29/Jun 2008 | Dollar flat against euro in Asia | TOKYO: The dollar was steady against the euro in Asian trade Monday as traders weighed prospects for higher interest rates in the eurozone ahead of a key European Central Bank policy meeting, dealers ... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | WRAPUP 1-Australia price pressures to keep cenbank wary | Adds analyst reaction)By Wayne ColeSYDNEY, June 30 (Reuters) - A private measure of Australian inflation jumped to new highs in June as households paid more for petrol and rents, highlighting the need... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Yen Declines Against Euro on O | The yen fell for the first day in three against the euro on speculation the Bank of Japan will keep borrowing costs on hold while the European Central Bank prepares to raise rates. ... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Inflation still hot, but RBA will stay cool: Economy roundup | Reserve Bank of Australia is unlikely to lift interest rates when it meets tomorrow.The TD Securities-Melbourne Institute inflation gauge recorded a year-on-year . Credit demand down, inflation spike... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Malaysian shares open lower on Wall St fall, political concerns | KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Financial) - Malaysian shares opened lower on Monday as investors took their cue from Wall Street's fall on Friday and oil prices marching towards $143 a barrel, while domestic p... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Bill Miller finds opportunities in battered financials | The chairman and CIO of Legg Mason Capital Management says many large-cap stocks are now attractively valued. He has moved to make his portfolio more concentrated, trimming mostly small- and mid-cap h... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Tokyo shares mixed in early trade - UPDATE | Wall Street on Friday amid mounting concerns about record oil prices and fallout from the credit crisis. 'Investors appear hesitant to open fresh positions due to mixed cues and while U. stocks tumble... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Babcock & Brown Ltd | The banking syndicate for troubled investment firm Babcock & Brown Ltd has told the group that the market capitalisation review clause for its corporate facilities will be removed altogether.The s... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Phil Green | Babcock & Brown Ltd has confirmed that a market capitalisation clause in its corporate debt facility does not constitute a default or breach of covenant.8 billion three-year evergreen facility... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | SKorean shares open lower on economic worries | SEOUL (Thomson Financial) - South Korean shares opened lower on Monday, falling for a third day, as investors were worried about a hard landing for Asia's fourth-largest economy in the wake of the glo... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Shell Chemicals seeks partners for new $500 million Singapore facility - report | SINGAPORE (Thomson Financial) - Shell Chemicals, the petrochemicals unit of Royal Dutch Shell , is seeking potential partners for a $500 million styrene monomer/propylene oxide (SMPO) manufacturing fa... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Wanna bet on any asset? Think twice | While consumers around the world are fighting with rising prices of food and fuel, another interesting duel is taking shape away from the public glare. Facing each other in the ring are policymakers a... Read » |
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29/Jun 2008 | Eurozone interest rates set to rise as inflation erupts: analysts | Mittal considering takeover of Rio Tinto: report Gay runs wind-assisted 9.68 seconds Hamilton eclipses other British F1 winners Eurozone interest rates set to rise as inflation erupts: analysts . Holl... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Spain triumph at Euro 2008 final | VIENNA (Reuters) - Spain turned the Euro 2008 final into a football fiesta on Sunday, playing a dazzling passing game as they deservedly swept away Germany with a 1-0 victory. A brilliant 33rd-minute ... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Condemned, debated: but Po iatek survives | IT HAS BEEN an interesting week for Slovakia s finance minister, J n Po iatek. After being condemned by the prime minister he offered to resign, but the prime minister kept him on. Then he faced an at... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | OPEC leader repeats prediction of $170 a barrel by year's end | How to Buy. SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Oil prices will climb to $170 a barrel this year because of increased demand, political tension and decisions made by monetary policymakers in the U. dollar,... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | IT governance becoming top business concern--IBM exec | Farmers now Internet surfers. Terrorism hard to prove under anti-terror law--defense exec . CommunicAsia: Old and new faces By Erwin Oliva INQUIRER.net SINGAPORE I took a 30-minute break on the first ... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Commodities: Only Oil Matters | Oil remains the only commodity in town, so to speak, the others are all sideshows, even gold which came to life Thursday and Friday and ended the week well over $US900 an ounce and at a one month high... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Singapore shares outlook - Lower on Wall Street fall, record oil prices | Friday as crude oil prices rose to a fresh record near $143 a barrel. Rising oil prices will put additional pressure on central banks to raise domestic interest rates, a move that could further dampen... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Phelps sets world mark | Adds detail) By Steve Keating OMAHA, Nebraska, June 29 (Reuters) - Michael Phelps got the U. Olympic swimming trials off to a spectacular start with a world record in the 400 metres individual medley ... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | SKorean shares outlook - Lower on Wall Street's fall, record oil prices | SEOUL (Thomson Financial) - South Korean shares are expected to open lower on Monday as investors lose more confidence after Wall Street declined on fresh record oil prices and more troubling news abo... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Intercontinental Bank begins operations in UK | 30.2008 THE Financial Services Authority (FSA) of the United Kingdom (UK) has licensed Intercontinental Bank (UK) Plc, a subsidiary of Intercontinental Bank Plc, as a full-fledged bank offering wholes... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Senate mandates ministers to appear before committee | Agriculture.2008 THE Senate has asked Ministers of Finance and Justice, Dr. Michael Aondoakaa, as well as other serving and former ministers who were involved in the disbursement and utilisation of th... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Japanese PM Fukuda's approval rating up 2 points to 26 pct - report | TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Support for Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's cabinet rose 2 percentage points to 26 percent in June, a poll compiled by the Nikkei showed on Monday. Disapproval of th... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Oil Takes Notice of Monetary Policy | Oil, once a casual observer of the world's central banks and the currency markets that track them, is now a die-hard fan. The European Central Bank is set to raise interest rates Thursday. While this ... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | G-8 to invest $10 bln annually to fund R&D on greenhouse gases - report | TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - The Group of Eight industrialized nations will jointly invest more than $10 billion a year on research and development of technology to combat climate change, such as stori... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Why the price of oil is so high | Markets. Oil has wrong-footed even the most bullish analysts, having shot up an astonishing 85% over the past 12 months and 37% this year alone. The rise has big implications for the economy and marke... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Monetary Landmarks | The European Central Bank celebrated its tenth birthday on 1st June 2008. Once established, it had just seven months to launch Europe s single currency, the Euro, which came into being on 1st January ... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | French 'not convinced' on ECB rate rise | French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde said that a significant interest rate increase by the European Central Bank may not be prudent. ''I am not convinced it is prudent to significantly raise inte... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | American Semiconductor (AMSC:Nasdaq): Wind Energy Can Turbo Charge Your Portfolio | American Superconductor (AMSC:Nasdaq): Wind Energy Can Turbo Charge Your Portfolio American Superconductor (AMSC:Nasdaq) manufactures and sells power electronic converters and superconductor wires to... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | PE firms review plans after Ranbaxy deal | In the wake of the recent Ranbaxy-Daiichi deal that took many by surprise, private equity (PE) firms are treading a more cautious path in their approach towards investments in the fast-growing Indian ... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Teen killed by roller coaster at Six Flags | NEW YORK (Reuters) - A 17-year-old boy was killed by a roller coaster at a Six Flags Inc amusement park in Georgia on Saturday after entering a restricted area, park officials said. The teen, visitin... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Spanish fiesta | World Soccer Home. By Sonya Dowsett MADRID, June 29 (Reuters) - Euphoric Spaniards poured into the streets on Sunday to celebrate their European Championship victory over Germany, the first time the c... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Checkbook 3.00.59 | Gestionale XP. You enter transactions into Checkbook just as you would on your paper version. But instead of pulling out your calculator each month and struggling with the chore of balancing your chec... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Aussie dollar back up to four-week highs | 30/06/2008 8:19:00 AM. The Australian dollar opened at its firmest level in four weeks today as expectations of a European interest rate rise weighed down the US currency. At 1700 AEST, the Australia... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | R E G I O N: US escalating covert operations against Iran: report | Other categories: JRCSafeguards; Nuclear; WASHINGTON, June 29 (Xinhua) -- The United States has beefed up its covert effort to undermine Iran's leadership since Congress approved late last year Pres... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Berkeley solar financing company Helio introduces new plan | Helio Micro Utility Inc. of Berkeley introduced a new financing plan for residential solar electricity systems that allows a homeowner to buy power from solar panels installed on their roofs without a... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Iraq plans to sue over oil-for-food scams | Monday, June 30, 2008 BAGHDAD: Iraq said Sunday it plans to file lawsuits against a group of companies and individuals in US courts over their alleged role in a UN oil-for-food scam under Saddam Husse... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Iraq to file lawsuits in US | 2 hours 1 minute ago BAGHDAD - Iraq said on Sunday it plans to file lawsuits against a group of companies and individuals in US courts over their alleged role in a United Nations oil-for-food scam und... Read » |
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29/Jun 2008 | Fed sits tight while world rates rise | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Thanks to the European Central Bank and its counterparts in Mexico and India, the U. Federal Reserve may have found a way to delay raising interest rates. In a perfect world, F... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Ballack starts, Fabregas in for Villa | Germany [ Images ] captain Michael Ballack [ Images ] was passed fit to play in Sunday's Euro 2008 [ Images ] final against Spain after recovering sufficiently from a calf muscle injury. The 31-year-o... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Sainsbury mulls final salary pension sell-off - report | LONDON (Thomson Financial) - British supermarket group J Sainsbury Plc. is considering proposals to sell its final salary pension scheme to specialist insurers, according to a report. The group, led b... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Spanish Pm Urges Ecb To Show Interest Rate | Zapatero said there were two possible interest rate policies, one aimed at fighting inflation with higher interest rates pursued by the ECB and one aimed at boosting growth that has been put in place ... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Wimbledon looking to recover after shocks | For three days running, a series of seismic shocks ripped through Wimbledon, causing destruction rarely witnessed so early at a Grand Slam tournament. The exit of Australian Open champion Novak Djokov... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Banca Italease, DZ Bank to sign strategic partnership by Tuesday - report | MILAN (Thomson Financial) - Leasing and factoring group Banca Italease SpA and German cooperative bank DZ Bank have signed a letter of intent, expected to be approved by their boards on Monday or Tues... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Euro final: Michael Ballack will play! | Bild has learned that the injured captain will definitely be in the starting lineup," the newspaper wrote on www.de under a headline "Jaaaa! Michael Ballack spielt!" (Yeess! Michael Ballack will play!... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Italy's Scajola hopes to list shipyard Fincantieri by the fall - report | MILAN (Thomson Financial) - Italy's minister for economic development Claudio Scajola aims to list state-owned shipyard Fincantieri SpA 'if possible by the fall', according to a report in Sunday's La ... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Central bankers unite vs inflation | BASEL, Switzerland (Reuters) - Central bankers issued a stern warning on Sunday against the dangers of surging inflation, saying rising energy costs risk damaging growth in rich and poor countries ali... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | French Fin Min: French Inflation Rate Seen 2% To 3% In '08 | French Fin Min: French Inflation Rate Seen 2% To 3% In '08 Jun 29, 2008 12:44 PM. UK Signs Nuclear Deal With Energy-Parched Jordan Jun 29, 2008 12:13 . Urges ECB To Show Interest Rate "Flexibility" Ju... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Take the Great Canadian Business Quiz | Oil Watch. We know school's out for the summer, but you might be up to taking one more test - especially since it's been a busy, busy time in the world of business. And since Canada Day is just around... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Spanish PM urges ECB to show interest rate 'flexibility' | Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on Sunday urged the European Central Bank to show 'flexibility' in its interest rate policy which he said is too focused on fighting inflation. The ... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Spanish PM Urges ECB To Show Interest Rate "Flexibility" | 15:22 GMT.Spanish PM Urges ECB To Show Interest Rate "Flexibility" MADRID (AFP)--Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero Sunday urged the European Central Bank to show "flexibility" in its... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Twenty-year-old supermodel in apparent suicide plunge | NEW YORK (Reuters) - A 20-year-old woman identified by local media as Kazakh supermodel Ruslana Korshunova plunged to her death from a Manhattan apartment on Saturday in an apparent suicide. Police s... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Cable & Wireless to sweeten Thus offer by 27 million pounds - report | LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Telecoms group Cable & Wireless plans to sweeten its 302 million pounds offer for rival Thus Group by 27 million pounds and could recommend the deal to shareholders on Mon... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Germany's Steinbrueck warns ECB against rate hike on growth concerns | 14:37 GMT.FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - German finance minister and Social Democrat Peer Steinbrueck has warned the European Central Bank not to hike interest rates this week as he fears a rate hike... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | German ministers clash over advice to central bank | BERLIN, June 29 - German Economy Minister Michael Glos publicly admonished Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck on Sunday for his unusual appeal to the European Central Bank to refrain from raising inter... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | 6 Words You Don't Want to Say | I'll tell you a story. It's about a young man who "gambled" a fortune and lost -- and in so doing, learned a valuable lesson. It was first told by Napoleon Hill, a friend of Andrew Carnegie, in his bo... Read » |
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29/Jun 2008 | Tribune job cuts highlight bad year for newspapers | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tribune Co will cut jobs at The Sun in Baltimore and Hartford Courant as the company struggles with falling advertising revenue, making it the latest publisher to trim staff in on... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Mr. Smith goes to New England | By Monte Dutton mduttongastongazette. acquired what is now New Hampshire Motor Speedway - Smith prefers the adjective "motor" to "international" - all sorts of rumors circled through New England and e... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Slovak Ctrl Bker: Koruna/Euro Parity Reflects Econ Reality | 13:28 GMT.Slovak Ctrl Bker: Koruna/Euro Parity Reflects Econ Reality BASEL, Switzerland (Dow Jones)--The Slovak koruna's parity of SKK30.1260 against the euro in the euro-zone pre-accession exchange-r... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Iraq set to sue over oil-for-food scam | Iraq said it plans to file lawsuits against a group of companies and individuals in US courts over their alleged role in a United Nations oil-for-food scam under Saddam Hussein's regime. Government sp... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Euro final: Ballack injury hampers Germany | Saturday, just as soccer's great and good were drooling over the attacking play so far. A calf problem meant the midfielder was doubtful for Sunday's showpiece in Vienna against Spain, who also looked... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | How to keep recovery agents at bay | It's 2 a. There's a ring on the phone, a sound you've learnt to dread. Unless you have been at the receiving end, it's tough to imagine how stressful a single phone call can be. "It was the worst expe... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Iraq to sue firms over oil-for-food scandal | LEGAL ACTION: Iraq has said it will sue companies and individuals over the Saddam-era oil-for-food scandal. Iraq said on Sunday it plans to file lawsuits against a group of companies and individuals ... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Iraq to file lawsuits in US over oil-for-food scam | BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraq said on Sunday it plans to file lawsuits against a group of companies and individuals in US courts over their alleged role in a United Nations oil-for-food scam under Saddam Husse... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Heedless greed | WASHINGTON -- The black-tie party at Washington's swank Mayflower Hotel seemed a fitting celebration of the biggest American housing boom since the 1950s: filet mignon and lobster, a champagne room an... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Bolt beats Powell in 100m showdown | Beijing [ Images ] Olympics [ Images ] on Saturday, but his coach remained tight-lipped about whether he will run in the prestige event. In what had been billed as the clash of the world's two fastest... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | CSU making some gains in fundraising | Colorado State University faced a mixed bag of financial news in the past two weeks. The land-grant university expected to generate about $72.8 million in fundraising this fiscal year ending in June -... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | 500m rescue package for Taylor Wimpey | Share tips & tactics. Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey is close to agreeing a cash injection from its biggest shareholders in a bid to patch up its balance sheet. The Mail on Sunday's column Midas will se... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | First joint venture law firm licensed | First joint venture law firm licensed (28-06-2008) HCM CITY AGZI LCT received yesterday a licence from the Ministry of Justice to become the country s first joint venture law firm. Vietnamese compa... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Gulf as a global financial centre sees opportunities and influence growing, says new report | INTERNATIONAL. A new report from Chatham House examines the prospects for the GCC economies and the potential development of the region as a global financial centre (GFC) over the next decade. The Gu... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Gulf Bank delivers lowest cost travel insurance policy in local market | Gulf Bank has partnered with American Life Insurance Company (ALICO) to provide the most comprehensive and cost effective family travel insurance policy in the country. Jashanmal offers 20% discount o... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | AMWAL launches Qatar Chlorine equity private placement | Amwal, one of the leading investment banking and asset management firms in Qatar, recently announced the successful closing of Qatar Chlorine's debt financing with a leading Qatari Bank. Sheikha Hanad... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Farmers Insurance Claims Vehicle in Place to Assist Victims of Nebraska Storms | OMAHA, Neb.-(Business Wire)-June 28, 2008 - Farmers Insurance Group of Companies(R) has deployed its state-of-the-art customer care vehicle (CCV) to assist Farmers Insurance customers who suffered dam... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Tuition keeps rising | USC undergraduate and graduate students will face a 5.9 percent tuition increase taking effect July 1, after the 2008-2009 budget proposal was made public by the Board of Trustees executive committee ... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | 'Rupee to test 47-level vs USD' | Indicators. NEW DELHI: Continuing flight of foreign capital from Indian equity markets and the persisting global financial crisis, hit by surging crude oil prices, are likely to send the domestic curr... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | HCT, UNB gear students into | Union National Bank and Higher Colleges of Technology have signed an agreement to develop finance programs within HCT. HCT will set up the 'Union National Bank Chair of Financial Services', exploring ... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Tamweel awarded Best Home Finance at Arabian Property Awards | HYDRA PROPERTIES CEO DR. AL FAHIM BESTOWED WITH OUTSTANDING ACHIEVER OF 2008 HONOUR AT ARABIAN PROPERTY AWARDS 27.Gains industry-wide recognition for rapid growth, led by strong product offerings and ... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Malaysia's Anwar to be investigated on sex charges - police | KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Financial) - Malaysia's opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim will be investigated over new allegations of sodomy, police said on Saturday, the same charge that saw him jailed a decade... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Top real estate firm blames downturn as it lets staff go | Survey shows CEOs losing confidence in economy . Irish investors set their sights on Dutch property. Interest rate rises blamed as rents up 150 a month. The Exporter: Export growth labours under job ... Read » |
29/Jun 2008 | Cowen's plans in ruins as budgets slashed | FG and Labour blame Cowen for 'leading us into recession'. Taoiseach needs to be lean, mean, fighting machine . Public sector pay leaves Cowen between a rock and a hard place. The Programme for Govern... Read » |