No more whoopee for Indian rupee
NEW DELHI, May 23, 2008 (AFP) - India's currency is feeling the pressure as world oil prices soar and foreign investors lose their "risk appetite" for emerging …
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Key eurozone study highlights flagging private sector
BRUSSELS, May 23, 2008 (AFP) - A key survey released Friday boosted fears that the eurozone is flagging, pointing to a sharp slowing in business activity as …
Oil smashes 135 dollars in Asian trade
SINGAPORE, May 22, 2008 (AFP) - Oil smashed past 135 dollars a barrel for the first time Thursday, continuing its astonishing rise following unexpected drops …
Fed signals end of monetary policy road
WASHINGTON, May 21, 2008 (AFP) - The Federal Reserve sent out signals Wednesday the US economy will have to muddle through its crisis without further rate …
Telekom Malaysia’s quarterly profit falls
KUALA LUMPUR, May 22, 2008 (AFP) - Telekom Malaysia said Thursday its net profits in the first quarter fell 12.8 percent from a year ago to 519.buy orlistat …
Australian PM hits out at corporate fat cats’ pay packets
SYDNEY, May 21, 2008 (AFP) - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd urged company executives to rein in their salaries Wednesday, amid a furore over an 80 …
US ethanol policy under siege in food-for-fuel debate
WASHINGTON, May 21, 2008 (AFP) - Amid a surge in food prices blamed in part on US expansion of corn-based ethanol production, lawmakers, experts and industry …
Malaysian premier Mahathir’s son quits ruling party
KUALA LUMPUR, May 21, 2008 (AFP) - Malaysian former premier Mahathir Mohamad's son quit the ruling party Wednesday after his father called for mass …
Bollywood muscles in on Hollywood
CANNES, May 21, 2008 (AFP) - With India's entertainment billionaires seemingly blessed with limitless pockets, Bollywood is flexing its movie muscle, taking on …
China’s child obesity problem ballooning – study
GENEVA, May 21, 2008 (AFP) - Child obesity is ballooning into a big problem in China as 'little emperors' are increasingly getting an appetite for the Western …
Marks and Spencer posts annual profit of one billion pounds
LONDON, May 20, 2008 (AFP) - British clothes to food retailer Marks and Spencer posted annual profits of more than one billion pounds (1. buy albuterol online …
Google launches online medical records service
SAN FRANCISCO, May 19, 2008 (AFP) - Google on Monday launched Google Health, a long-anticipated medical records service letting US users store and manage their …
Microsoft says mulling new Yahoo deal, without a takeover
WASHINGTON, May 18, 2008 (AFP) - Microsoft said Sunday it was considering some kind of new deal with Yahoo that would not involve a new takeover bid, two weeks …
EU investment in India surges past China in 2007: Eurostat
BRUSSELS, May 19, 2008 (AFP) - The flow of European cash into Indian firms surged more than fourfold last year, far surpassing EU investments into Chinese …
Panel urges Japan to open up to foreign investment
TOKYO, May 19, 2008 (AFP) - An advisory panel called on Japan's government Monday to help remove barriers to foreign investment amid calls overseas for the …
Biodiversity loss costs six percent of world income: report
BERLIN, May 17, 2008 (AFP) - The destruction of flora and fauna is costing the world two trillion euros (3.1 trillion dollars) a year, or six percent of its …
Ex-Soviet economies hit by high inflation: EBRD
KIEV, May 18, 2008 (AFP) - The new market economies of the former Soviet block have shrugged off the global credit crunch but are facing slower economic growth …
India’s Reliance Entertainment signs Hollywood deals
NEW DELHI, May 18, 2008 (AFP) - India's Reliance Entertainment said Sunday it had signed deals with the production houses of top Hollywood stars such as Brad …
France’s Orange in deal to roll out iPhone to Europe and beyond
PARIS, May 16, 2008 (AFP) - French wireless carrier Orange announced a deal Friday to bring Apple's iPhone to more than a dozen countries in Europe, Africa, …
Africans agree on custom union by September: Kenya
NAIROBI, May 17, 2008 (AFP) - Africa's main trading bloc has agreed to finalise the details of a customs union by September to pave the way for its launch by …