yesterday that its quarterly profit plunged 41 percent, pointing to weaker demand for construction machinery and automotive equipment for the hit to its earnings. The

Unemployment rises in Spain

MADRID. – The number of Spaniards officially registered as unemployed rose to 4,98 million in January, according to Labour Ministry data released yesterday, as the country’s recession deepened. The number

Panasonic shares soar

Tokyo. – Panasonic shares soared nearly 17 percent yesterday as investors reacted to the Japanese electronics giant’s latest earnings, while rivals Sony and Sharp also spiked on upbeat

US data takes shine off gold

SINGAPORE. – Gold ticked up yesterday but was unable to breach the upside limit of a recent trading range as mostly upbeat US data took some shine off the precious metal, which withers when economic

Chemco audit triggers alarm

Business Reporter
CHEMCO Holdings Limited’s external auditors Ernst & Young have raised concern on aspects of the group’s financial results for the year ended December 31, 2012 and have issued a modified

RTG raises US$4,5m

Walter Muchinguri Assistant Business Editor
RAINBOW Tourism Group Limited has raised US$4,5 million through a renounceable rights offer to its existing shareholders. The total uptake for the rights offer was 28,10 percent, which compares well with

Steyn bowls South Africa to victory

JOHANNESBURG. –  Dale Steyn struck with the second new ball to secure a 211-run win for South Africa before lunch on the fourth day of the first Test cricket against Pakistan at the Wanderers Stadium

Family feuds as Mali’s life slips away

LONDON. – The family of Muhammad Ali is embroiled in a bitter feud over the former world heavyweight boxing champion as his life slips away, his brother claimed on Sunday. Rahman Ali said his sister-in-law

Balotelli shines

PARIS. – European big-name soccer strikers enjoyed contrasting fortunes as Mario Balotelli enjoyed a scoring debut for AC Milan to share the spotlight with Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo who had

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