Nikkei Drops for Second Day As U.S. Government Shutdown Drags on
Japan's Nikkei stock average dropped for a second day on Thursday as investors fretted about the U.S.…
Tokyo Electron Seeks Deals After Applied Materials Takeover
Tokyo Electron Ltd. (8035), which agreed to be bought by Applied Materials Inc. (AMAT) for $9.39 billion, will seek…
Dollar Sandbagged by U.S. Politics, Stocks Put up a Fight
The U.S. dollar sagged to eight-month lows on Thursday as the U.S. government shutdown dragged on with no end in…
Oi, Portugal Telecom to Merge, Creating $17 bln Giant
Oi SA, Brazil’s biggest phone company, agreed to merge with Portugal Telecom SGPS SA to create a trans-Atlantic…
Citadel in Potential Partnerships Talks to Build Mashreq’s Project in Port Said
Citadel Capital (CCAP.CA), the leading investment company in Africa and the Middle East with US$ 9.5 billion in…
Moody’s: Egypt’s Credit Profile Constrained by Economic Dislocation, Political…
In a report published today, Moody's Investors Service says that Egypt's Caa1 sovereign rating with negative…
EU’s Ashton Kicks Off Egypt Visit With Moussa Meeting
European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton met with the head of Egypt's constitution-drafting body…
Senate Council To Be Elected Separately To Parliament
Egypt's 50 member constitution-drafting committee announced on Tuesday that the Senate Council - replacing the…
Egypt’s Ex-Information Minister To Be Arrested
A Cairo prosecution office on Wednesday ordered the arrest of former information minister Salah Abdel-Maqsoud. He…
EU’s Ashton Meets With Brotherhood Leaders
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has begun a meeting with Muslim Brotherhood leaders Amr Darrag and Mohamed…