PARIS, Jan 28 (Reuters) - European shares rose in early trading on Wednesday, reversing most of the previous session's losses, as a batch of positive corporate results helped boost sentiment.

TOKYO/OSAKA (Reuters) - Struggling Japanese video game maker Nintendo Co warned it won't make its annual operating profit target due to slack sales of its 3DS handheld game consoles, though the yen's current weakness means overseas sales will boost net profit.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc plans to spin off its 15 percent stake in China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd , responding to pressure to hand over to shareholders its prized e-commerce investment valued at roughly $40 billion.

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese online food delivery service Ele.me said on Tuesday it has raised $350 million from investors including CITIC Private Equity, Tencent Holdings Ltd , JD.com Inc , Dianping and Sequoia Capital.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Construction and mining equipment maker Caterpillar Inc on Tuesday reported a lower net profit that came in below market expectations, as lower prices for copper, coal and iron ore hurt its mining business and warned the drop in oil prices would hurt its business in 2015.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Most Asian share markets firmed on Tuesday and the euro clung to rare gains, relieved that European equities had weathered Greece's election outcome without too much disruption.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Brent crude oil prices held above $48 on Tuesday following comments from OPEC that prices may have found a floor.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Cablevision System Corp said on Monday it would launch in February a wireless Internet phone service to give users an alternative to pricier data plans from cellular companies such as AT&T and Verizon.

There are people in this world who exude gratitude, patience and empathy. These are the people who should shape your brand's customer experience. If 70 percent of buying experiences are based on how the customer feels they are being treated (McKinsey) why do companies continue to hire people in…

NEW YORK, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Following are the top 10 movies at North American box offices for the three days starting Jan. 23, led by "American Sniper," according to studio estimates compiled by Reuters. 1 (1) American Sniper........................$64.4 million 2 (*) The Boy Next…

NEW DELHI, Jan 25 (Reuters) - In a glow of bonhomie, U.S. President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi worked on a series of bilateral agreements at a summit on Sunday that both sides hope will establish an enduring strategic partnership.

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - In a glow of bonhomie, U.S. President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi worked on a series of bilateral agreements at a summit on Sunday that both sides hope will establish an enduring strategic partnership.

PARIS (Reuters) - After the surprises from central banks which rocked markets at the start of the year, the U.S. Federal Reserve will be watched as closely as ever this week to see that it doesn't stray from its own policy path.

Jan 24 (Reuters) - Bomb threats against two U.S. airline flights on Saturday prompted North American air defense fighter planes to scramble to accompany them to their destination in Atlanta, an airport spokesman said.

LONDON, Jan 24 (Reuters) - The president of Goldman Sachs has urged Britain to stay within the European Union, warning, ahead of a May general election, that an exit would put the capital's status as a major financial centre at risk.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has halted some counter-terrorism operations against al Qaeda militants in Yemen following a takeover of the country by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, U.S. officials said on Friday.

MEXICO CITY, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Mexico's antitrust watchdog on Friday warned some aspects of a new tender to build a high-speed train system would hinder fair competition, adding a new stumbling block for the government after a political scandal blew up around a previous contract.

BUY on the rumour, sell on the fact. That old stockmarket saying didn't really apply this week, unless you count the euro. The European Central Bank was widely expected to start quantitative easing (QE) and it duly did so, but stockmarkets still managed a post-announcement rally.  Perhaps it was the…

MADRID (Reuters) - Telefonica has agreed to sell its British unit O2 to Hutchison Whampoa in a deal valued at more than 10 billion pounds, a source with direct knowledge of the operation said on Thursday.

Here's a bold prediction: Microsoft will deliver the ability to stream your PC game library to an Xbox One console, and they'll make the official announcement by the time E3 2015 rolls around.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Crude oil futures tumbled on Thursday after the Energy Information Administration announced the largest build in U.S. crude stocks in at least 14 years.

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean smartphone maker LG Electronics Inc said on Thursday that it encountered no overheating problems with Qualcomm Inc's new Snapdragon processor that is powering a curved-screen device going on sale later this month.

Jan 22 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories in the Financial Times. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

(Reuters) - Memory chipmaker SanDisk Corp forecast current-quarter and full-year 2015 revenue well below Wall Street expectations, saying it would be unable to meet demand for flash memory storage chips until mid-year due to lean inventory levels.

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank's Executive Board has proposed a program that would enable the ECB to buy 50 billion euros ($58 billion) in bonds per month starting in March, a euro zone source said on Wednesday.

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil edged above $48 a barrel on Wednesday, consolidating after a drop in the previous session, although traders and analysts said oversupply and the prospect of inventory rises made further weakness likely.

Paul De Grauwe, John Paulson Chair in Political Economy at the London School of Economics, gives his thoughts on the ECB meeting this Thursday, where Mario Draghi is expected to announce a programme of quantitative easing. IT APPEARS that the European Central Bank (ECB) is ready to start a large…

“Busuu has more than 50 million registered users and a few million monthly actives,” said Bernhard Niesner,  CEO & Co-founder of busuu.com the online language learning platform.  He believes his company is the largest platform for language learning in the world – with its combination of free and…

TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's Competition Bureau said on Tuesday it is investigating Indigo Books and Music Inc, the country's biggest bookstore chain, as part of a probe into alleged anti-competitive practices in the e-book market.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The militant Islamic State group released an online video on Tuesday purporting to show two Japanese captives and threatening to kill them unless it received $200 million in ransom.

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - BP Plc will try to whittle away at $13.7 billion in potential fines under the Clean Water Act as the penalty phase starts on Tuesday in its trial over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Jan 20 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.