Britain's biggest defense company BAE Systems reiterated guidance for marginal earnings growth this year, a forecast which it said remained conditional upon securing new orders for fighter jets. BAE said in February that for 2015 it expected underlying earnings per share to be marginally higher than the 38 pence per share it made in 2014 if it could secure orders for more Eurofighter Typhoons, most probably from Saudi Arabia.
BOSTON, July 30 (Reuters) - Billionaire investor John Paulson, who credits his success on Wall Street to a top education, is donating $8.5 million to New York City's largest network of charter schools.
HARARE (Reuters) - As social media exploded with outrage this week at the killing of Cecil the lion, the untimely passing of the celebrated predator at the hands of an American dentist went largely unnoticed in the animal's native Zimbabwe.
NEW YORK, July 30 (Reuters) - Exchange operator BATS Global Markets plans to put a rule in place that would allow it to crack down more promptly on manipulative trading behavior on its exchanges.
Summer is set to return this weekend as temperatures are expected to hit highs of 27C.
BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese professor charged in the United States with economic espionage has been released on bail by a U.S. court, a press official from Tianjin University, his employer, said on Thursday.
LONDON, July 30 (Reuters) - A surge in market volatility is encouraging a new generation of stockbrokers and traders to set up shop in London, Europe's biggest financial centre.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised a deal between Iran and world powers in a conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Procter & Gamble's sales fell for the sixth straight quarter as the world's bigger consumer goods company was weighed down by softer sales volume and unfavorable currency exchange rates.
SANAA/ADEN (Reuters) - Yemeni forces backed up by Saudi-led coalition air strikes have recaptured positions on the outskirts of Aden used by the Houthi group to fire rockets into the southern port city, local officials said on Thursday.
PARIS, July 30 (Reuters) - France's Areva will need a multi-billion euro capital increase following four years of losses and the sale of a big stake in its nuclear reactor division to utility EDF, most of which will have to come from the state.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, which faced a trial on patent infringement in a lawsuit brought by patent holder Smartflash LLC, can halt the proceedings while the Smartflash patents are scrutinized for their validity by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Thursday.
(Reuters) - Insurer CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield said on Thursday its cost savings on providing healthcare rose sharply last year in a program that rewards doctors for keeping patients out of the hospital.
(Reuters) - Insurer CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield said on Thursday its cost savings on providing healthcare rose sharply last year in a program that rewards doctors for keeping patients out of the hospital.
Spain's economy grew at its fastest quarterly pace in over eight years in the second quarter, underpinning projections for strong growth in the rest of the year. As Sonia Legg reports the recovery comes as the country prepares for elections later this year.
Spain's economy grew at its fastest quarterly pace in over eight years in the second quarter, underpinning projections for strong growth in the rest of the year. As Sonia Legg reports the recovery comes as the country prepares for elections later this year.
Spain's economy grew at its fastest quarterly pace in over eight years in the second quarter, underpinning projections for strong growth in the rest of the year. As Sonia Legg reports the recovery comes as the country prepares for elections later this year.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday that the deal on Iran's nuclear programme would improve security in the Middle East and guaranteed that Tehran would not acquire nuclear arms.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - After a six-year hiatus, singer Natalie Imbruglia returns to music with a new album, her fifth, a compilation of tracks originally sung by men.
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - The global economic crisis and the shifting power-base of world sport have left the International Olympic Committee (IOC) facing a difficult decision.
BELGRADE (Reuters) - The head of Serbia's national lottery resigned on Thursday after a television graphic during this week's draw appeared to predict the winning number, triggering suspicion and outrage among impoverished Serbs for whom playing the Lotto has been a weekly ritual for decades.
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - With world football's governing body FIFA embroiled in a corruption scandal, the head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) sent a sobering reminder to global sports leaders on Thursday about their responsibilities.
A lane of the Glenn McConnell Parkway at the new West Ashley Circle near Bees Ferry Road will be closed for several nights starting Sunday.
CCTV captured the moment a Reliant Robin careered over a level crossing, reversed back, and smashed into the barriers causing thousands of pounds worth of damage.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Gunmen who stormed a police station and killed seven people in India's Punjab came from Pakistan, the Indian government said on Thursday, but it gave no indication that a plan for bilateral high-level security talks have been jeopardized by the attack.