Cano receives Thurman Munson Award

Twenty-six years later, Diana Munson still looks forward to the annual awards dinner that honors her late husband, Thurman Munson. Among the Thurman Munson Award recipients on Tuesday was Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano.

Cano out of WBC; Pettitte unlikely to play

Google set to fall on profit miss

Internet search firm Google is set for a rough stock market ride on Wednesday after its 82% surge in profit failed to meet Wall Street's forecasts.

Bernanke approved as new Fed head

Ben Bernanke is approved as the new head of the Federal Reserve, taking over from the outgoing Alan Greenspan.

Braves clips for Jan. 31

Braves clips for Jan. 31

Luxembourg against Mittal’s bid

Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker confirms he is opposed to Mittal taking over steel rival Arcelor.

Fed ups US interest rate to 4.5%

The Federal Reserve lifts interest rates for a 14th time in a row to 4.5% as Alan Greenspan bows out.

Shop sales ‘weaker than expected’

December's spending revival was short-lived, the CBI says, with UK shop sales in January falling more than expected.

France to OK football flotations

Restrictions preventing French football clubs from listing their shares on the stock market are to be lifted.

India airport contracts announced

Two leading Indian firms win bids to modernise Delhi and Mumbai airports as workers declare to go on strike in protest.

Caution over German jobless rise

German unemployment climbs above five million once more in January but experts say the figures are misleading.

Hermes faces Korean charges

British investment firm Hermes is charged with alleged stock market manipulation by South Korean prosecutors.

US ad agency enters Afghanistan

The world's fourth largest ad agency, JWT, becomes the first such Western firm to enter the Afghanistan marketplace.

December surge in new mortgages

More mortgages approved for house purchase in December than any month since May 2004, the Bank of England says.

Enron trial starts with lie claim

Former Enron bosses Ken Lay and Jeffrey Skilling lied to cover up the state of the firm that collapsed owing billions of dollars, prosecutors allege.