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Food tycoon shows he has great taste

Alexander Tabalov sits back in a leather chair in his Kiev office an hour after organizing an art auction, and reflects on business opportunities in Ukraine.

Deutsche Telekom signals more cuts

Germany's Deutsche Telekom wants to step up its efforts to cut labor costs and boost competitiveness by redeploying a large number of its civil servants and slimming down its bloated administration.

Deal gives Saudi firm access to lucrative markets

Saudi Telecom Co, the largest Arab telecom firm by market value, said it had agreed a $2.6 billion deal to buy 35 percent of Oger Telecom, gaining access to markets from Turkey to South Africa.

More firms sign up to green initiative

The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a consortium of 315 top institutional investors assessing industries about their CO2 emissions, announced a new partnership on Sunday to extend its global initiative to companies and suppliers.

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Sarin spells out investment plans

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Mouse maker Logitech says Q3 profit jumped 42%

Logitech International SA, the world's largest maker of computer mouses, reported a 42 percent jump in fiscal third-quarter profit, helped by increased sales of remote controls and keyboards.

Oracle wins the day in bitter battle for BEA

Oracle Corp, the world's third-largest software maker, won a three-month-long campaign to buy BEA Systems Inc by raising its bid for the company by 14 percent to $8.5 billion.

US subprime cloud could have silver lining for Tata

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd, India's largest computer-services provider, said US clients are likely to send more contracts offshore to cut expenses as the world's largest economy falters.