World oil prices tumble on US economic gloom
LONDON, October 30, 2008 (AFP) - Oil prices slipped back on Thursday in volatile trade, reversing early gains as the market reacted to news of shrinking …
LONDON, October 30, 2008 (AFP) - Oil prices slipped back on Thursday in volatile trade, reversing early gains as the market reacted to news of shrinking …
WASHINGTON, October 30, 2008 (AFP) - The US economy contracted at a 0. buy ocuflox online …
WASHINGTON, October 29, 2008 (AFP) - The US Treasury said Wednesday it had finalized the infusion of 125 billion dollars into nine major commercial banks as …
SYDNEY, October 30, 2008 (AFP) - Australia's Westpac Banking Group announced Thursday that its annual net profit rose 12 percent, driven by strong deposit and …
WASHINGTON, October 30, 2008 (AFP) - The US Federal Reserve sliced its key interest rate another 0.5 percentage points to 1.0 percent Wednesday as signs …
Oct 29, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka said it will give a tax refund to private sector retirees if they continue to keep their money in government securities after …
Oct 29, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shares ended marginally firmer Wednesday, held up by gains in highly capitalized stocks, but sentiment remained weak as the …
Oct 29, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's Sampath Bank said in a stock exchange filing that it has called off a rights issue after shareholders voted against it at an …
Oct 29, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's credit information bureau has got new powers to track utility bills, insurance and pension fund payments, under an amendment …
Oct 29, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan fixed access provider Lanka Bell said it would pay subscribers that receive overseas calls 50 cents a minute, setting the …
MALE, October 29, 2008 (AFP) - Ex-political prisoner Mohamed "Anni" Nasheed beat Asia's longest serving leader, Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, in the Maldives' first …
Oct 29, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger guerrilla aircraft struck a key power station in the capital Colombo in a night raid, and bombed a military …
JAKARTA, October 29, 2008 (AFP) - A former governor of Indonesia's central bank was sentenced to five years in jail and a relative of President Susilo Bambang …
SAMUT PRAKAN, October 29, 2008 (AFP) - At the Elite Thai Leather factory in Bangkok, craftsman contort tough Thai crocodile hides into any style of luxury …
BEIJING, October 29, 2008 (AFP) - Supermarkets in Beijing stopped selling eggs from one of China's major producers on Wednesday as fears about the toxic …
DUBAI, October 28, 2008 (AFP) - Cheaper oil prices may damage the economies of non-oil producing Arab countries because of a fall in remittances and other cash …
NEW YORK, October 28, 2008 (AFP) - A frenzied buying spree sent US shares soaring Tuesday with the second-largest point gain in history for blue chips amid …
Oct 29, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lanka's top business chambers have called for political unity to back government efforts to devolve power to minority Tamils and …
Oct 28, 2008 (LBO) – A fire broke out in a key power station in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo soon after lights were doused on warnings of a Tamil Tiger …
Oct 28, 2008 (LBO) - Sri Lankan shares plunged Tuesday with heavy losses in some blue chips as investors sold on fears of worsening company profitability and …