The FINANCIAL -- President Shimon Peres had talks with Greek Cypriot leader Dimitris Christofias during a key visit to the island on Thursday, discussing gas finds in the eastern Mediterranean, a discovery that has sparked a crisis between Turkey and Greek Cyprus.

The FINANCIAL -- The NASDAQ OMX Group announced that the trading of Synacor Inc,commenced on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on February 10, 2012.

The FINANCIAL -- It is said that 2012 will be a tight year for jobseekers. A survey conducted amongst the leading Georgian companies shows that the majority of large businesses in the country are not going to increase the number of their staff in 2011.

The FINANCIAL -- With a greater number of consumers having acquired a taste for luxury fashion in recent years through the proliferation of flash sale websites, full-priced online luxury retailers are now reaping the benefits, reveals new data released today from American Express Business Insights during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.

The FINANCIAL -- Mitsubishi Motors Corporation will present the global debut of the all-new Mitsubishi Outlander at the 82nd Geneva International Motor Show which runs from March 6 through March 18.

The FINANCIAL -- Zurich Financial Services Group announces the appointment of Nicolas Burnet to the position of Chief Financial Officer Global Life, with immediate effect.