Business and Finance News
- US elderly in trouble over fuel prices
Guatemala News.Net
The elderly in the US are finding the going tough because of prices at the fuel bowser.
- Airbus may have new partners
Guatemala News.Net
The company which makes Airbus, EADS, was close to finalising two deals prior to the weekend.
- Chinese commercial bank receives good report
Guatemala News.Net
One of China’s medium-sized commercial banks, CITIC, has estimated its net profit in the first half of this year rose by more than 150 percent from a year earlier.
- Companies begin quest for oil, gas off Florida
San Diego Union-Tribune
PENSACOLA, Fla. – Oil companies once viewed drilling in the deep waters off Florida as cost prohibitive. Politicians feared even the slightest sign of support would be career suicide. No...
- Nicolas Sarkozy questions interest rate hike
Guatemala News.Net
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has asked questions about the European Central Bank's decision to hike interest rates by a quarter point to 4.25 percent.
- Ferrari intends introducing green engine
Guatemala News.Net
Sporty car manufacturer Ferrari, has said it will cut greenhouse gas emissions from its cars.
- Travellers miss out on the US
Guatemala News.Net
A boom in international travel around the world has not included the United States.
- Internet addresses go missing
Guatemala News.Net
The nonprofit agency in charge of the Internet's addresses recently lost track of its own address.
- Expansion of Dubai restaurants into Pakistan
Guatemala News.Net
Jumeirah Group of Dubai has signed an agreement with Pakistan's Zahdan Retail Private for the expansion of a hotel/restaurant business in Pakistan.
- Indian tourists outweigh US visitors to London
Guatemala News.Net
The number of Indian tourists visiting Britain has grown by 170 percent since 1993.
- 50,000 in South Korea protest against U.S. beef imports
Guatemala News.Net
South Korean police estimate 50,000 people turned out in Seoul Saturday in the latest protest against the resumption of U.S. beef imports.
- Marseille bids to be hub of new Mediterranean union
Guatemala News.Net
Some 40 heads of state from the Middle East, North Africa and Europe gather in Paris next Sunday to launch a new agreement aimed at reinforcing cooperation between the European Union and non-European nations bordering the Mediterranean.
- Bush in Japan for G8 summit
Guatemala News.Net
U.S. President George Bush is traveling to Japan for a summit of leaders from the world's eight leading industrialized nations, known as the Group of Eight.
- Mandelson raps Sarkozy over trade
BBC
Peter Mandelson has stepped up his row with French president Nicolas Sarkozy, attacking "protectionist politicians" for putting world trade talks at risk. The next round of talks should focus on...
- First DC Universe Online Art Unveiled
Wired News
MMO have emerged courtesy of the game's MySpace page. Unfortunately, this batch of pictures tells us very little about the game itself, but at least we get to see the first of the game's heroes: The...
- Investing in choppy mkts
Times Of India
What should investor A and investor B do in this choppy market? If investor A has balanced his investments across different asset classes such as equity or equity funds, fixed deposits or...
- City, county to pay $30M in incentives
Herald Sun
The city and county of Durham expect to pay some $30 million in cash to private companies by the time economic incentive deals now on the books are completed. Officials believe that the...
- FDA reports more cases of salmonella illnesses
Herald Sun
The government on Saturday increased the number of people reported being sickened in a record salmonella outbreak in which tomatoes are the leading suspect although investigators are testing other...
- Bush, Fukuda lay out goals for G-8 summit in Japan
Herald Sun
Global challenges like soaring oil prices and the Earth's rising temperature await President Bush at a summit of top industrialized nations, but first he set out to soothe emotions on a sensitive...
- Hyundai cuts, Kia lifts domestic sales target
Reuters
Hyundai Motor Co 005480.KS, South Korea's top auto maker, said on Sunday it had cut its local sales target for this year by 6 percent as record-breaking oil prices are hitting...
- Decorative art attracts maximum buyers
Times Of India
An 'investment artist' is a popular phrase, coined by art dealers and galleries, to attract prospective clients to invest in art. What new buyers and investors need to understand is that not all...
- NSA Spying Judge Defends Rule of Law, Congress Set to Strip His Power
Wired News
Just days before the Senate will convene to give a final blessing to President Bush's secret, warrantless wiretapping program, a federal court judge ruled that his legal justification for the...
- Farmers say salmonella scare has hurt tomato sales
San Diego Union-Tribune
FRESNO – Expect fewer slices of red, ripe tomatoes next to the grill this holiday weekend. With a salmonella scare causing many customers to shun what's normally a summertime favorite...
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