Australian banking rules should be put on hold, says CBA boss Ian Narev
Australian regulators should postpone introducing new regulations which will force banks to add billions of dollars in extra capital, urged Ian Narev, Commonwealth Bank...
Alberta Premier to meet Quebec and Ontario counterparts to garner Energy East pipeline support
Jim Prentice, the Premier of Alberta, says he is scheduled to meet the Premiers of Quebec and Ontario - Philippe Couillard and Kathleen Wynne...
Black Friday more moderate this year, US
The pushing and shoving so common on Black Friday was much calmer this year in the US compared to 2013, while sales in physical...
Swiss reject immigration curbs, gold hoarding and new taxes on rich foreigners
On Sunday’s referendum in Switzerland more than three-quarters of voters rejected the proposal to build up gold to 20% of the central bank’s reserves,...
Facebook testing corporate social network version
Social network giant Facebook Inc. is testing a version for companies - Facebook at Work - where employees and entrepreneurs can communicate and collaborate...
GlaxoSmithKline to slash US workforce in cost-saving program
British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) will announce later this week that it plans to reduce its workforce in the United States with hundreds of...
Switzerland votes on gold hoarding and immigration
Switzerland votes on Sunday on whether to protect its wealth by investing in gold, and whether limits should be set on immigration numbers.
Supporters of...
Nintendo to make classic games available on smartphones?
Does Nintendo plan to make its classic games available on mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets? Rumors are rife about a new patent...
Barclays Video Banking to be launched on Monday
Barclays says it is launching a face-to-face video banking service on Monday, which it claims will be a UK banking first. The London-based multinational...
Has Songbird Estates scared off Qatari and Canadian investors?
Canary Wharf development owners Songbird Estates said its assets are worth 23% more than Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) and Brookfield Property Partners offered to...