‘Spanish bailout could reach 100 bln euros’
A bailout for Spain's teetering banks, once requested by Madrid, could amount to as much as 100 billion euros, two senior EU sources said on Saturday.
Spain has not yet made a formal request for Euro
India frustrations send some foreign firms packing
Frustrated by a lack of opportunities in India, Germany's Fraport, the world's No. 2 airport operator, is shutting its development office in the country, the latest in a growing list of companies exit
Rajat Gupta likely to testify at own trial
Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc board member Rajat Gupta will likely testify in his own defence at the insider trading trial in which he is accused of illegally leaking corporate secrets to now-impriso
India plans Gulf roadshow to drum up investment
India plans a roadshow next week in five Gulf countries to attract sovereign funds and other investors to help revive slowing growth in Asia's third largest economy.
A rapid pace of more than 9 per c
U.N. monitors shot at in Syria, Annan plan crumbles
U.N. monitors came under fire in Syria on Thursday while trying to investigate reports of a new massacre that raised the pressure on world powers struggling to halt the carnage and save a peace plan f
Former Tepco chief to be grilled over Fukushima disaster
The former president of Fukushima plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co faces questioning for the first time on Friday by a high profile investigative panel seeking to uncover the causes of the world
Stung by gas woes, Ambani plots growth for Reliance Industries
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani admitted disappointment over the D6 block, Reliance Industries' flagship gas field, but remained upbeat in front of shareholders of his Reliance Industries, whose falling sto
Merkel says EU ready to act as Spain downgraded
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Europe was ready to act to ensure stability in the eurozone as Spain's credit rating was cut by three notches on Thursday amid expectations it may soon seek EU hel
UN says Syria civil war 'imminent', West urges sanctions
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned the Security Council on Thursday that a full-blown civil war in Syria was 'imminent,' while international mediator Kofi Annan said it was time to step up the
China rate cut sparks fears of grim May data
Global cheers over China's decision to cut interest rates faded on Friday as investors and economists worried that the move signalled the impending release of grim economic data.
China's surprise rat