Global Expansion

* Fighting tax evasion on agenda of G8 summit * Swiss only likely to seal negotiating mandate in autumn * Semeta rejects Swiss demand to link talks to market access BERNE, June 17 (Reuters) - The European Union official in charge of tax policy tried to...

MANILA (Reuters) - Some of the Philippines' biggest conglomerates have unveiled plans to push into power generation over the next five years, with investments seen reaching $9 billion. Concerns are growing that some of these projects will face delays,...

Jun 17 (TheWrap.com) - Universal sent Stephanie Sperber an early vote of confidence on Monday, extending the contract of the president of Universal Partnerships & Licensing through June 2016. Sperber oversees all of Universal's global consumer products,...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese cabinet ministers welcomed the Group of Eight summit's stance on Tokyo's sweeping stimulus policies as a vote of confidence in the government's strategy to end 15 years of entrenched deflation and revive a lackluster economy....

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Longer-lasting batteries are crucial for a new crop of wearable computers whose rise may upend Apple and Google's dominance of mobile devices, two of the field's pioneers say. Wearable devices - from bracelets that monitor...

June 18 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. * President Barack Obama and Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin clashed openly over Syria...

* For poll data see * Analysts upgrade FY13/14 growth outlook again * Capex contribution to GDP seen turning positive in Q2 * Slim chance of more BOJ easing before Oct By Kaori Kaneko TOKYO, June 18 (Reuters) - Japan's economy will likely grow faster...

* Oil traders to seek grain storage, port capacity assets * Glencore results suggest energy margins thinnest * Long-term bullish outlook for agriculture remains intact By Emma Farge and Sarah McFarlane GENEVA/LONDON, June 17 (Reuters) - Energy trading...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Angela Merkel's conservatives want to increase the use of German in Europe if they are re-elected in September, calling in their campaign program for the language to be treated on a par with English and French in top Brussels...

* N.Korea believed to have previously tested plutonium bombs * Pyongyang's plutonium stockpile limited - U.S. scientist * Enriched uranium could allow it to expand nuclear arsenal By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA, June 18 (Reuters) - The outside world may never...

By Jennifer Hoyt Cummings June 18 (Reuters) - The number of millionaires in the world jumped 9.2 percent to 12 million last year, in part because of simultaneous strength in the stock, bond and real estate markets, according to a study of the high-net-...

(Reuters) - The number of millionaires in the world jumped 9.2 percent to 12 million last year, in part because of simultaneous strength in the stock, bond and real estate markets, according to a study of the high-net-worth population. The survey,...