Leading shares rose in opening deals on Friday, following strong overnight performances in Asia and mixed results on Wall Street. The FTSE 100 index of top shares was up 0.32 percent at 5,660.44 points at the open.

As reeling banks and other financial institutions reached out with one arm to accept hundreds of billions of dollars in bailout money from American taxpayers last year, they reached out with the other to give their workers billions of dollars in bonuses. Despite the outrage expressed by people across the ...

TriQuint Semiconductor Inc., which provides chips for mobile gadgets such as Apple's iPhone, hiked its profit forecast for the quarter on Thursday, a sign that demand is improving. The news pushed TriQuint shares up ahead of the market open by 21 cents, or 3 percent, to $7.35. Excluding unusual ...

PolyOne Corp., which makes specialized plastics and resins for constructing buildings and vehicles, gave a first-quarter forecast well above Wall Street's expectations Thursday, sending shares up in after-hours trading. The company expects profit of 15 cents per share for the quarter on revenue of more than $600 ...