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Former French president could earn nearly a quarter of a million euros for a 45-minute speech.

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

Facebook will report its first quarterly results as a public company today, with pressure on the company to restore investor confidence.

HTC has surprisingly sold back half its stake in Beats Audio, less than a year after taking a controlling share in the company founded by Dr. Dre.

US and European prosecutors are close to individual traders at banks for colluding to manipulate key global lending rates, says a Reuters report.

Market sources tell IBTimes UK that banks and brokers under investigation for Libor fixing are unlikely to join forces in reaching a settlement.

RBS admits it was guilty of offences similar to those of Barclays, though it maintains they were less serious and more isolated.

FSA is expected to announce evidence on Barclays' involvement in Libor manipulation.

Nokia is struggling, and an announcement this week could be enough to push the Finnish mobile phone over the edge and see it disappear for ever.

As slew of global bank downgrades by Moody's will add billions in collateral, meaning banks may have to scramble to shore-up their balance sheets.

The investment bank is looking to settle out-of-court after nuns and other investors sued the bank over a hybrid bond sale

Lloyds Banking Group stocks lead FTSE 100 as the group announces £809m sale of Australian property loans

The lawsuit and separate subpoena issued to Morgan Stanley over the Facebook IPO could potentially land investors with insider trading allegations

London Stock Exchange shares dive after Italy's UniCredit and Intesa Sanpaolo confirm stake sale

Media sources say that motor racing giant Formula One has gained approval for an initial public offering worth nearly $3bn on Singapore's stock exchange

Facebook's App Center may benefit Apple and Google in the short term, but ultimately Facebook and its investors will win big.

Gold continues to rally this year and also in 2013, however according to a poll conducted by Reuters reveal that analysts are withdrawing the earlier forecasts of gold prices crossing a $2,000 an ounce mark.

Verizon Wireless saw revenues and sales grow, as well as its customer base, giving a boost to Vodafone stock.

GSK offered $13 a share in an "unsolicited" bid for the US pharmaceutical company, but it was rejected as not being good enough.

Vodafone Group streaks ahead of the FTSE 100 this week as solid newsflow supports share price

US investment bank humiliated as Facebook chooses rival bank to lead Initial Public Offering on stock market.

Facebook filed an IPO (Initial Public Offering) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday to raise $5 billion funds, the largest acquisition ever filed for a technology IPO.

The iPhone 5 will have a new, thinner design, a quad-core processor and be able to operate on 3G and 4G LTE networks across the world.

Morgan Stanley has issued a report clarifying its belief that 2012 shipments of Nokia's new series of Windows Phones will break the 64 million milestone by the end of 2013.

Reports suggest Taiwanese manufacturer ASUS is looking to take a slice of the Kindle Fire's action, unveiling its own 7-inch Android tiny-titan at 2012's Consumer Electronics Show (CES).

Take a quick look at the respective position and market share of the top selling smartphones here.

Adding to the growing cacophony of analysts praising the Kindle Fire, a fresh report has emerged claiming Amazon's new wallet-friendly device will become a key player in the market, hedging out Samsung as the world's number two tablet maker.

The property sector in the UK is abuzz with reports of high value acquisitions amidst the overall slow growth of the economy. The eurozone crisis and decline in the overall property prices have aroused the global interest in UK property market.

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is to trial the use of iPhones and iPads among senior staff, replacing their current BlackBerrys in a move that could see RIM lose out to Apple as the business phone of choice.

During a company conference call regarding Apple's third-quarter earnings, Apple representatives indicated future plans to end its long-running iPod series of MP3 players.