In seiner eigenen Show PWNED zeigt Electronic Arts zusammen mit Entwicklern von Criterion unter anderem frische Spielszenen aus dem Rennspiel Need for Speed: Most Wanted und geben im Interview einige Details preis. So wird der Einzelspielermodus keine ...

Repaid baggage feesAmerican travelers have grudgingly grown accustomed to paying for checked bags on flights.

British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC (BSY.LN) said Wednesday that it bought 25,000 shares for cancellation at an average of 693.8 pence per share.

AstraZeneca PLC (AZN.LN) said Wednesday it has purchased 452,104 shares for cancellation at 2948 pence per share on July 17.

Vodafone Group PLC (VOD.LN) Wednesday said it purchased 6.9 million ordinary shares, to hold in treasury, at a volume weighted average price of 182.6401 pence per share on July 17.

A French government plan to aid the French automobile industry as it struggles with sagging vehicle sales in France and Europe will come with strings attached, Industry Minister Arnaud Montebourg said Wednesday.

Crude-oil futures fell in Asian trading Wednesday from a seven-week high as hopes for further monetary stimulus faded while investors awaited weekly U.S. oil inventory data.

LG Chem Ltd. (051910.SE), South Korea's biggest chemical company by sales, Wednesday posted a 40% decline in second-quarter net profit, weighed by sluggish demand for petrochemicals and a decline in product prices amid weak global economic conditions.

Three Polish state-controlled companies will team up to build Poland's first nuclear power plant, daily Dziennik Gazeta Prawna reports Wednesday.

Swedish network equipment vendor Ericsson (ERIC) Wednesday reported a bigger-than-expected drop in second-quarter earnings with profits stunted by a high number of low-margin sales in Europe and slow demand in some markets, but said it expects improvement towards the end of the year.