Positive signs on the global economy were the catalyst Thursday. Data from China and Europe showed improvement in manufacturing. In the U.S., in addition to a strong report on manufacturing, a drop in unemployment claims indicated a strengthening job …

Longer-term, the U.S. could also represent a risk to the global economy if it does nothing to bring its debt under control, the IMF said. The IMF says the U.S. should cut back on austerity in the near term for fear of choking off the incipient recovery …

Asian stocks rose, paring the regional benchmark index's first weekly drop since June, as global manufacturing reports beat forecasts and central banks vowed to maintain stimulus. Honda Motor Co., which gets about 83 percent of sales outside of Japan, …

Separately, Alexander Nesis, another billionaire shareholder, gradually sold his 5 per cent stake back to the market during June and July, when the company was simultaneously conducting a buyback. Uralkali says it did not buy back shares from Mr Nesis …

Dubai property developers, many of them linked to the government, have announced a string of massive real estate projects over the past nine months, including high–end housing, shopping malls and amusement parks – reminiscent of previous building …

There are more than 140 exhibitors' spruiking their wears from campervans, trailers, gadgets and gizmos to the latest state-of-the-art camping and outdoor needs. Queensland … "Our high–end quality appeals greatly to our target market of baby boomers.

A new device from Google makes it easy to stream video from several popular services to a high-definition TV. Chromecast is tiny enough to dangle from a … A USB cable must be inserted at the other end of the Chromecast and connected to a power source …

It is the Q800 and its brethren that actually explain a variety of recent industry surprises, ranging from unexpected profit slumps of high–end phone vendors to Google Play's sudden surge to take the lead over iOS in terms of overall mobile app downloads.

Asian stocks rose the most in three weeks, European equity futures advanced and oil gained on signs of improvement in the global economy. Gold slid for a sixth day, while base metals declined. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index of equities gained 1.2 percent …