Former IMF deputy chief and Bank of Israel governor, Stanley Fischer, has emerged as a candidate to challenge Mexico’s Central Bank governor Agustin Carstens and French finance minister Christine Lagarde. Fischer announced a formal bid to head the IMF at the weekend, saying his training as an economist would be an advantage to the candidacy….

The US Supreme Court ruled against Microsoft in its high profile appeal of a $290m patent case verdict against Canadian company i4i. The verdict brings to an end a long-lasting legal battle which saw i4i sue Microsoft in 2007, saying the technology which allows text manipulation in the Microsoft Word application belonged to i4i. According…

Citigroup said today that computer hackers may have gained access to data on hundreds of thousands of card customers in North America. An estimated one percent of customer accounts had been compromised but no actual numbers were given by the company. City Cards, which is one of the biggest credit card providers with over 21…

When buying Mexico real estate, you’ll probably be investing a significant amount – an amount you wouldn’t imagine investing in the stock market or another avenue of investment without the solid experience of a qualified professional behind you. This logic should also apply to a real estate purchase, especially in another country. Mexico has many…

The finance minister of India, Pranab Mukherjee, said he offers “no assurance” that India will support French finance minister Christine Lagarde in her bid to become the head of the IMF. Lagarde met Mukherjee and India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Delhi as part of her tour to gain support for her bid within emerging…