 Asia free-trade agreements attract AmericansThe United States, in an effort to improve its influence in the Asia-Pacific region, has arranged talks to discuss a proposed Trans-Pacific partnership... | |
 Another Toyota runs away from driverA reported runaway Toyota Prius in California has had US safety investigators involved in determining the cause of a terrifying... |
 Nasdaq crash was ten years ago It is ten years since the dotcom bubble... |
 Los Angeles County mooted for new Chinese carsThe Los Angeles Business Journal has reported that Chinese car maker BYD may build an assembly plant in Los Angeles... |
 Irish airline millions of euros downIrish airline, Aer Lingus, has reported a loss for... |
| Eurotunnel makes profit even with poor economy Eurotunnel has announced a profit of 1.4 million euros for last year, despite the weather, a fire in the tunnel and poor economic... |
 Referendum to pay Britain and Holland will not go aheadIcelanders have voted overwhelmingly against a referendum to allow taxpayers money to be used to repay international... |
 Greek austerity plans given Clinton approvalUS Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, has met Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou in... |
 U.S. stocks in slow motion riseU.S. stocks made narrow advances Tuesday, as traders remained cautious on the... |
 Brazilian sardine industry under protectionThe Brazilian government has ordered the implementation of a sardine conservation awareness... |
 February sales up in Chinese passenger carsChinese passenger car sales have climbed 55 percent from February 2009, with strong demand for smaller cars and four wheel drive... |
 UN says we will need much more food by 2050The head of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation has warned another food price crisis might happen if record high energy prices, growing demand for bio-fuels and low grain reserves force up price... |
 Protests spread after Indian fuel hikeThe main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party in india has protested over a hike in fuel... |
 Toff houses best sellers in LondonLand Registry sale price statistics have shown that exclusive houses in England and Wales are still maintaining their high... |
| US stocks gain on financial firms Major US stock indices posted mild gains Tuesday, led by troubled financial firms bailed out by the US government in the past... |
| UK PM Brown says government budget to be published in 2 weeks, paving way for election LONDON - Britain's economic recovery remains fragile, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned Wednesday, as he paved the way for a national election by announcing the government's budget would be... |
| Oligarch Boris Berezovsky wins libel case against Russian broadcaster in London LONDON - Self-exiled oligarch Boris Berezovsky has won his libel case against a Russian broadcaster that accused him of masterminding the murder of a former Russian agent in London. The 63-year-old... |
| Industrial production fell in January Industrial production fell in January, against predictions of a rise. Photograph: Guardian Britain's manufacturers suffered their biggest fall in production in six months at the start of the year... |
| Manufacturing production: what the economists say Factory output suffered its steepest drop in six months at the start of the year, partly because of the snow and ice. Here's what economists made of the... |
| Gordon Brown: I have the character to lead UK to recovery Gordon Brown, who today said: 'I have heard people say it is about policy and I have heard other people say it is about character. I do not think you can separate the two.' Photograph: Daniel... |
| Tanfield accelerates after US offer for its electric car business are motoring after the group received a conditional offer for its electric vehicles business from its US partner.Smiths Electric Vehicles US - established by Tanfield in 2009 - is now offering £37m... |
| Alice in Wonderland's box-office triumph masks a grim portent | David Cox break box-office records . Yet in spite of the bounty it's appeared to bestow, this film has cast a shadow over the picture-house. It's shown cinemas to be threatened by a tide of change whose... |
| Tullett Prebon shares climb on bid approach news has jumped around 17% after confirming market speculation about a takeover by saying it was in talks with a possible bidder.Although it described the discussion as preliminary, the interdealer... |
| Glanbia reports 19% fall in 2009 pre-tax profits; Majority shareholder is interested in acquiring Glanbia's Irish dairy operations Glanbia reports 19% fall in 2009 pre-tax profits; Majority shareholder is interested in acquiring Glanbia's Irish dairy operations By Finfacts Team Mar 10, 2010 - 9:41:29 AM ... |
| China's exports jumped by 46% in February compared with a year ago; Imports climbed 44.7% China's exports jumped by 46% in February compared with a year ago; Imports climbed 44.7% By Finfacts Team Mar 10, 2010 - 9:18:23 AM ... |
| Siegel Says U.S. Recovery Certain, Euro Region Faces Splinter March 10 (Bloomberg) -- Jeremy Siegel, a finance professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, says the worst is over for the U.S. economy and the Federal Reserve may raise... |
| Emerging-Market Stocks Climb, Erasing 2010 Loss; Metals Gain March 10 (Bloomberg) -- Emerging market stocks rose, erasing their losses for the year, and metal prices gained after China said exports soared by the most in three years. The British pound weakened... |
| Norway Peace Prize Gets a Record 237 Nominees for 2010 March 10 (Bloomberg) -- Norway said nominations for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize reached a record 237, the largest group of potential winners to be put forward in the award’s... |
| E.ON’s Teyssen to Give Post-2010 Outlook at Mid-Year March 10 (Bloomberg) -- E.ON AG, Germany’s largest utility, will give an earnings outlook for 2011 onwards at the middle of this year as economic progress remains “difficult” to... |
| Gates Praises Building of Afghan Army After Visiting War Zone March 10 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates praised Afghanistan’s efforts to build the army it needs to take over from American troops due to begin leaving next... |
| Microsoft boffin wins Turing Award The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has awarded the 2009 AM Turing Award to Charles P. Thacker, for his work in pioneering the networked personal computer. ... |
| Microsoft needs browser comeback from Internet Explorer 9 Microsoft is expected to share details about Internet Explorer 9 at its upcoming MIX10 conference, and industry watchers say the forthcoming release could help the software giant put part of its... |
| Microsoft warns of zero-day IE hole Microsoft warned of a critical vulnerability in Internet Explorer that is already being exploited by hackers, the second such admission in the last two months. Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) and its 2006... |
| Microsoft patches Excel security hole Microsoft announced a lighter load of security bulletins for its users, but security experts say the potential impact is considerable if vulnerabilities aren't addressed. "Even though it is a slower... |
| German exports fall unexpectedly German exports fell unexpectedly in January, with the cold weather that month being seen as the main cause.Exports in the first month of the year declined 6.3% on a seasonally adjusted basis,... |
| UK industrial output falls back Industrial production in the UK fell unexpectedly in January, as the cold weather dented firms' output, official data has shown.Output fell by 0.4% compared with December, the Office for National... |
| Budget in two weeks, Darling says This year's Budget will be held in Wednesday 24 March, Chancellor Alistair Darling has confirmed.The statement will be six weeks ahead of the widely expected general election date of 6 May. Prime... |
| Budget Date Fuels Election Speculation In a written statement, the Chancellor Alistair Darling announced it would be held on March 24. The date will fuel speculation the General Election will be held on May 6, the same day as the council... |
| New Deadline Looms For BA Strike Talks Unite union and the airline have given themselves until noon as they try to break a long-running row over jobs, pay and working practices. It remains far from certain that the TUC-chaired... |
| RMB sees higher earnings Submit your comment Diversified financial services holding group RMB Holdings, whose investments include FirstRand, witnessed a 22 percent improvement in normalised earnings from R1.353 billion to... |
| China Mobile To Pay $5.83 Billion For Bank Stake HONG KONG -- China Mobile Ltd. said Wednesday it has conditionally agreed to buy a 20% stake in Shanghai Pudong Development Bank Co. for 39.80 billion yuan ($5.83 billion). The state-controlled... |
| U.K. Jan. Manufacturing Output Falls 0.9% LONDON -- British factory output posted an unexpected fall in January, with manufacturing output down 0.9% compared to December, the Office for National Statistics reported Wednesday. Compared to... |
| U.K. Budget To Be Unveiled March 24, Brown Says LONDON -- The British government will unveil its budget plan in "two weeks' time" on March 24, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said in a speech Wednesday. "We are at a turning point, a crossroads, for... |
| Cathay Pacific's Shares Gain On 2009 Profit Result HONG KONG -- Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.'s shares rose 4.7% in afternoon trade Wednesday after the airline said it returned to profit in 2009, helped by the sale of nearly half its stake in an... |
| Tullett Prebon In Takeover Talks LONDON -- U.K. interdealer broker Tullett Prebon said Wednesday that it is in preliminary talks with a third party that could lead to a takeover offer for the company. The group said there is no... |
| Stock futures signal higher open; Facet eyed (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a higher open on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500 up 0.07 percent, Dow Jones futures up 0.09 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures up... |
| Insurers' Chile quake hit won't up prices MUNICH/ZURICH (Reuters) - Last month's huge earthquake in Chile might cost the insurance industry up to $7 billion in damage claims, the world's top two reinsurers said, but it looks unlikely to... |
| Oil Drifts Near $81 Amid Mixed US Inventory Data Oil prices drifted down to near $81 a barrel Wednesday in Asia after a report showed mixed evidence about U.S. crude demand. Benchmark crude for April delivery was down 38 cents to $81.11 a barrel... |
| BA, American, Iberia to Cede Airport Slots British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia have offered to give away takeoff and landing slots at London and New York airports to soothe European Union antitrust worries, EU regulators said... |
| Nationalized UK Bank Northern Rock Back in Profit Nationalized mortgage lender Northern Rock said Wednesday that it returned to profit in the second half of 2009 as interest income rose and losses on loans fell. Northern Rock said it posted a... |
