Global News

Globe and MailDoes Paul Allen's Patent Lawsuit Against Tech Giants Hold Water?ChannelWebOpinion is divided on whether Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's lawsuit against 11 leading internet search and e-commerce companies constitutes a fair move to ...

Nikkei rises further off 16-mth low, JGB sales helpReutersTOKYO, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average reversed course in late trade on Friday to climb more than 1 percent at one point, buoyed after investors unloaded superlong Japanese debt to bu...

Telecoms: App sales to overtake voice salesBy Stanley Pignal, FT.com STORY HIGHLIGHTSMobile operators expect app downloads to become their biggest source of incomeWant to charge content providers for preferential access ...

The GuardianT. Rowe Funds May Reap 0 Million Windfall on Intel's McAfee PurchaseBloombergThe money manager was the largest single holder of McAfee stock on June 30, with 23 funds owning a collective 17.7 million shares. Photographer: Tony Avelar/Bloom...

Washington PostA look at economic developments around the globeThe Associated PressA look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Tuesday: ___ BEIJING — China's slowing growth is sending a chill not ...Summary Box...

MiamiHerald.comChina slowdown sends chill through trade partnersThe Associated PressBEIJING — China's abrupt growth slowdown is sending a chill through Asian economies and as far away as Australia and Africa as its voracious demand for ...Profits from...

The GuardianThanks for the memoirs? An act of charity – or a gesture of contrition?IndependentTony Blair, who as prime minister led Britain into wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, announced that he will give all the profits of his upcoming biography to help fu...

The GuardianAn act of charity – or a gesture of contrition?IndependentTony Blair, who as prime minister led Britain into wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, announced that he will give all the profits of his upcoming biography to help fund a rehabilitation cent...

CBC.caMigrant ship fitted to 'maximize profits'CBC.caA freighter that carried roughly 490 Tamil migrants to Canada had been extensively renovated to "maximize profits" by accommodating a large number of passengers, Public Safety Minister...

Blair gives book profits to injured troops centreIndependentTony Blair is donating all the profits from his memoirs to a new sports centre for injured troops, it was disclosed today. A spokesman for the former Prime Minister confirmed he will hand over th...