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Dubai oil futures to launch in May

The Middle Eastâ€™s first energy futures contract will be launched on May 1 by the Dubai Mercantile Exchange in an

The Supreme Court today overturned a $79.5 million award to the widow of a smoker, putting in doubt the prospects

Shire, the UK pharmaceuticals group, on Tuesday said it was paying $2.6bn in cash to acquire New River Pharmaceuticals, a

Home Depot on Tuesday reported a 28 per cent decline in fourth-quarter net profits, as weakness in the US housing

Wal-Martâ€™s annual sales rose to just short of $345bn during its past fiscal year, roughly three times larger than Carrefour,

Volkswagen, the German carmaker, shrugged off broader equity market losses on Tuesday after reporting strong full-year results. VW jumped 8

Oil prices slipped on Monday as forecasts for warmer weather in the US prompted expectations that demand for heating oil

The yen came under pressure on Tuesday as the Bank of Japan started its policy-setting meeting with the market split

Barclays, the UKâ€™s third largest bank, on Tuesday reported a 35 per cent jump in pre-tax profits last year, to

The UK tax authorities on Tuesday lost their appeal in the long-running battle over group tax relief rules spearheaded by