Nov 9 - European Union leaders are expected soon to appoint a foreign policy chief with enhanced powers under the bloc's Lisbon reform treaty. The high representative for foreign policy will head an external action...
Nov 3 - European Union leaders are expected to decide soon who will become the bloc's president under its Lisbon reform treaty. The president of the Council of EU leaders will be picked for a...
* Withdraws Zactima plus chemo in non-small cell lung cancer * Analysis shows no overall survival benefit * Blow to pipeline, though Phase III tests will continue * Shares down 1.5 percent LONDON, Oct 28...
* Nordic banks gear up for regulatory changes * Analysts say Nordic banks well prepared, ahead of peers * Strong capital positions may hurt short-term profitability * Eye on future dividends, renewed lending growth, M&A...
DALIAN, China, Sept 14 - Denmark's Novozymes <NZYMb.CO>, the world's biggest industrial enzyme producer, was hit harder than it expected in the financial crisis, but growing biofuel demand in China and elsewhere will underpin future...
* Q2 phone sales seen down 13.6 percent y/y, but up from Q1 * Samsung, LG to win market share * Nokia Q2 EPS seen down 72 percent y/y * Nokia and Sony Ericsson first...
STOCKHOLM, June 25 - Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, whose country is set to take over the EU presidency next week, cautioned on Thursday against European sanctions towards Iran, saying they could be counterproductive. "My...
* To lift telcos monthly ARPU by average $1.10 -CGAP * 120+ mobile money services this yr in emerging mkts * Telcos could save additional $2 bln from lower churn HELSINKI, June 15 - The...
STOCKHOLM, June 12 - General Motors is close to selling loss-making Swedish unit Saab after tiny supercar maker Koenigsegg agreed to ride to the rescue, a source familiar with the talks told Reuters. A deal...
* EU probe says some stimulus packages could restrict trade * U.S. aid to autos, Japan car plan could distort trade * Russia, Indonesia, Brazil trade policies judged restrictive * EU: some G20 members still...