The mere possibility that a $7.4bn technology merger in California might be blocked by regulators nearly half the world away

...government, which has taken over efforts to revive the loss-making airline. The state-backed Enterprise Turnaround Initiative Corporation is expected to announce a restructuring plan in early 2010. In addition to a $500m injection of "non-voting equity capital...

A strong performance by Monsters vs Aliens helped DreamWorks Animation beat third-quarter expectations although profits were

...Club dinner at Mossiman's midweek, Monsieur Levy injected more V's - "for victory" - into his depiction of the recovery. He broke down patterns region by region and sector by sector, applying the V to China and Asia generally.The luxury goods purveyors were all...

Netflix, the online movie rental service, has joined the fiercely...tele­visions, with the introduction of a $100 set-top box.Netflix's box will compete with Apple TV and start-ups such as...accessing movies than the red-envelope postal deliveries of Netflix's DVDs.Blockbuster, its biggest rival, is also reported...

The battle between Gulf exchanges heated up this year when the Qatari stock market launched its long-awaited partnership

...business plan is quite well developed then?WW: It needs to be refined, so we'll be doing some detailed development of a joint business...detail.So it's a well developed plan, but will be much more refined as we move forward.FT: And you think definitely the staff reductions...

...performance structures, deferred compensation and co-investment are likely to gain traction once they have been digested and refined post-crisis. Bonus payments will be linked to outcomes for clients, not just to the P&L. The principles for creating a responsible...

...financial services bill, although many of Sir David's other recommendations will not need primary legislation.Sir David hopes that...risky place in future.He is expected to make a number of recommendations to improve banks' boardroom structures, including a commitment...

...burdens of the developed economies, are now the highest for an individual country, according to the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation.In contrast, the outstanding volume of CDS linked to emerging nations such as Russia, Brazil, Ukraine and Indonesia have...