Mar. 25, 2008 18:23
The Bank of China has announced that its profits for 2007 increased over 30%. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/business/7312542.stm
Mar. 25, 2008 18:22
Ford's sale of Jaguar and Land Rover
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Ford has completed the processes necessary to finalize its sale of Jaguar and Land Rover to Tata, an Indian car manufacturer. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/business/7313380.stm
Mar. 25, 2008 18:20
BP and the Russian government
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This article discusses the increasing tensions between oil producer BP and the Russian government. See http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/25/business/bp.php
Mar. 25, 2008 18:18
US-European Open Skies agreement
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This article discusses the impact of the US-European Open Skies agreement for aviation, which will take effect next week. See http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/25/travel/23pracopenskies.php
Mar. 25, 2008 18:12
In a follow-up to a prior posting, the Philippine government has ordered that rice hoarders in the Philippines be punished in light of increasing supply-side issues for rice in the Philippines. See http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/25/asia/phil.php
Mar. 25, 2008 18:08
International recall of Heparin
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Following the US' lead, several European states have recently recalled Chinese-made batches of Herparin (a drug commonly used as a blood thinning agent) after evidence of contamination. See http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/25/business/drug.php
Mar. 25, 2008 18:05
Russian mammoth ivory trade
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This article discusses the renewed - and legal - trade in mammoth ivory from Russia and the impact of the ban on elephan ivory trading on the desirabiluty of mammoth ivory. See http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/25/europe/mammoth.php
Mar. 25, 2008 10:15
US consumer confidence levels
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New data on US consumer confidence rates has just been released. This information sets US consumer confidence at a 5 year low. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/business/7312841.stm
Mar. 25, 2008 08:40
UK corporate manslaughter proposal
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This article discusses the proposed corporate manslaughter laws in the UK, which are essentially aimed at increasing the scope of discovery of corporate information in instances of mass disaster (ie. air and boat accidents). See http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f5196b12-f9cd-11dc-9b7c-000077b07658,noOfParas=2,emailFormat=plainText,storyType=ultralight,dwp_uuid=fe95602e-e821-11db-b2c3-000b5df10621,print=no,_i_email=y.html
Mar. 25, 2008 08:38
Iceland has recently announced a dramatic increase in its interest rates. See http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5f9301dc-fa51-11dc-aa46-000077b07658,noOfParas=2,emailFormat=plainText,storyType=ultralight,dwp_uuid=7c485a38-2f7a-11da-8b51-00000e2511c8,print=no,_i_email=y.html
Mar. 25, 2008 08:37
OECD sovereign wealth fund policies
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The OECD has come out with a new set of policies on sovereign wealth funds. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/business/7312263.stm
Mar. 25, 2008 08:35
New data indicates that US housing sales increased in February, 2009, but that sales prices themselves were lower than expected. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/business/7311465.stm
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