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(Updates with further comment) ZURICH (Thomson Financial) - Credit Suisse Group chief executive Brady Dougan said he is extremely optimistic about the group's opportunities ahead, but warned that he... More..

MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - Moody's Investors Service said it raised its senior unsecured debt rating, senior unsecured medium-term note (MTN) rating, and long-term issuer rating on ORIX Corp. to '... More..

SINGAPORE (Thomson Financial) - Singapore shares finished higher on Friday following Wall Street's advance overnight and as investors continued to buy blue chips after recent indicators showed the U.... More..

MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - The Indian finance minister P More..

BRUSSELS (Thomson Financial) - The European Commission has set a June 17 deadline for its inquiry into Italy's Enel SpA. and Acciona SA.'s proposed joint acquisition of Spanish energy group Endesa SA More..

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Rift Oil Plc. said it knew of no reason for its share price movement on Friday More..

(Updates prices, adds details) LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Oil moved higher on Friday as weakness in the U.S. dollar and tight global distillate markets pushed prices back above $125 barrel More..

SINGAPORE (Thomson Financial) - Singapore shares finished higher on Friday following Wall Street's advance overnight and as investors continued to buy blue chips after recent indicators showed the U.... More..

KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Financial) - Malaysian shares closed higher on Friday, ahead of an extended weekend, led by industrial and oil and gas stocks as well as select plantation counters following... More..

ZURICH (Thomson Financial) - Credit Suisse Group's chief executive Brady Dougan said he is extremely optimistic about the group's opportunities ahead More..

PRAGUE (Thomson Financial) - The Slovak crown extended gains seen in recent weeks which have been boosted by comments from politicians that the central European country will push for the strongest... More..

LAGOS (Thomson Financial) - Unknown gunmen have kidnapped the wife of a manager with French oil group Total in Nigeria's southern oil-rich state of Rivers, police said on Friday More..

BRUSSELS (Thomson Financial) - The European Commission has set a June 17 deadline for its inquiry into Italy's Enel SpA. and Acciona SA.'s proposed joint acquisition of Spanish energy group Endesa SA More..

BRUSSELS (Thomson Financial) - The European Commission said the deadline for its inquiry into cosmetics giant L'Oreal SA.'s proposed acquisition of PPR's Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) Beaute unit is set... More..

BRUSSELS (Thomson Financial) - The European Commission said it has cleared UK bank Barclays Plc.'s private equity unit's proposed acquisition of Germany's Car Interior Design Holding GmbH (CID) More..