25/Jun 2008 | World's 100 Leading Brands -- None Are Chinese | Business Week, working with Interbrand, just did a list of the 100 leading global brands and none of the brands are Chinese. Based on its methodology, this should not be a surprise. The article states... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Scots economic growth 'slowing' | Growth in the Scottish economy has slowed, according to figures from analysts at Lloyds TSB. The bank's Business Monitor's latest report showed the Scottish economy continuing to grow in the quarter t... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Scots business icons prove it is still possible to prosper | TWO of Scotland's pioneering entrepreneurs yesterday defied the growing economic gloom, unveiling figures that proved that businesses or at least some of them can prosper amid the economic slowdow... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Investors vote on HBOS cash plan | Shareholders in Halifax Bank of Scotland are voting on plans for a 4 billion cash injection. The high street giant, which is Britain's biggest mortgage lender, is asking investors for the mammoth sum... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | American cuts 30 more flights out of Lambert | It's going to get harder to get places by air. On Wednesday, we started to find out just how much harder. American Airlines said it will slash 30 flights a day from its schedule at Lambert-St. Louis I... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Futuris shares soar after CEO quits | FUTURIS chief executive Les Wozniczka has quit following yesterday's profit downgrade which sent the company's shares plummeting. Mr Wozniczka, who was appointed CEO in 2003, said he took full respons... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Morgan Stanley Private Equity, a unit of financial ervices firm Morgan Stanley (MS) said late Wednesday that it has completed the | Morgan Stanley Private Equity, a unit of financial ervices firm Morgan Stanley (MS) said late Wednesday that it has completed the acquisition of 60% majority stake in the U. The transaction valued 100... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | SEB unit pays $200m for Ubi industrial property | Citi sees no oversupply of homes in next two years . Q2 investment sales of properties slide, but money waiting in the wings . YTL s Sentosa villas to start from $12m each. High Court dismisses appeal... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Q2 investment sales of properties slide, but money waiting in the wings | Price mismatch expected to keep volume of deals low TOTAL investment sales of Singapore real estate, a gauge of developers and investors medium- to long-term confidence in the property sector, have ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Stocks remain strong at noon | The Australian share market continued to perform well at noon following a strong lead from the financial sector and the US Federal Reserve's decision to leave left interest rates unchanged. At 1200 AE... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Repo hike: RBI plays havoc | 26, 2008 08:25 ISTAt a time when your monthly food and fuel budget is already pressurising your pockets, the home loan, car loan and personal loan EMIs just got larger. And this swelling budget is not... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Zoomlion wins bid for Italian CIFA | Construction machinery manufacturer Changsha Zoomlion has won a joint bid with Goldman Sachs and two other investors for Italian construction firm Compagnia Italiana Forme Acciaio SpA (CIFA), Reuters... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | A private tenancy for a minimum of one year is proposed in a consultation launched on new approaches to housing homeless people in Scotland | A private tenancy for a minimum of one year is proposed in a consultation launched on new approaches to housing homeless people in Scotland. Local authorities will be given more flexibility to use the... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Oil, metals prices fall; grains see gains | The price of crude oil was lower on Wednesday after the US Energy Information Administration released its weekly US inventories data, which showed that crude oil and distillates stockpiles were up las... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Financials lead market up | Strong start partly blamed on options expiry, short covering and bargain hunters taking advantage of others doing tax loss selling over the last few days. Bond yields fell after the Rate decision sugg... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | David Caminer: System designer behind LEO, the world's first business computer | In 1947 J. Lyons & Co, the catering firm best known for its chain of teashops, made the extraordinary decision to build a computer. The Lyons computer, called LEO for Lyons Electronic Office, was the ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | BAA to refinance 7.15 billion loans | BAA is close to securing 7.15 billion of loans to refinance debt, bankers involved with the deal are reported to have said. The loans will mature between 2010 and 2013, with Royal Bank of Scotland, H... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | House prices slump by 30,000 | 26 June 2008 House prices slump by 30,000 By Niamh Hennessy ALMOST 30,000 has been wiped off the value of the average house over the last year, as mortgage brokers predict difficult times lie ahead... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | China's regulator approves 9 of 13 IPOs | China's stock regulator has quickened the pace of approving initial public offerings but still refrained from giving the nod to large fund-raising proposals, indicating concerns of adding more pressur... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Buy When Everyone Says Sell | The Falling Market Profit Plan. In the short run, though, the ride can get a little bumpy. Even the big moneymakers on Wall Street get scared when the market declines. And even they hedge their bets u... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Anheuser To Reject InBev Offer | Belgium , people close to the American company said on Wednesday.The rejection, which has been widely expected, will . Anheuser to reject InBev offer, restructure: reports PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - An... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Diesel hits 6 a gallon | Cheap Groceries. MILLIONS of drivers faced new misery yesterday as the price of diesel hit an all-time high of 6 a gallon. The cost at the pumps reached a record average 132.03p a litre, prompting m... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | FSA launches payment protection insurance comparison tables | The Financial Services Authority has announced the launch of free, impartial comparison tables for payment protection insurance on its consumer website. Continued fall in UK creditor insurance market ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Turbines to power new energy | Search: Breast cancer genes Breast cancer screening could soon be transformed by genetic tests that indicate which members of the population are most at risk of the disease, according to a new study. ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Fresh hope in breast cancer | Renewable energy blueprint A huge increase in the number of wind turbines across the UK will be part of a "radical" 100 billion blueprint to boost renewable energy. The Government will outline measur... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | New Bill to give OAPs better | Neil Entwistle guilty Briton Neil Entwistle will spend the rest of his life in jail after being convicted of murdering his American wife and baby daughter. The jury found he shot his 27-year-old wife ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Pilkington Building Products - UK | Pilkington has announced changes in the manufacture and processing its Pilkington Pyroshield . The changes, which involve the suspension of manufacture of the fire safety product at Watson Street in ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Aussies told to leave Zimbabwe | Australians in Zimbabwe have been urged to leave under an upgraded travel advice by the Government which warns the political crisis may escalate in the coming weeks. The advice, issued today by the De... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Hilary Benn starts to allocate flood funds | Since the final report by Sir Michael Pitt into the summer floods, there have been several responses from key figures. Flood management unacceptable, says Pitt Environment Secretary Hilary Benn said t... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | The last-minute surprise that is 'maintaining consumer confidence' | Proper consultation is the rock upon which good regulation is founded. And for the Financial Services Authority, consultation is in its DNA. So when it does the unthinkable and drops a bombshell witho... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Samsung Gears Up for New Management Experiment | The Samsung Group is starting what is seen as a new experiment in management in July. With the resignation of chairman Lee Kun-hee, the country s biggest family-owned conglomerate will introduce an in... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Suzz | In this regular weekend feature you will find links to news items from the preceding week related to elders and aging, along with whatever else catches my fancy that I think you might like to know. Su... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Plasti-kote Invests in Recycling Opportunities | With an eye on the struggling property market and to promote sustainable living, Plasti-kote, the market leading spray paint brand of the Valspar Corporation, has recently invested in the philosophy o... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Griffin fears new deal for Verve | Griffin Energy boss Wayne Trumble has warned the Government not to renege on its commitment to limit State-owned utility Verve s capacity to produce power in the face of the gas crisis. Mr Trumble als... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Gen Y wasting $48bn a year on the good life | Entertainment. GENERATION Y wastes $48 billion a year on hedonistic pursuits , according to recent research. Young Australians spending habits are focused on living the good life and revolve around ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Blackout leaves fans in the dark | Skip to article: Euro 2008: Power cut leaves television fans in the dark. Millions of football fans missed a crucial part of the Euro 2008 semi-final when a power blackout twice interrupted BBC covera... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Monsanto Sinks On Sales Miss, Lackluster Guidance | BlackBerry Maker RIM Misses Q1 Views Senate Advances $300 Bil Mortgage-Rescue Measure Democrats, Republicans See Quick Fix Pinning High Oil Prices On Speculators Euro Zone's Factory, Service Sectors S... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Damian Reece | Daily Telegraph(City Editor, Head of Business, City Editor and Andrew Porter Political Editor, Head of Business, in Davos) and The Sunday Telegraph . Daily Telegraph Bradford & Bingley's board and adv... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Investing in gold? | June 25, 2008 Comments (1) I am concerned lately with the direction the economy is headed, more than I have been all year. I didn't get so distraught when housing prices fell and banks suffered, but... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | AP Technology NewsBrief at 7:15 p.m. EDT | Oracle 4Q earnings rise 27 percent to $2. breezed past analysts' expectations in its fiscal fourth quarter, providing another sign of the technology industry's vitality despite the listless U. The bus... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | In the Mail: Outlaw Journalist | In the mail today -- a copy of William McKeen 's new book Outlaw Journalist: The Life and Times of Hunter S. It will be available on July 8 but you can order now at Amazon. I'm especially anxious to ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Short term lodging Studios in central Beijing Y190 | Studio apartments in central Beijing by subway station with private bathroom and kitchenette, 24-hr hot water, adsl broad-band wireless internet access, refrigerator, water heater, electric cooker, sh... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | WSJ's Journal Women adds to staff | Business & FinancialShifts in store for New York Times business editors Posted on: 6/25/2008 International Herald Tribune business editor Liz Alderman , 3-314-143-9707, will move to The New York Times... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Auto supplier seeks protection | All the headwinds battering the North American auto parts industry have combined to push one of the largest suppliers operating in Canada into bankruptcy protection., which has 11 facilities in Canada... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Fed keeps a lid on interest rates | Caught between the rock of a battered economy and the rising tide of inflation fears, the U. Federal Reserve Board took the safe path Wednesday and opted to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | RENAULT MEGANE 1.6 Vvt Extreme Ii 5dr | I have just placed an order for a new Mercedes Benz C220 CDI with your company. I spoke with Neil who due to several queries contacted the dealership. He was most helpful and polite and professionally... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | York "bearish" on U.S. auto sales outlook | Poornima Gupta DETROIT (Reuters) - Jerry York, adviser to billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian, said on Wednesday U. auto sales were not likely to recover in the second half of this year and would onl... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Eighth of homeowners 'plan to sell' | About one in eight homeowners are planning to sell their property during the coming year despite the current housing market downturn, research shows. Roughly 13% of people plan to put their property o... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Supervisors say no to hog confinement | GARNER The Hancock County Board of Supervisors unanimously recommended denial of a permit for construction of a hog confinement proposed by Prestage Farms. However, Supervisor Sis Greiman said since... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Post-Restructuring, Netik Launches Fully Managed Data Service | Chris Kentouris . Four months after using a private equity cash infusion to spin off from Bank of New York Mellon Corp., Netik has launched a service that allows buy- and sell-side firms to outsource ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Barclays and NatWest breach data protection rules | Barclays and NatWest breach data protection rules The Information Commissioner s Office (IC0), the independent public body set up to promote access to official information and protect personal informa... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Barclays writes down 1bn and considers rights issue | In a trading update, Barclays has revealed that it has written down a further 1 billion in relation to the credit crisis, in the first quarter of the year. The bank s investment division, Barclays Ca... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Financial fire sales | 04:33 pm More banks try to auction off pieces of themselves with varying success: Barclay's : Oh lucky shareholders. Barclays believes investors should be grateful for the fact that its writedowns on ... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | TOM RAWSTONE: The British firms doing business with Zimbabwe - are they helping the desperate or prolonging their misery? | At first glance, it is a question far removed from the world's most desperate country: What do Barclays Bank, the Post Office, London Underground and a pack of sugarsnap peas from Tesco all have in co... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | UK based property investment firm enters the East African market | Kenyan male nurse charged with raping mentally impaired boy. Kenyan facing deportation commits suicide in Dallas. Eric Kimani fired from Sameer Africa after heated board meeting .. More details emerge... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Sime pulls out of Bakun cable job | PETALING JAYA: Sime Darby Bhd says it will not take an equity interest in Sarawak Hidro Sdn Bhd, owner of the 2,400-MW Bakun hydro-electric dam project. The group had late last year obtained Governmen... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | News: Nashville Man Jailed for Groping Cher | A Nashville man has been charged with disorderly conduct and public intoxication after he repeatedly harassed Cher at the famed honky-tonk Tootsies Orchid Lounge. In 2008, Queen Latifah signed on as a... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Barclays Taps Foreign Investors | Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland Group LONDON -- Barclays PLC became the latest British bank to unveil a share issue to shore up its finances, which have been weakened by write-downs on credit investm... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Sharemarket sell-off is one for | News. AN increase in investors selling shares to lock in tax losses will now ensure 2007-08 is the worst year for the Australian sharemarket in a quarter of a century. It may be as annual as Easter, b... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | Sharemarket sell-off is one for the records | National. AN increase in investors selling shares to lock in tax losses will now ensure 2007-08 is the worst year for the Australian sharemarket in a quarter of a century. It may be as annual as Easte... Read » |
25/Jun 2008 | BBC revamps catch-up service to help it overtake rivals in the digital race | Letters: The high cost of celebrity swearing From Media Guardian.03pm Letters: As a literate Guardian reader who nonetheless swears far too much, I am chastened by Max Hastings (more) . BBC revamps c... Read » |
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