May 7 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks rose, sending the benchmark FTSE 100 Index to a four-month high, led by Enterprise Inns Plc after the company said it was eligible to convert itself into a real estate investment trust.

Although print ad sales continue to weaken amid the slowing economy and a $1.6 billion first-quarter loss, Yellow pages publisher R.H. Donnelley reported financial results that beat analysts' expectations.

The Dubai Department of Economic Development (DED) has launched the 'Dubai Resources Business Directory 2008', the first of its kind official listing of the department.

The whizbang world of cyberspace communications adds new words to the vocabulary at a pace so rapid that lexicography has a tough time keeping up. One of the more recent additions to the jargon is "blog ," which leads to "bloggers" and "blogging ."

The OMERS pension fund announced today that one of Canada's leading corporate finance lawyers will head up a new entity to invest in a select portfolio of private companies that have global reach.