A U.S. judge's order to Google to turn over YouTube user data to Viacom sparked an outcry Thursday from privacy advocates in the midst of a legal showdown over video piracy.
As oil and food prices continue to rise and fears over supply and demand heighten, the agriculture and alternative energy markets remain good places to invest, according to Wouter Weijand from Fortis Investments.
The record high oil prices could fuel the further development of hybrid cars. But costly battery technology could hamper their production. Chris Richter, auto analyst at CLSA sheds more light on this, with guest host, Michael Spencer from Deutsche Bank & CNBC's Martin Soong.
Shares of Oce fell more than 19% Thursday after the Dutch printer and photocopier maker said it plans to cut costs by cutting jobs and that second-quarter profit dropped. Jan van den Belt, CFO of Oce, discusses the company's restructuring plans.