 Gordon Brown says BA strike unecessaryThe UK Prime Minister has put pressure on British Airways cabin crew to call off a series of... | |
 Surge in electric vehicle sales in USThe biggest rollout of charging stations is about to occur in eleven major US cities for the purpose of charging the new generation of electric cars from Nissan and General Motors, which are mooted to go on sale at the end of this... |
 Irish bank chief accused of fraudThe former chairman of Anglo Irish Bank was taken in for questioning by Irish police on Thursday about alleged financial... |
 UK Chancellor pledges major cut in deficitIn the UK, Chancellor Alistair Darling has pledged to cut the budget deficit by... |
 EU could be embarrassed by Greek requests for moneyGreece's financial prospects have taken another bad turn with suggestions that Athens might ask the International Monetary Fund for aid early next month if it cannot get a formal aid plan from the... |
 Scotland passengers expect meagre BA serviceScotland is expecting to be hit hard by the British Airways strike with flights to and from Scotland among the routes that will suffer from a three-day strike by British Airways cabin... |
 Customers say their Toyota's are still not fixedSome cars which have been repaired under the Toyota recall system have had questions raised about the effectiveness of the... |
 U.S. stocks mixed, blue chips advance, techs dip While the Dow continues to work its way higher, the broader market was flat... |
| Apple announces sudden death of director York Apple Inc has announced the death of one of its directors, Jerry... |
 New luxury apartments handed over in DubaiA set of new luxury residences have been handed over to owners in... |
 Prostitutes paid out of Ponzi slush fundA New Zealand investment banker has been jailed after spending millions of dollars of clients money on... |
 Stern Hu and colleagues to face trial in MarchRio Tinto has been made aware of a trial date for four of its workers in... |
 Japanese government lending at 0.1%Japan's central bank has been encouraging financial institutions to lend more with a new stimulus... |
 Irish air travellers stay homeAir traffic in Ireland has slumped considerably over the past... |
 Business class fliers being wooed by airlinesElite travellers are expected to start flying again soon, with airlines now gearing up for business... |
| US stocks mixed on hopes of economic recovery, low inflation Major US stock indices were mixed Thursday as government figures showed consumer prices were flat in February and a private research group's gauge of the economy signalled a slow but continuing... |
| A Mixed Bag Of Economic Data The number of newly laid-off workers requesting jobless benefits fell slightly last week for the third straight time. But initial claims remain above levels that would signal net job gains.New claims... |
| Health Care Bill Would Increase Wage Taxes, Add New Levy On Investments For High Earners WASHINGTON - High-income families would be hit with a tax increase on wages and a new levy on investments under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul bill. For the first time, the Medicare... |
| A Look At The Details Of The Health Care Overhaul Bill healthcare - those uninsured who can't afford premiums or are denied insurance still get healthcare. Guess who pays for it? You, through higher premiums and higher taxes. At least the new bill will... |
| Food Experts: Tv, Travel Have Made Cheese Trendy Judges Stan Dietsche, left, Bill Schlinsog, John Umhoefer, executive director of the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association, Robert Aschebrock and Tim Czmowski pose for a photograph after a Gruyere by... |
| Euro Ressources: Euro Ressources Has Record Earnings For The Year Ended December 31, 2009 PARIS--(Marketwire - March 19, 2010) - EURO Ressources S.A. (Paris: EUR) today announced its audited consolidated financial results for the year ended 31 December 2009 prepared in accordance with... |
| Friday Newspaper Review - Irish Business News And International Stories - - March 19, 2010 See Search Box lower down this column for searches of Finfacts news pages. Where there may be the odd special character missing from an older page, it's a problem that developed when... |
| Good Economic News From Us Boosts Japanese Stocks - Summary Tokyo - Stocks in Tokyo gained Friday on positive US economic reports, sending the Nikkei 225 Stock Average to its sixth-straight weekly rise.The benchmark Nikkei added 80.69 points, or 0.75 per... |
| Hong Kong Air Pollution ‘very High’ For Second Day March 19 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong air pollution reached “very high” levels at roadside stations for the second straight day, prompting the government to issue a health warning for people... |
| Lloyds Forecasts Profit In 2010 On ‘strong’ Trading March 19 (Bloomberg) -- Lloyds Banking Group Plc, the U.K.’s biggest mortgage lender, said it expects to return to profit this year because of “strong” earnings in the first 10... |
| Hyundai Hysco Jumps To Highest In Decade On Earnings March 19 (Bloomberg) -- Hyundai Hysco, the steelmaking unit of South Korea’s largest carmaker, rose to the highest in a decade in Seoul trading after the company said first-quarter earnings are... |
| Blacks Snubs Sports Direct Bid Blacks Leisure has dismissed a tentative takeover offer from Sports Direct as "wholly inadequate".Sports Direct, which is controlled by the Newcastle United owner, Mike Ashley, had offered... |
| Student Loan Delays 'may Reoccur' England's student loans and grants system is at "substantial" risk of being hit by delays again this year, a government watchdog has warned.The National Audit Office said the Student Loans... |
| Goenka Diamond And Jewels Sets Ipo In Inr135-inr145 Price Band MUMBAI -(Dow Jones)- India's Goenka Diamond and Jewels Ltd. has set the indicative price of its initial public offer at INR135-INR145 a share, the company said in a newspaper advertisement Friday.... |
| Asia Markets: Indian Telecom Shares Climb On 3g License Hopes Shares of Indian telecommunication companies extended their rally Friday -- the last day for firms to apply to join a crucial government auction for spectrum to carry high-speed third-generation... |
| Boj Deputy Gov Nishimura To Speak In Sendai On April 21 TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- Bank of Japan Deputy Gov. Kiyohiko Nishimura will speak to business leaders in Sendai, northern Japan on April 21, the central bank said Friday. Nishimura will give a speech from... |
| Correct : Nestle Drops Indonesia's Sinar Mas As Palm Oil Supplier ("Nestle Drops Indonesia's Sinar Mas As Palm Oil Supplier," published at 1004 GMT on Thursday, misstated the volume of palm oil certified as sustainable in the 14th and 15th paragraphs, and the... |
| Boj Statistics Chief: Need To Earn Market Trust On Fiscal Policy TOKYO -(Dow Jones)- The Bank of Japan's head of research and statistics suggested Friday the government needs to show the market that it is sincere in its effort not to significantly increase... |
| Republican Lawmaker Calls For Fannie, Freddie Privatization WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- A House Republican introduced legislation Friday that would either privatize or place into receivership the government-owned mortgage guarantee companies Fannie Mae... |
| Chinalco: Inked Deal With Rio Tinto On Guinea Iron Ore RTP ) to develop the Simandou iron ore mine in Guinea. The Chinese metals giant, known as Chinalco, will hold 47% of the joint venture to develop the mine, while Rio Tinto will hold 53%, it said in... |
| Update: Rio Tinto, Chinalco Sign Simandou Iron Ore Agreement RTP ) said Friday it signed a US$1.35 billion deal with Aluminum Corp. of China, or Chinalco, to develop its massive Simandou iron ore project in Guinea. Under the terms of a non-binding memorandum... |
| Euro Ressources : Euro Ressources Has Record Earnings For The Year Ended December 31, 2009 PARIS -- 03/19/10 -- EURO Ressources S.A. (Paris: EUR) today announced its audited consolidated financial results for the year ended 31 December 2009 prepared in accordance with International... |
| Telerik Is The First Ui Components Vendor To Support Microsoft Silverlight Analytics Framework Waltham, MA, March 19, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Telerik, a leading vendor of development tools and user interface components for .NET, announced today that its RadControls for Microsoft Silverlight 3... |
| Feds: Brakes Weren't Applied On Crashed Ny Prius A Toyota Prius is parked at the Harrison, New York police station waiting to be tested by Toyota personnel and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Wednesday, March 17, 2010.... |
| Obama Backs Senators' Immigration Overhaul Outline President Barack Obama, facing criticism from advocates of immigration reform, pledged Thursday "to do everything in my power" to get immigration legislation moving in Congress this... |
| Dems Sweeten Health Bill, Set Showdown Sunday Vote House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California, speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, March 18, 2010.(AP Photo/Harry Hamburg) (AP) Historic health care change in the... |
| The “great Risk Shift” - - Why It May Be Time To Re-think The Developed/ Emerging-markets Distinction See Search Box lower down this column for searches of Finfacts news pages. Where there may be the odd special character missing from an older page, it's a problem that developed when... |
| South China's Industrial Heartland Of Guangdong To Raise Minimum Wage By Average Of 21% To Range Of $96 To $150 A Month South China's industrial heartland of Guangdong to raise minimum wage by average of 21% to range of $96 to $150 a month By Finfacts Team Mar 19, 2010 - 5:06:31 AM ... |
| Rio Tinto Announces Chinese Deal The Anglo-Australian mining company Rio Tinto says it has signed a deal with China to develop a massive iron ore project in West Africa.China's state metals group Chinalco will pay more than $1.3bn... |
| Two Major Barriers To Your Retirement Plans BOSTON -- When it comes to retirement, there are lots of things to consider: tax rates, earthquakes, and drug interactions to name a few. But experts say there are two big elephants in the room with... |
| Tiger At The Masters: Cut Him No Slack NEW YORK -- When Michael Jordan came out of retirement to rejoin the Chicago Bulls in 1995, he issued this simple statement: "I'm back."And now, as Tiger Woods returns to play golf next month in the... |
| Ba Strike Talks Resume As Walkout Looms Talks to avert a damaging strike by British Airways cabin crew will resume later as time runs out on efforts to break a deadlocked row over cost-cutting. The airline's chief executive, Willie... |
| A Promised Deal On Gold Was No Such Thing, Lawsuit Alleges Andrew Vilenchik says he'd never heard of the international "golden brick" scheme until last year, and by then it was too late. The 31-year-old Russian immigrant manages a financial... |
| Fda: Hold Off Use Of Boston Sci Devices Doctors should avoid treating patients with heart defibrillators made by Boston Scientific Corp., at least until the medical technology firm has ironed out a snafu with the Food and Drug... |
