 BA strike to go ahead after talks failureThere has been no agreement reached between British Airways and the Unite... | |
 Defects unable to stop Toyota sales in USThe US sales of Toyota vehicles declined nearly 9 percent in... |
 Chrysler takes Volkswagen exec to run FiatThe Chrysler Group in the US has named a new executive to head the reintroduction of the Fiat brand to the local... |
 Wall Street listless after wholesale inventories diveU.S. stocks inched up Wednesday after an unexpected fall in wholesale... |
 Carlos Slim becomes the new Bill GatesMexican telecom giant Carlos Slim has topped Forbes magazine's billionaire's... |
 UK bank has better time in 2009The Northern Rock bank in the UK has announced good progress throughout 2009 as it prepares to be... |
 Orange County residents can now go direct to the islandsThe John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California has been given permission to once again run flights to and from the Hawaiian... |
 Russia goes to Argentina for caviar fixA Russian company has gone to Argentina to increase its supply of... |
 Emaar Properties to go ahead with Lombok proposalGulf company, Emaar Properties, has announced it will restart discussions with the Indonesian government on a project that was postponed during the economic... |
 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... |
 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... |
| Federal Regulators Probe Ny Prius Crash; Driver Says Car Accelerated On Its Own HARRISON, N.Y. - The crash of a Toyota Prius in New York caught the attention of federal regulators Wednesday after the driver said it accelerated on its own, then lurched down a driveway, across a... |
| Mexican Telecom Magnate Becomes 1st Person From Developing World To Be Named 'world's Richest' MEXICO CITY - The son of an immigrant shopkeeper has become the first person from a developing nation, and the first from Latin America, to be named the world's richest person. Mexican telecom... |
| Coca-cola Femsa Announces Date For Shareholders Meeting KOF ) ("Coca-Cola FEMSA" or the "Company"), the largest Coca-Cola bottler in Latin America and the second-largest Coca-Cola bottler in the world in terms of sales volume, announces that on April 14,... |
| Petroleum Consolidators Of America Announces Resignation Of David Cohen As Chief Executive Officer And President; Appoints Clifford M. Rhee As New Chief Executive Officer And President PCAI ), a mobile telecommunications technology company, today announced that it has appointed Clifford Rhee as Chief Executive Officer, President and Secretary effective March 10, 2010. Mr. Rhee... |
| Response: Rbs Is Not Funding 'climate Chaos' – It Has Excellent Green Credentials Kevin Watkins' article linking RBS to tar sands developments in Canada was highly misleading and ignored the billions of financing RBS has provided to renewable power projects... |
| 14 Ways Microsoft Is Juicing Bing's Search Traffic gobbled up a pretty impressive share of the search market since launching last May. In February, Bing accounted for 11.5% of the U.S. search... |
| Us Stocks Gain On Financial Firms New York - Major stock indices closed higher on Wednesday amid gathering optimism about the US economy, with shares of financial firms leading the stock market. US wholesalers reported a drop of 0.2... |
| Japanese Stocks Rise On Economic View Report, Yen; Jfe Drops March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks rose after the Nikkei newspaper reported the government may lift its view on the nation’s economy and the yen... |
| Greeks Brace For Protests, National Strike Over Budget Cuts March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Greece’s unions will shut down hospitals, airports and schools today in the country’s second general strike this year to protest Prime Minister George... |
| Japan’s Note Yields May Fall To Six-year Low, Chuo Mitsui Says March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s five-year notes may rise, pushing yields to the lowest level since August 2003, as the central bank looks to maintain its monetary-easing policy, according to... |
| Aig Ex-ceo Greenberg Leaves Cuomo’s Office After Deposition March 10 (Bloomberg) -- Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, American International Group Inc.’s former chief executive officer, left the Manhattan offices of New York Attorney General Andrew... |
| Wal-mart Spent $1.78 Million Lobbying In 4q Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, spent nearly $1.78 million lobbying in the fourth quarter on a wide range of issues from health care reform to organized crime and food safety... |
| Mexico’s Slim Tops The List Of World’s Richest Carlos Slim Helu, the telecom tycoon who pounced on privatization of Mexico's national telephone company in the 1990s, is world's richest person for first time after coming in third place last... |
| Media Coverage Fuels Spike In Prius Complaints A 56-year-old woman claims that this Toyota Prius went out of control in Harrison, N.Y., as she was leaving her driveway. It was the second incident in as many days of alleged runaway acceleration... |
| Credit Card Users Not Making Big Dent In Debt NEW YORK - With unemployment high and personal wealth diminished, how was it that strapped consumers were paying down their credit card debt last year? It turns out they probably... |
| Us Reports Record Budget Deficit The US government recorded a budget deficit of $221bn (£147.6bn) in February - the largest monthly deficit in its history.The total deficit since the beginning of the fiscal year in October now... |
| Strikes Ahead? Ba Union Talks Break Down download Flash from the Adobe download website. Eight weeks of talks between officials from Unite and the airline over pay, jobs and working conditions ended without agreement. TUC general... |
| 'tesco Law' Set To Open Up Legal Services The deregulation, which has already taken place in England and Wales, could allow banks and supermarkets to operate legal services in Scotland, a move that has led some onlookers to describe the... |
| Wall St Up On Wholesale Data WALL St shares drifted higher overnight after government data showed a drop in wholesale inventories and rising sales, lifting hopes of economic recovery and improvement in the job... |
| Search Data Reflect Yahoo Concern, Microsoft Gains SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- A pair of reports published Wednesday pointed to Yahoo Inc.'s weakening grasp on its share of the U.S. Internet search market and significant gains by deep-pocketed... |
| Microsoft Unveils Job Initiative In California Amid rising unemployment, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Wednesday unveiled a training initiative funded by Microsoft Corp. that gives California residents free access to Microsoft's online computer... |
| Australian Shares Inch Up, With Retailers Higher LOS ANGELES -- Australian shares edged upward in early Thursday morning trading, with gains by retailers outweighing mostly downward movement in the mining sector. The benchmark S&P/ASX 200 was up... |
| Citi Takes Another Step Toward Normalcy With Trups Sale C ) sale of $2 billion of trust preferred securities Wednesday takes the once-tottering bank another step closer to repairing its balance sheet and repaying taxpayers. But it has many more steps... |
| Carlos Slim Helu Named World's Richest By Forbes SAN FRANCISCO -- Forbes Magazine late on Wednesday named Mexican telecom mogul Carlos Slim Helu as the world's richest man in its annual ranking, dethroning Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. Slim's... |
| 2nd Update: Senate Votes To Approve $150 Billion Tax-credit Bill WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. Senate voted 62-36 Wednesday to approve a roughly $150 billion bill that extends a series of tax credits targeted at businesses and individuals. The legislation... |
| Hot Topic Guides In-line; 4q Meets The Street's View HOTT ) said fiscal fourth-quarter earnings fell, as sales and margin slipped compared to a year ago. The apparel retailer forecast a first-quarter loss in the range of 2 to 5 cents a share, which... |
| 2nd Update:house Lawmakers Ban Earmarks For Profit-earning Cos (Updates with further detail.) WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- U.S. House of Representatives lawmakers said Wednesday they have banned spending earmarks that benefit for-profit companies in a further... |
| New Zealand Food Price Lift In February Year, Lowest In Over 5 Years WELLINGTON -(Dow Jones)- New Zealand food prices fell in February following a sharp rise in January, and the annual rise in prices was the lowest in over five years, Statistics New Zealand said... |
| Us Governors Ask Congress To Stop Epa Greenhouse-gas Rules WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Governors of 18 U.S. states on Wednesday urged Congress to stop "harmful" Environmental Protection Agency regulation of greenhouse-gas emissions, saying the agency isn't... |
