European stocks close sharply higher

EUROPE'S main stock markets closed with strong gains on Wednesday, boosted by Wall Street where the Dow continued its push into record territory. London's FTSE 100 index of leading companies gained 1.17 per cent to finish at 6,387.37 points, while...

23.48 | 0 komentar | Read More

GM to invest $A4.79 bn in Opel/Vauxhall

GENERAL Motors will invest four billion euros ($A4.79 billion) in its German subsidiary Opel and British sister brand Vauxhall in 2013-2016, the US auto giant's chief saya. "As a global automotive company, GM needs a strong presence in Europe,...

23.48 | 0 komentar | Read More

US stocks rise on China trade numbers

US stocks opened higher on Wednesday after China posted a surprising increase in its trade deficit. Five minutes into trade, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 73.22 (0.50 per cent) to 14,746.68. The broad-based S&P 500 jumped 7.40 (0.47...

23.48 | 0 komentar | Read More

UK PM leads parliament tribute to Thatcher

BRITISH Prime Minister David Cameron has led parliament in a special session of tributes to Margaret Thatcher, describing the divisive former leader as an "extraordinary" woman who had revived the country's fortunes. The Iron Lady's harshest critics...

23.48 | 0 komentar | Read More

France acquits mum over son's Jihad shirt

A COURT in southern France has acquitted a mother on trial for dressing her three-year-old son in a T-shirt reading "I am a bomb" and "Jihad, Born on September 11." Bouchra Bagour, 35, was on trial in Avignon on charges of defending terrorism...

23.48 | 0 komentar | Read More

US growth to pick up 3.2% in 2014: Obama

TO Republican mockery, President Barack Obama rolled out a $US3.77 trillion ($A3.61 trillion) budget on Wednesday that laid out his battle lines in a new fiscal showdown in Washington but irked some liberal allies. Obama said his blueprint for...

23.48 | 0 komentar | Read More

Dane cleared of crimes due to 'sexsomnia'

A DANISH man has been acquitted of molesting two 17-year-old girls after he was found to suffer from a rare sleep disorder known as "sexsomnia". The Glostrup court said Wednesday that the man fondled the teenagers while sleeping in his suburban...

23.48 | 0 komentar | Read More

Google expands superfast internet in US

WHILE Australians debate the merits of faster broadband, Google is extending its "super-fast" service to Texas. Google Fiber debuted in Kansas City and in November began providing users there with internet service that moves data at a blazing...

23.48 | 0 komentar | Read More