Online retailer Amazon.com is poised to open its first bricks-and-mortar store in Seattle, according to an American blogger who covers the e-reader sector.

Lucas Papademos requests document on "consequences" of a Greek default as France and Germany insist there will be no €130bn bailout unless the country agrees harsh new austerity terms.

Xceleron, a leader in accelerating drug development using ultra-sensitive bioanalytical analyses, to...