Facebook to tap mobile ads for revenue
Launch of ‘sponsored stories’ ads likely in March after investors warned filing for IPO showed a lack of ‘meaningful revenue’ from mobile devices
Vodafone set to halt Greek unit merger
The UK telecoms business looks as if it will abandon attempts to amalgamate with rival Wind Hellas in the face of regulatory concerns
US puts pressure on Assad to quit
The US vowed to put ‘immense pressure’ on Syria’s president to step down after Russia and China vetoed a resolution aimed at ending the fighting
Big freeze brings snow to Europe
Bitter weather grounds flights at London Heathrow and leaves Rome in chaos after mayor misreads forecast
UK looks to bridge regulatory divide with US
Enforcement actions have reinforced the view that the UK is lighter on markets policing but that could be about to change with aggressive US-style tactics
Spain’s new Socialist leader attacks Church
Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba is elected Socialist leader in Spain despite his role in party’s defeat in November and uses platform to attack Catholic privileges
