 Sri Lanka doing massive deals with ChinaSri Lanka will soon build a second international airport on the south of the island, with much of the money coming from... | |
 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... |
| Forbes says Gates no longer the world's richest Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim is the world's richest person, knocking Microsoft founder Bill Gates into second spot, as the wealth of the world's billionaires grew by 50 per cent over the last... |
 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... |
| German Salt, Fertilizer Company Kali+salz's Q4 Net Income Falls 93 Pct To $22 Million FRANKFURT - German salt and fertilizer company Kali+Salz AG said Thursday that its fourth-quarter net income plunged 93 percent to euro16 million ($22 million) as the downturn significantly affected... |
| Profits Dive 56% At Johnston Press Johnston Press has reported that its pre-tax profits fell 56% last year to £43m, with ad revenues plummeting almost 27% year on year as the recession took hold.The regional newspaper group, which... |
| Japan Revises Down Fourth Quarter 2009 Gdp 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... |
| Thursday Newspaper Review - Irish Business News And International Stories - - March 11, 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... |
| Japan’s Nikkei 225 Rises To Two-month High On Iron-ore Demand March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks rose, sending the Nikkei 225 Stock Average to its highest close since Jan. 21, on speculation increased demand will boost earnings at iron-ore producers and... |
| Devon Energy Agrees To Sell Assets To Bp For $7 Billion March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Devon Energy Corp. said it agreed to sell assets in the Gulf of Mexico, Brazil and Azerbaijan to BP Plc for $7 billion. Link to Statement:{NSN KZ3VG63T6SQP <GO>} Link... |
| Most Chinese Stocks Decline As Cpi Increases To 16-month High March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Most Chinese stocks fell, led by automakers and developers, after inflation accelerated and new loans exceeded forecasts, boosting the prospect for higher interest... |
| Copper May Gain To Record On Chinese Demand, Sucden Forecasts March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Copper may rise to a record this year, possibly surpassing $9,000 a metric ton, driven by larger- than-expected imports by China and a revival of demand in Europe and the... |
| Asian Stocks Fluctuate On Mixed View For China, Japan Economies March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks fluctuated as commodity-related companies fell on concern China will pare back measures that boosted growth, while Japanese shares gained on speculation the... |
| China Inflation At 16-month High Chinese inflation hit a 16-month high in February, causing economists to call for the government to tighten the economy to prevent overheating.The annual rate of consumer price inflation rose to 2.7%... |
| Delek Us Swings To 4th-period Loss; Sales Up 25% TEL AVIV -- Delek US Holdings Inc., the Brentwood, Tenn., petroleum refiner and convenience-store operator, swung to a fourth-quarter net loss from a year-earlier profit on 25% higher sales. The... |
| Swire Pacific 2009 Profit More Than Triples HONG KONG -- Hong Kong conglomerate Swire Pacific Ltd. announced Thursday its 2009 net profit more than tripled because of improvement in its property and beverage businesses, while it also saw a... |
| Bank Of China Mulling Hong Kong Share Sale: Report HONG KONG -- Bank of China Ltd.'s shares ended the Thursday morning session lower in Hong Kong, following a published report that the bank wants to issue additional shares on the city's stock... |
| Toyota Hands Over 2006 Dissident Memo To U.s. Panel TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor said on Thursday it has handed over to a U.S. congressional committee a letter sent to its management by a splinter union in 2006 seeking reforms to improve safety... |
| Toyota Unit Daihatsu Recalls Over 274,000 Vehicles ST. CHARLES, Missouri (Reuters) - President Barack Obama declared on Wednesday the "time for talk is over" and urged the U.S. Congress to vote on healthcare as his health secretary directly... |
| Foreclosures Increasing At Smaller Rate Citi Offers "Foreclosure Alternatives" (AP) The foreclosure crisis isn't over, but the pace of growth may finally be slowing down. RealtyTrac Inc. said Thursday that the number of U.S. households... |
| Asian Stocks Lower Amid Spike In China Inflation Asian stock markets were mostly lower Thursday as China's burst of inflation and Japan's weaker growth tempered confidence in the regional economic... |
| Gci Reports 2009 Financial Results $171.1 million . EBITDA margin improved to 32.4 percent for 2009 as compared to 29.7 percent for the prior year. Revenues and adjusted EBITDA were record high results for GCI. The 2009 net income... |
| National Semiconductor To Report Q3 Results: Earnings Preview NSM ) is scheduled to report third-quarter results after the market closes Thursday. The Santa Clara, California-based semiconductor company is focused on analog and mixed-signal integrated ... |
| Ceo Pay Watch: William Cooper, Tcf Financial Corp. Note: When Cooper returned to Wayzata-based TCF in 2008 after 2 1/2 years of retirement, he did not take a base salary. Instead, he was paid in restricted stock and stock options to be earned over a... |
| China Limits Bonuses For Bankers, Joining Global Effort To Reduce Financial Risk BEIJING - China has tightened controls on pay for its top bankers, joining global efforts to try to limit financial risks by linking longer-term performance more closely to compensation.Chinese... |
| Foreclosures Rise 6 Percent In February, Smallest Yearly Increase In 4 Years WASHINGTON - The foreclosure crisis isn't over, but the pace of growth may finally be slowing down. RealtyTrac Inc. said Thursday that the number of U.S. households facing foreclosure in February... |
| Bank Of Korea Keeps Interest Rate At Record Low By KELLY OLSENAP BUSINESS WRITER SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea's central bank left its key interest rate at a record low Thursday amid international sovereign debt concerns and as the... |
| Microsoft Loses Appeal In $290m Patent Case Microsoft , and the case taken out by i4i alleging that it held particular patents relating to XML, and that later versions of Word infringed it - and that Microsoft should therefore be injuncted... |
| Mexican Tops World's Rich List As Billionaires From Emerging Markets Grow; O'brien Is Ireland's Richest Man - - O'reilly No Longer A Billionaire 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... |
| China Auto Prices Rise Most In At Least Four Years March 11 (Bloomberg) -- China’s vehicle prices rose the most in at least four years in February as consumers took advantage of government incentives to buy new cars and trucks, contributing to... |
| Biden Urges Support For Mideast Talks Before Speech March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Vice President Joe Biden will speak in Tel Aviv on U.S.-Israeli relations, one day after telling Israelis and Palestinians they will be held accountable for actions... |
| Korean Air, Asiana Fined For Blocking Budget Carriers March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Korean Air Lines Co. and Asiana Airlines Inc., the nation’s two biggest carriers, were fined a combined 11 billion won ($9.7 million) for anticompetitive actions against... |
| China Tightens Land Purchase Rules, Bans Villas March 11 (Bloomberg) -- China is requiring a down payment for land purchases equal to 50 percent of a plot’s price and prohibited the supply of land for villas as the government sought to... |
| Strikes Looming After Ba Peace Talks Fail British Airways is facing the prospect of crippling strikes by its cabin crew after talks aimed at resolving a bitter row over cost-cutting broke... |
| Asian Stocks Reverse Direction After Chinese Data LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Many Asian bourses turned lower in midday Thursday trading, reversing direction after the release of higher-than-expected Chinese inflation data. Hong Kong's Hang Seng... |
| Thai February Consumer Confidence Index 78.4 Vs In 79.3 January BANGKOK -(Dow Jones)- Consumer confidence in Thailand fell in February after three straight months of increases due mainly to higher oil prices and rising worries over the country's political... |
| Opec Upgrades '10 Oil Demand Forecast,warns On Recovery (This item was originally published Wednesday.) DUBAI (Zawya Dow Jones)--The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries said Wednesday it has raised its 2010 oil demand forecast despite economies... |
