Sparking Mideast Web ambitions

Nour El Fadl, a 28 year-old living in Amman, Jordan had been sending out, “online flyers” promoting her new company — one that was born in many ways out of frustration.

Bailed-out RBS bank fined $43 million

The Royal Bank of Scotland has agreed to pay a fine of £28.6 million ($43 million) after admitting breaches of competition law, Britain’s Office of Fair Trading announced Tuesday.

Some Google China services blocked

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Rio sacks staff jailed in China

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Wake-up call for foreign firms in China

While the outcome of the Rio Tinto bribes-for-secrets trial in Shanghai was not in doubt, the lessons from the fiasco for businesses operating in China amount to a loud wake-up call that no company can afford to ignore.

What China Inc. wants next

For only the second time in recent history, a large, thriving, privately owned Chinese company has stepped up and stepped out — buying a big brand known the world over.

Airline traffic nosedives in 2009

Fewer people are leaving on a jet plane: In 2009, U.S. passenger traffic fell by more than 5%, mostly in response to the recession.

Airlines duke it out in funny commercials

Forget dreamy clouds and joyful airport reunions. The latest airline commercials have two of the country’s most popular low-cost carriers poking fun at each other with the help of topless men and mooing passengers.

Job-seekers hide their Facebook pages

Justin Gawel says there’s nothing too incriminating on his Facebook page.

Ricky Martin: I’m a ‘homosexual man’

Pop singer Ricky Martin declared publicly this week what he avoided discussing for years: He is gay. | READ FULL STATEMENT |

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