Japan Inc suffers 15 percent profit fall in April-June: report
TOKYO, August 3, 2008 (AFP) - The pre-tax profit of major Japanese companies fell 15 percent year on year in the April-June quarter, weighed down by the US …
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Iran expects OPEC to control quotas: minister
TEHRAN, August 3, 2008 (AFP) - Iran, the number two oil producer in OPEC, expects the cartel to discuss ways of controlling the quotas of member countries at …
GM posts 15.5 bln dlr loss as US sales skid
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India willing to rejoin WTO talks but won’t compromise on farmers
NEW DELHI, July 31, 2008 (AFP) - India said on Thursday it was willing to return to the negotiating table to work out a new global trade deal but warned it …
Chavez nationalizes Bank of Venezuela
CARACAS, August 1, 2008 (AFP) - Leftist President Hugo Chavez on Thursday said he will nationalize the Bank of Venezuela, one of the country's largest, and has …
WTO talks on sticking point continue at technical level: Lamy
GENEVA, August 1, 2008 (AFP) - Talks at a technical level are under way at the World Trade Organization on safeguard issues that ended marathon negotiations on …
India plans global 3G spectrum auction
NEW DELHI, August 1, 2008 (AFP) - India said Friday it plans a global auction for the airwaves needed to offer high-speed third generation or 3G mobile phone …
Shell profits gush on record high oil prices
LONDON, July 31, 2008 (AFP) - Anglo-Dutch energy giant Royal Dutch Shell said on Thursday that high oil prices helped push its net profit up by a third to 11. …
Wrecked WTO talks change the world trade game
GENEVA, July 30, 2008 (AFP) - Ministers saw a "new order" take hold of global trade Wednesday, with emerging economies calling the shots after WTO plans …
Emerging economies to drive world auto sales to record highs
OTTAWA, July 30, 2008 (AFP) - Auto sales in places like Brazil, India and China are expected to drive world demand to new records despite a sales slump in …
Profit hits 11.68 bln dlrs at ExxonMobil
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Los Angeles passes ban on new fast-food outlets
LOS ANGELES, July 30, 2008 (AFP) - Los Angeles officials on Tuesday approved a one-year ban on fast-food chains opening in a poor neighborhood of the city …
Widespread lament over collapse of WTO talks
WASHINGTON, July 30, 2008 (AFP) - Government and business leaders lamented the failure to reach a global trade pact in Geneva on Tuesday, with a leading US …
Oil prices fall sharply as dollar strengthens
LONDON, July 29, 2008 (AFP) - Oil prices fell heavily on Tuesday as traders reacted to the stronger dollar, erasing earlier gains seen after energy giant Royal …
Collapse of WTO talks ushers in ‘new world order’: Norway
OSLO, July 30, 2008 (AFP) - The breakdown of the World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations signals a "new world order" in which the West can no longer …
Dismayed powers plea for salvage effort after wrecked WTO talks
GENEVA, July 30, 2008 (AFP) - World trading powers appealed on Wednesday for efforts to salvage WTO proposals amid regret and emotion at the collapse of …
Fed extends emergency lending to investment firms
WASHINGTON, July 30, 2008 (AFP) - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday extended its emergency lending program to January 2009 for investment firms aimed at keeping …
India’s central bank hikes policy rate to 9.0-pct
MUMBAI, July 29, 2008 (AFP) - India's central bank Tuesday raised its key short-term lending rate by half-a-percentage point in an aggressive bid to tame …
BP profits jump as oil prices smash record highs
LONDON, July 29, 2008 (AFP) - British energy giant BP said on Tuesday that its net profit rallied by 28 percent to 9. online pharmacy …
WTO talks enter tense endgame: officials
GENEVA, July 28, 2008 (AFP) - Talks to forge a new global trade pact teetered on the brink of collapse Tuesday as the World Trade Organization said the mood …