Hewlett-Packard's slump is deepening as the world's largest personal computer maker scrambles to meet the growing demand for more versatile and less expensive mobile devices.

By Poornima Gupta SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co (HPQ.N) raised its 2013 earnings outlook after quarterly results beat low expectations, as CEO Meg Whitman's turnaround plan helped offset ...

By Angela Moon NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday with the S&P 500 posting its biggest decline in three weeks, after minutes from the latest U.S. Federal Reserve meeting showed some officials ...

Attacks by politicians on British listed companies risk driving money and talent away to unaccountable foreign private equity firms, SSE’s chief executive has claimed.

By Lee Chyen Yee and Umesh Desai HONG KONG (Reuters) - Lenovo Group Ltd's bold acquisitions in its flagship PC business, a foray into mobile gadgets, and a relatively light debt load are setting it apart ...

U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday with the S&P 500 posting its biggest decline in three weeks, after minutes from the latest U.S. Federal Reserve meeting showed some officials were open to tapering large-scale ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESSWIRE)-- Accenture (NYSE:ACN) has completed its acquisition of Fjord, a London-based global service design consultancy that specializes in creating wide-ranging digital experiences and ...

A stake of about 4.4pc was placed at a discount by UBS, weighing on the shares.

U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday with a selloff accelerating in late afternoon trade, after minutes from the latest U.S. Federal Reserve meeting showed some officials were open to tapering large-scale asset ...

(Reuters) - Former Yahoo Inc executive Shashi Seth has joined Tribune Co to lead its digital ventures as the newspaper and broadcast company seeks new revenue sources. The company said on Wednesday that ...

Stocks rise after Bernanke remarks; In-line existing home sales figures

The sovereign wealth funds of Qatar, Norway and Azerbaijan and China Construction Bank have bought about 55 percent of the new shares on offer from VTB, Russia's second-largest bank, it said on Wednesday. ...

Dignity continues with its buy and build strategy. Questor says hold.

Compass is delivering the goods. Questor says hold

Bloomsbury's moves into e-books and academic publishing are sound. Questor keeps a buy.

Ryanair a hold on dividend hopes, Questor says

Beverage giant SABMiller is expected to report a rise in annual revenues Thursday, driven by excise-driven prices increases and its product and geographical mix.

Corporate travel services firm Hogg Robinson reported flat full year profit in what it described as a resilient performance in testing conditions.

U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank needed to see further signs of traction in the economy before it tapered its stimulus efforts. The head of ...

Shaftesbury and Great Portland Estates see the value of their property portfolios rise over the last year and plans are announced to develop the Shell Centre near the London Eye.

LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's energy price manipulation probe has turned regulatory attention to secretive trading units at oil companies with huge turnover and millionaire staff with risk appetite higher ...

Wall Street has begun slightly higher this morning.

Picking good stocks is quite an art, but what about bad stocks? For the last few months, I've been working through the FTSE 100, looking for great opportunities. Here are five companies that didn't make ...

By Lehar Maan and Sagarika Jaisinghani (Reuters) - Data storage equipment maker NetApp Inc (NTAP.O), under pressure from activist shareholder Elliott Management, said it would spend about $1 billion in ...

One of the "Big Six" energy firms today warned prices would soon rise again. So should you fix your bills?

U.S. stocks edged higher at the open on Wednesday, ahead of highly anticipated testimony in Congress by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on the economy and monetary policy. Bernanke is expected to ...

U.S. stocks were set to rise at the open on Wednesday, ahead of highly anticipated testimony in Congress by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on the economy and monetary policy. Bernanke is expected ...

U.S. stock index futures rose in thin trading on Wednesday, ahead of highly anticipated Congressional testimony by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke on the economy and monetary policy. Bernanke is ...

A trader on a trading floor in central London, September 19, 2011. Europe's main stock markets have fallen following Bank of England minutes and mixed British data, and ahead of key testimony by US Federal ...

By Dasha Afanasieva LONDON (Reuters) - British soft drinks maker Britvic (BVIC.L) announced plans on Wednesday to cut costs and expand in India, hoping to strengthen its position in case regulators reject ...

NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - Larsen and Toubro Ltd(LART.NS), India's largest engineering and construction group, will look overseas to offset a weak economy and project bottlenecks at home that led to ...

Energy firm SSE has warned of more bill increases to come - despite the bitterly cold start to the year helping profits leap 28% at its household energy arm. The firm - one of the so-called Big Six providers ...

Cable & Wireless Communications said gaining government approval for the disposal of its Monaco business was proving more problematic than expected, but it had options available if the sale to Bahrain's ...