Gloom engulfs corporate India: survey
NEW DELHI, October 6, 2008 (AFP) - India's corporate optimism has sunk on worries about the global economy and weakening demand, according to a new survey …
NEW DELHI, October 6, 2008 (AFP) - India's corporate optimism has sunk on worries about the global economy and weakening demand, according to a new survey …
DUBAI, October 6, 2008 (AFP) - A Dubai government firm on Monday announced it will build a "new city" in the booming Gulf emirate at a projected cost of 95 …
DUBAI, October 5, 2008 (AFP) - United Arab Emirates-based firms Dana Gas PJSC and Crescent Petroleum announced that they had begun producing gas under a deal …
BERLIN, October 5, 2008 (AFP) - The German government has offered an unlimited guarantee for all private savings accounts, a finance ministry spokesman told …
LONDON, October 5, 2008 (AFP) - British department store Selfridge's on Sunday launched a new up-scale chocolate treat -- the "Credit Crunch" -- for shoppers …
NEW DELHI, October 5, 2008 (AFP) - A decision by the giant Tata Group to shift a factory building the world's cheapest car after angry farmer protests has …
PARIS, October 3, 2008 (AFP) - Tobacco use and smoke from coal and wood are likely to claim tens of millions of lives in China over the next quarter-century, …
PARIS, October 4, 2008 (AFP) - European leaders were set to try to cobble together a response to the global financial crisis at a mini-summit on Saturday …
SEOUL, October 4, 2008 (AFP) - South Korea, Australia and Japan Saturday pulled melamine-contaminated sweets and drinks from supermarket shelves amid a …
NEW YORK, October 4, 2008 (AFP) - Combined US government debt is set to rise to levels unseen since the 1950s, but the United States should nevertheless be …
DUBLIN, October 3, 2008 (AFP) - Ireland has passed a controversial emergency law guaranteeing bank deposits despite protests that the move gives its financial …
NEW YORK, October 2, 2008 (AFP) - Oil prices tumbled Thursday, with worries about demand returning to the fore amid critical credit strains in the global …
HONG KONG, October 3, 2008 (AFP) - Stocks continued to tumble across Asia Friday on the back of heavy losses on Wall Street and amid concern over the fate of …
FRANKFURT, October 3, 2008 (AFP) - The European Central Bank has opened the door to a rate cut in the coming months as its president Jean-Claude Trichet …
BRUSSELS, October 2, 2008 (AFP) - Customs authorities at Brussels airport have seized over two million counterfeit medical pills from India which were bound …
WASHINGTON, October 2, 2008 (AFP) - The US Senate on Wednesday approved a 700-billion-dollar Wall Street bailout package by a vote of 74-25 amid a widening …
SINGAPORE, October 2, 2008 (AFP) - World oil prices were up more than one dollar in Asian trade on Thursday shortly after the US Senate approved a revised …
KIEV, October 2, 2008 (AFP) - The pirate hijacking of a Ukrainian cargo ship loaded with tanks off Somalia has refocused attention on arms-trafficking by the …
WASHINGTON, October 1, 2008 (AFP) - The US Senate will vote Wednesday evening on a revised 700 billion dollar Wall Street bailout, after the House of …
WASHINGTON, September 30, 2008 (AFP) - US regulators Tuesday offered new guidelines aimed at easing accounting rules blamed by some analysts for worsening the …