 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... |
 U.S. stocks in slow motion riseU.S. stocks made narrow advances Tuesday, as traders remained cautious on the... |
 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... |
 UN says we will need much more food by 2050The head of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation has warned another food price crisis might happen if record high energy prices, growing demand for bio-fuels and low grain reserves force up price... |
 Toff houses best sellers in LondonLand Registry sale price statistics have shown that exclusive houses in England and Wales are still maintaining their high... |
| US stocks gain on financial firms Major US stock indices posted mild gains Tuesday, led by troubled financial firms bailed out by the US government in the past... |
| Microsoft launches free rival to BBC iPlayer - the MSN Video Player END: Module - M24 Article Headline with landscape image (d) --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> Microsoft is launching a free online video player - the first serious rival to the... |
| Portuguese debt agency says euro990 million bond issue is oversubscribed LISBON, Portugal - The head of Portugal's debt agency says a euro990 million ($1.34 billion) bond auction was oversubscribed, suggesting the government's austerity plan has eased market concerns... |
| Bipartisan Senate support expected for jobless aid, business tax breaks WASHINGTON - Legislation blending help for the jobless with popular tax breaks for businesses and individuals is slated to pass the Senate Wednesday over protests from conservatives who say it adds... |
| Futures Movers: Oil futures edge higher on Chinese economic data FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) -- Oil futures rose on Wednesday, boosted by strong economic data from China, as investors awaited a report on U.S. petroleum inventories. Crude oil for April delivery... |
| Indications: U.S. stock futures cling to tight range LONDON (MarketWatch) -- U.S. stock futures held to a tight range Wednesday, with little to focus on outside of a smattering of merger news and wholesale inventory data due later, as markets paused... |
| Musicians still need labels, report claims A new report attempts to destroy the myth that artists no longer need record labels in the digital age. Unless, of course, they have a spare $1m... |
| Tullett and Barratt bid talk lifts mid cap index as FTSE 100 falters Leading shares are drifting fairly aimlessly at the moment but the FTSE 250 mid-cap index has been given a lift by a touch of takeover... |
| Markets News Wednesday: Aer Lingus cuts 250 cabin crew jobs and pay 2 weeks redundancy per year of service; Tullow Oil reports a 93% drop in 2009 pre-tax profits 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... |
| Treasury-Bund Yield Spread May Double This Year, F&C Says March 10 (Bloomberg) -- The premium investors demand to hold Treasuries over German bunds may double in 2010 as Europe’s central bank is forced to keep interest rates on hold while the Federal... |
| EMI name ex-ITV chief as chairman Troubled record company EMI has named former ITV boss Charles Allen as its new chairman.Mr Allen was already non-executive chairman at the firm, whose artists include Lily Allen, Robbie Williams,... |
| Top public servants' pay frozen Thousands of top-earning public sector workers, including judges, GPs and senior civil servants, are to have their pay frozen in 2010/11.The Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) said there was "no... |
| 'Don't Book Easter Train Travel', Union Warns Union leader Bob Crow has warned passengers not to plan train travel over Easter, despite Network Rail's claim that it is well-prepared to cope with a potential mass... |
| MarketAxess CFO To Become Operations Chief LONDON -- MarketAxess Holdings said its chief financial officer, James N.B. Rucker, will become chief operations, credit and risk officer, and Antonio L. DeLise, head of accounting and finance, will... |
| U.S. Concrete Warns Future Is In Doubt LONDON -- U.S. Concrete Inc. on Wednesday reported a narrower fourth-quarter net loss, but warned that without a successful restructuring there's "substantial doubt about our ability to continue to... |
| Heathrow, JFK Slots May Be Sold By Oneworld: E.C. LONDON -- The European Commission said Wednesday that oneworld partners British Airways , AMR's American Airlines and Iberia offer to make available landing and take-off slots at London Heathrow or... |
| China Property Prices Up For Ninth Month HONG KONG -- Property prices in Chinese cities were up 10.7% in February from a year earlier, and up 0.9% from January, according to a published report Wednesday citing government data. February's... |
| Aer Lingus Sees Cabin Crew Cut By 230 LONDON -- Irish airline Aer Lingus said Wednesday that it expects it will operate with around 230 less cabin crew after implementing cost reduction measures. These include compulsory redundancies,... |
| French minister says U.S. tanker affair not closed WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The leader of the House of Representatives -- a persuasive arm-twister and deal maker -- faces her toughest challenge yet in the coming weeks: getting 216 votes to pass final... |
| Northern Rock shrinks losses, arrears rise LONDON (Reuters) - State-owned Northern Rock shrank its losses in 2009, helped by a lower bad debt charge in the second half as house prices stabilized, but arrears rose and the lender warned loan... |
| Dutch Fine Fortis for False Information Belgian insurer Fortis Holding said Wednesday that Dutch regulators fined it euro576,000 ($781,000) for giving incorrect information about the financial situation of Fortis bank, months before it... |
| Oligarch Wins Suit Against Russian Broadcaster Self-exiled oligarch Boris Berezovsky on Wednesday won a libel case against a Russian broadcaster that accused him of masterminding the murder of a former KGB agent in... |
| German January Exports up 0.2 Percent on Year Official data shows German January exports improved 0.2 percent compared with January 2009 but declined a sharp 6.3 percent from December. The Federal Statistical Office said Wednesday Germany... |
| Fushi Copperweld Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009... FSIN , the leading global manufacturer and innovator of copper-clad bimetallic wire used in a variety of telecommunication, utility, transportation and other electrical applications, today... |
| China Gerui Advanced Materials Group Limited Announces Fourth... CHOP ("China Gerui," or the "Company"), a leading niche and high value-added steel processing company that utilizes advanced technology to produce specialty steel products... |
| U.S. Concrete Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2009 Results and... ($3.63) per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2008. The net loss attributable to stockholders during the fourth quarter of 2008 included an after-tax non-cash charge... |
| UK PM Brown says government budget to be published in 2 weeks, paving way for election LONDON - Britain's economic recovery remains fragile, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown warned Wednesday, as he paved the way for a national election by announcing the government's budget would be... |
| Oligarch Boris Berezovsky wins libel case against Russian broadcaster in London LONDON - Self-exiled oligarch Boris Berezovsky has won his libel case against a Russian broadcaster that accused him of masterminding the murder of a former Russian agent in London. The 63-year-old... |
| Industrial production fell in January Industrial production fell in January, against predictions of a rise. Photograph: Guardian Britain's manufacturers suffered their biggest fall in production in six months at the start of the year... |
| Manufacturing production: what the economists say Factory output suffered its steepest drop in six months at the start of the year, partly because of the snow and ice. Here's what economists made of the... |
| Gordon Brown: I have the character to lead UK to recovery Gordon Brown, who today said: 'I have heard people say it is about policy and I have heard other people say it is about character. I do not think you can separate the two.' Photograph: Daniel... |
| Tanfield accelerates after US offer for its electric car business are motoring after the group received a conditional offer for its electric vehicles business from its US partner.Smiths Electric Vehicles US - established by Tanfield in 2009 - is now offering £37m... |
| Alice in Wonderland's box-office triumph masks a grim portent | David Cox break box-office records . Yet in spite of the bounty it's appeared to bestow, this film has cast a shadow over the picture-house. It's shown cinemas to be threatened by a tide of change whose... |
| Tullett Prebon shares climb on bid approach news has jumped around 17% after confirming market speculation about a takeover by saying it was in talks with a possible bidder.Although it described the discussion as preliminary, the interdealer... |
| Glanbia reports 19% fall in 2009 pre-tax profits; Majority shareholder is interested in acquiring Glanbia's Irish dairy operations Glanbia reports 19% fall in 2009 pre-tax profits; Majority shareholder is interested in acquiring Glanbia's Irish dairy operations By Finfacts Team Mar 10, 2010 - 9:41:29 AM ... |
| China's exports jumped by 46% in February compared with a year ago; Imports climbed 44.7% China's exports jumped by 46% in February compared with a year ago; Imports climbed 44.7% By Finfacts Team Mar 10, 2010 - 9:18:23 AM ... |
| Siegel Says U.S. Recovery Certain, Euro Region Faces Splinter March 10 (Bloomberg) -- Jeremy Siegel, a finance professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, says the worst is over for the U.S. economy and the Federal Reserve may raise... |
