Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced it has signed definitive agreements to acquire PGP Corporation and GuardianEdge Technologies, Inc., two privately-held leaders in the email and data encryption market, which will extend its ability to help customers secure and manage their most critical information. Under the terms of the agreements, S...

European shares held steady after Greece agreed the outline of a €24bn austerity package ...

Equiduct, the European share trading platform controlled by Citadel Securities, on Friday said it had entered into exclusive talks with Nasdaq OMX Europe about helping up to 40 banks and brokers that are connected to the Nasdaq facility to redirect their order flow to Equiduct ...

Barclays was the biggest single faller on the FTSE 100 on Friday, after its first-quarter numbers failed to impress at the end of a turbulent week for the banking sector ...

Investors bought exporters as signs that a bail-out for Greece could come soon eased fears of wider credit woes. Honda slid after forecasting a smaller-than-expected rise in profit ...

Underlining the fragility of the UK market for new listings the oil and gas producer, which is being spun out of one of India’s biggest conglomerates, is struggling with its $2.5bn flotation ...

US stock prices traded significantly higher as a Greek bail-out package appeared increasingly within sight and investors took heart from the Federal Reserve’s more upbeat outlook on the US economy ...

The European Commission says an emergency multi-annual loan programme for Greece from its eurozone partners and the International Monetary Fund will be concluded in the next few days ...

Unless Greek contagion spreads to a major economy or the US financial reform bill really takes an axe to the Wall St business model, it’s becoming harder to dismiss the odds of more upside in equities ...

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