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BioWare to launch Operation Alloy for Mass Effect 3's co-op mode gameplay.

Idea of single block on women preventing progress in business because of their sex is outdated concept, says Ernst & Young survey.

The Old Bailey trial of former Polly Peck tycoon Asil Nadir has finally ended today, as he received a 10 year sentence for stealing £46million pounds from the Polly Peck Empire 20 years ago.

From Complexity to Simplicity co-author tells IBTimes that despite both companies being in different sectors, both failed from common practices.

Soaring fuel costs, labour disputes and stiff competition both on international routes and domestic operations add to worries of Qantas.

Germany and France widely expected to snub Antonis Samaras plea for more breathing space.

Heineken edges closer to taking over Tiger beer maker Asia Pacific Breweries by upping stake

Securities and Exchange Commission delivers first reward to a whistleblower.

Greek prime minister Antonis Samaras will try to persuade eurozone chief Jean-Claude Juncker for more time on bailout pledges.

Former New York prosecutor Robert Juman says US regulators compete to become first to finalise charges against banks.

Commodities trader Glencore, poised for $90bn Xstrata merger, said first half profits dropped 24 percent on year before amid global economic slowdown

Iran tries to avoid US, EU and UN crackdown on business with Western banks, according to security analysis.

Everything Everywhere, the company formed from the merger of Orange and T-Mobile, has announced it will start providing next-generation 4G mobile internet from 11 September.

Apple hits record market value at $623bn ahead of its rumoured early September iPhone 5 launch.

Major defence company EADS appoints accountant to lead a parallel investigation to the Serious Fraud Office probe into bribery allegations over a £2bn deal with Saudi Arabia.

Numerous probes into money laundering and rate fixing scandals highlight need for fewer watchdogs.

Deutsche Bank and three other European banks being investigated for business deals involving Iran and other sanctioned nations.

The report criticises Barclays for its poor state of culture both on the trading floor and the board.

Bank of America, Societe Generale, Credit Suisse, Credit Agricole, Royal Bank of Canada, Rabobank Groep and Lloyds Banking Group hit by Florida attorney general Pam Bondi.

Leviathan, single-player DLC is scheduled to hit Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 (PS3) and PC platforms in the last week of August.

The race for regulators to crack down on banks that are being investigated for the possible manipulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate – or Libor- has intensified, after the Florida State regulator issued subpoenas to six banks.

Deutsche Bank, Barclays, JPMorgan Chase, RBS, HSBC, UBS and Citigroup named in papers.

Standard Chartered is trying to settle with other US regulators as on as possible, after it agreed to pay the NY state regulator $340m in civil penalties.

It has been more than five months since the release of Mass Effect 3 (ME3), and the highly-disputed controversial endings of the trilogy are once again being scrutinised for their influence on the game's completion.

Some of Asia’s most important growth economies have the highest financial risk from the threat of natural hazards, says risk analysis firm Maplecroft, just one week after the flooding of Manila, Philippines.

Standard Chartered has settled with the New York State Department of Financial Services - or DFS - following the regulator's charges that it hid at least a quarter of a trillion US dollars' worth of transactions linked to US-sanctioned Iran.

UK-listed Standard Chartered reaches a $340m settlement with New York State regulator over a quarter of a trillion US dollars of transactions linked to Iran.

Richard Branson's Virgin Rail has lost its bid to continue running one of Britain's most important rail franchises, the west coast mainline, to the UK's largest rail operator, FirstGroup.

UBS' head of swap trading quits bank after probe into rigging of Libor during his time at Barclays.