Embattled entertainment and electronics giant Sony beat analysts’ expectations with first-half profits today, thanks to a weak yen and the success of Sony’s Xperia smartphones.
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Eve Online's biggest ever battle was the game's 'Battle of the Alamo'
Wednesday 31 July 2013
Over 4,000 pilots were involved a one-tenth speed space battle for precious - virtual - resources
Satyajit Das: China sets out on long march back to self-reliance as trade gets rough
Wednesday 31 July 2013
Bitcoin Ponzi scheme: Texas man sued for 'sham' worth $65m
Wednesday 24 July 2013
Trendon Shavers took in 'at least' 700,000 Bitcoins by offering a 7% interest rate with 'zero risk'
Smiths warns profits will be hit by problems in detection division
Wednesday 17 July 2013
The airport security-scanner maker Smiths Group warned that problems at its detection business would knock £15m off operating profit this year.
Why America is winning the modern Great Game
Tuesday 16 July 2013
The US borrows in its own currency, benefiting from a ready market for its securities, both at home and abroad
Postcard from... Brussels
Wednesday 10 July 2013
The eurozone is getting a new member, and with Latvia’s entry comes a new coin that could rattle around in pockets from the southern shores of Cyprus to the northern reaches of Finland.
Is it worth holding out for an improved sterling-euro exchange rate?
Wednesday 10 July 2013
Q&A travel unravelled
Worldwide tech spending set to hit $3.7 trillion by end of 2013
Tuesday 02 July 2013
Latest industry figures from Gartner show only 2% on 2012
Money Insider: How sending cash overseas is getting much cheaper
Friday 28 June 2013
Transferring money overseas is a market that has been dominated for years by global banking institutions and established players including Western Union and MoneyGram.
Just what the euro needs - another new member with a creaking economy
Friday 28 June 2013
Croatia already effectively lives with interest rate decisions made by the European Central Bank so it might as well sign up for full membership
British pensioners lose £10.6 billion by living abroad
Friday 28 June 2013
Research from currency specialists HiFX shows that falls in the pound since the start of the financial crisis have resulted in expat pensioners losing thousands of pounds in income. We look at ways you can protect yourself.
Japanese exports rise to US and China as the currency tumbles
Thursday 20 June 2013
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's "shock and awe" tactics to revive the world's third biggest economy paid off in May with the biggest rise in exports since 2010.
Goodbye, the money-launderer's choice: €200 note to be taken out of UK circulation
Wednesday 19 June 2013
High-denomination notes vital for cash-only crime business that relies on huge cross-border financial transfers
Stock market rises in Iran after election of reformist-backed president Hasan Rowhani
Sunday 16 June 2013
Iran's stock exchange is climbing for the second day following the surprise election of a reformist-backed president.
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- 4 Police seize possessions of rough sleepers in crackdown on homelessness
- 5 Demand for food banks has nothing to do with benefits squeeze, says Work minister Lord Freud
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