A private equity and pension fund consortium said it salvaged a record $52 billion deal for Bell Canada on Friday by postponing its closing date and canceling dividend payments.

Donald Trump’s project for a golf resort on the northeast coast of Scotland, near Aberdeen, hangs in balance as environmentalists say the rugged coastline should be left undisturbed.

European markets fell and Asian markets were mixed Friday as investors digested uneven readings on the United States economy and oil prices remained near records.

As the cost of fuel soars and the pressure mounts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, several schemes for a new generation of airship are being considered.

The European Central Bank, spooked by soaring prices for food and fuel, raised its benchmark interest rate a quarter of a percentage point to 4.25 percent.

Western countries need to be ambitious and patient in fostering democracy in Russia and the region, according to the new president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Continental Airlines and two of its employees have been ordered to stand trial on involuntary manslaughter charges related to the 2000 crash.

The British economy, like that of the U.S., may be headed for recession, and the reasons are similar: the collapse of a once red-hot housing market and rising inflation.

The Russian government sought to make Bank of New York Mellon liable for $22.5 billion in damages for a money-laundering scandal that helped undermine Russia’s economy.

In London, the Treasury secretary called for a new regulatory system that would allow even large financial institutions to fail without risking a wider market collapse.

European Union residents would be able to receive most health care treatment anywhere in the 27-nation bloc without prior authorization under a proposal published on Wednesday.

Technogym, an exercise equipment maker, is expanding its reach to countries with few health clubs, in a strategy to survive an economic downturn in the United States.

The decision to expedite work permits for the six staff members of a BP joint venture was a sign of apparent backpedaling by the Russian government.

Federal prosecutors dropped criminal charges against David B. Pinkerton in connection with a supposed scheme to bribe Azerbaijan officials.

A federal judge on Tuesday cleared the way for prosecutors to force the Swiss bank UBS to turn over the names of clients as part of an investigation of its offshore private banking practices.

Many experts say the dearth of highly skilled labor, particularly engineers and tradesmen, will jeopardize Brazil’s economic and political rise.

Already under scrutiny for its role in the credit crisis, the Moody’s Corporation said that some employees violated its code of conduct in rating some complex European securities.

BP appeared to be in danger of losing control of its Russian joint venture after learning that local authorities had refused to issue work permits to critical expatriates on its staff.

The luxury giant LVMH for the second time successfully challenged eBay in a French court, arguing that 90 percent of the Louis Vuitton bags and Dior perfumes sold on eBay are fakes.

U.S. authorities asked a federal court to force the Swiss bank to turn over the names of wealthy American clients suspected of evading taxes through secret offshore accounts.

France Télécom that it would turn its attention to acquiring smaller companies in Africa, Asia and the Middle East after dropping its $42 billion offer for TeliaSonera.

Inflation in the euro area surged to a record 4 percent for the 12 months ending in June, fueling a debate about whether several interest rate hikes are now necessary.

How much the Indian government will spend on these goals, who will run the efforts and how they will be evaluated was unclear.

Air France is looking into replacing some of its short-haul European flights with high-speed rail service, in partnership with a French train operator.

The London inner-city property developer City Lofts Group said on Friday that it had appointed Ernst & Young as administrator, becoming one of the first notable casualties of Britain’s housing downturn.

The German carmaker Daimler reported on Friday that sales for its Mercedes-Benz unit were up 8 percent to a record in the first half of the year.

The Banking Commission of France fined Société Générale 4 million euros ($6.3 million) on Friday for serious breaches in internal controls revealed by the French bank’s 4.9 billion euro loss this year.

European Union regulators extended an investigation into BHP Billiton’s hostile bid for the Rio Tinto Group because of “serious doubts” about the combination.