Toshiba to buy majority stake in UK nuclear consortium

Japanese group Toshiba has confirmed that it is in the final stages of securing a majority stake in a British nuclear power consortium, bringing a further boost to the UK's ambitious nuclear programme.

France won't force companies to cap executive pay

PARIS: The French government is trying to woo executives and entrepreneurs, amid concerns that it has antagonized the businesses needed to reinvigorate the economy.

EMI-Universal deal cleared by EU and US regulators

EU and US regulators have approved the takeover of UK music firm EMI by Universal Music, but it must sell some of the firm's most valuable labels.

Volkswagen hopes revamped Golf will help it catch Toyota

BERLIN (Reuters) - Volkswagen is hoping a sleek makeover will keep its Golf in the best-selling compact car spot, helping the German automaker overtake Toyota and GM as the world leaders.

Bankia shares suspended amid bailout request reports

Trading in shares in Spain's Bankia has been suspended in Madrid. It asked for them to be suspended ahead of a board meeting this afternoon to reformulate its accounts for 2011 and submit a plan to shore up its finances.

China Workers Strike at Companies That Make IBM Parts, Lingerie November 24, 2011, 10:38 PM EST

Nov. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Thousands of workers in southern China went on strike in the last week to demand higher pay and better treatment, disrupting work at companies including one that supplies equipment to International Business Machines Corp.

Why Wall Street Isn't Bullish On The Collapse Of Semi-Communism In Europe

When communism was collapsing back in the 1980s and the early 1990s in Eastern Europe, equity markets around the world cheered.