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The shadow of a TV camera falls on a Bertelsmann signThe shadow of a TV camera falls on a Bertelsmann sign. German media giant Bertelsmann said Wednesday it was planning a buying spree after its net profit soared in 2006.
Morgan Stanley logoAn appeals court Wednesday overturned a jury judgment against Morgan Stanley that would have forced the Wall Street investment bank to pay billionaire Ronald Perelman 1.58 billion dollars.
Iberia airplanes at Madrid Bajaras airport Iberia airplanes at Madrid Bajaras airport. Spain's national carrier Iberia signalled Wednesday it was ready to look at a merger, with consolidation of the industry expected to gather pace on prospects of an EU-US deal to open up transatlantic air travel.
Red Bull's acrobatic paragliders performRed Bull's acrobatic paragliders perform in January 2007. Austrian group Red Bull, the world's leading maker of energy drinks, said on Wednesday it wanted to double sales by 2010 to 6.0 billion cans and had no plans for a stock market flotation.
A worker sticks a label on a bottle of white wine A worker sticks a label on a bottle of white wine. Six American, Australian and European wine regions joined forces on Wednesday in a growing US-based movement to prevent winemakers from using misleading place labels on their products.
A man walks past an advert for Intel's Core 2 Duo chips in Beijing. File photo shows a man walking past an advert for Intel's Core 2 Duo chips in Beijing. Intel will hold a briefing Monday in Beijing, the US chip giant said Thursday, amid expectations that it is set to announce plans to build a huge semiconductor plant in China.
A man lights a cigarette by the office of the Franco-Spanish tobacco company AltadisA man lights a cigarette by the office of the Franco-Spanish tobacco company Altadis in Madrid. Three of Altadis's biggest investors have urged the company's board to accept a takeover bid from Britain's Imperial Tobacco if rivals do not emerge as bidders soon, The Times reported on Thursday
Ryoji MiyauchiRyoji Miyauchi, former executive of Japan's Internet giant Livedoor, enters the Tokyo District Court. Miyauchi was sentenced to 20 months in prison while three others walked free with suspended terms over a fraud scandal.
The logo for Microsoft at their office in Herndon, VirginiaThe logo for Microsoft at their office in Herndon, Virginia. European Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes has expressed concern that US software giant Microsoft was gaining market share, even while failing to comply with an anti-trust ruling.
Hardcore computer game fans queue upHardcore computer game fans queue at the Virgin Megastore in Oxford Street, 21 March. in central London Hardcore computer game fans have queued to be the first to grab Sony's Playstation 3 as the next-generation console was released in a rolling launch from Australia to Europe.
Computer generated image handed out by Airbus shows an Airbus A350-800Computer generated image handed out by Airbus shows an Airbus A350-800. Russian airline Aeroflot has signed a letter of intent to buy 22 of Airbus' new long-range A350 passenger jets, Aeroflot said in a statement.