Apple's profit soars

Apple quarterly profit was much better than had been predicted by analysts. Strong sales of Mac computers and iPhones gave Apple a solid 13…

Qualcomm Profits See Slight Decline but Top Expectations

Boeing eyes Dreamliner solution

Boeing says it has found a "technical solution" to tackle a problem with its Dreamliner 787, but does not say when it will fly.

U.S. cuts funding for Lockheed's F-22

The U.S. Senate voted to block expansion of one of the country's most controversial and expensive defense programs, the F-22 fighter jet program. Congressional supporters of the program noted that if halted, thousands of jobs will be lost.

Bad debts slam RBS profit

Royal Bank of Scotland posted a net loss of 1.16 billion euros in the first-half. The weaker-than-expected results included sharply higher bad…

Lloyds losses narrow to $9.6B

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Chile quake dents copper output

Dealers expect higher copper prices as production at copper mines is suspended because of the quake.

European markets at close

Chinese court rules against Microsoft

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'Talks on rival bid' for Cadbury

Two international chocolate firms are reportedly discussing a bid for Cadbury that could forestall a hostile takeover by Kraft.