IHT World Business


  • Sep
    02
    By PETER LATTMAN AND ANDREW ROSS SORKIN

    In the latest sign of Brazil’s ascendance in the corporate world, Burger King Holdings is in advanced talks to sell itself to 3G Capital, a little-known investment firm based in

  • By MIGUEL HELFT

    Apple jumped into the social networking business, introducing Ping, a service built into iTunes that is intended to help users discover new music and, presumably, buy more songs from Apple.

  • By DHARA RANASINGHE AND JAMES TOPHAM, REUTERS

    Global beverage companies seeking acquisitions to expand their offerings and reach are eyeing assets in Southeast Asia and beyond as regulatory hurdles quash their interest in the giant markets of

  • Stocks extended gains on Thursday after two largest economies the US and China reported healthy factory output numbers on Wednesday. Auto stocks rose for the fourth consecutive

  • By ELAINE LIES

    Asian stocks hit a two-week high, with the Nikkei 225-share average in Japan briefly rising more than 2 percent, as strong U.S

  • By KIMBERLY BRADLEY

    Eva Presenhuber’s vision of a home in this remote Alpine village began seven years ago, during a trip to the rugged Lower Engadine region of Switzerland.
    The village, perched

  • By MATT RICHTEL AND CLAIRE CAIN MILLER

    Auriane and Sebastien de Halleux are at sharp odds over ‘‘The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,’’ but not about the plot.
    The problem is that she prefers the book

  • By RICHARD HOLLEDGE

    What could be more English than Mayfair? Elegant Georgian townhouses and solid Edwardian mansions line the streets of this sophisticated neighborhood, which has been a haven for the rich since