 Sri Lanka doing massive deals with ChinaSri Lanka will soon build a second international airport on the south of the island, with much of the money coming from... | |
 BA strike to go ahead after talks failureThere has been no agreement reached between British Airways and the Unite... |
 Defects unable to stop Toyota sales in USThe US sales of Toyota vehicles declined nearly 9 percent in... |
 Chrysler takes Volkswagen exec to run FiatThe Chrysler Group in the US has named a new executive to head the reintroduction of the Fiat brand to the local... |
 Wall Street listless after wholesale inventories diveU.S. stocks inched up Wednesday after an unexpected fall in wholesale... |
 Carlos Slim becomes the new Bill GatesMexican telecom giant Carlos Slim has topped Forbes magazine's billionaire's... |
 UK bank has better time in 2009The Northern Rock bank in the UK has announced good progress throughout 2009 as it prepares to be... |
 Orange County residents can now go direct to the islandsThe John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California has been given permission to once again run flights to and from the Hawaiian... |
 Russia goes to Argentina for caviar fixA Russian company has gone to Argentina to increase its supply of... |
 Emaar Properties to go ahead with Lombok proposalGulf company, Emaar Properties, has announced it will restart discussions with the Indonesian government on a project that was postponed during the economic... |
 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... |
 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... |
| Ceo Pay Watch: William Cooper, Tcf Financial Corp. Note: When Cooper returned to Wayzata-based TCF in 2008 after 2 1/2 years of retirement, he did not take a base salary. Instead, he was paid in restricted stock and stock options to be earned over a... |
| China Limits Bonuses For Bankers, Joining Global Effort To Reduce Financial Risk BEIJING - China has tightened controls on pay for its top bankers, joining global efforts to try to limit financial risks by linking longer-term performance more closely to compensation.Chinese... |
| Foreclosures Rise 6 Percent In February, Smallest Yearly Increase In 4 Years WASHINGTON - The foreclosure crisis isn't over, but the pace of growth may finally be slowing down. RealtyTrac Inc. said Thursday that the number of U.S. households facing foreclosure in February... |
| Bank Of Korea Keeps Interest Rate At Record Low By KELLY OLSENAP BUSINESS WRITER SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea's central bank left its key interest rate at a record low Thursday amid international sovereign debt concerns and as the... |
| Microsoft Loses Appeal In $290m Patent Case Microsoft , and the case taken out by i4i alleging that it held particular patents relating to XML, and that later versions of Word infringed it - and that Microsoft should therefore be injuncted... |
| Mexican Tops World's Rich List As Billionaires From Emerging Markets Grow; O'brien Is Ireland's Richest Man - - O'reilly No Longer A Billionaire 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... |
| China Auto Prices Rise Most In At Least Four Years March 11 (Bloomberg) -- China’s vehicle prices rose the most in at least four years in February as consumers took advantage of government incentives to buy new cars and trucks, contributing to... |
| Biden Urges Support For Mideast Talks Before Speech March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Vice President Joe Biden will speak in Tel Aviv on U.S.-Israeli relations, one day after telling Israelis and Palestinians they will be held accountable for actions... |
| Korean Air, Asiana Fined For Blocking Budget Carriers March 11 (Bloomberg) -- Korean Air Lines Co. and Asiana Airlines Inc., the nation’s two biggest carriers, were fined a combined 11 billion won ($9.7 million) for anticompetitive actions against... |
| China Tightens Land Purchase Rules, Bans Villas March 11 (Bloomberg) -- China is requiring a down payment for land purchases equal to 50 percent of a plot’s price and prohibited the supply of land for villas as the government sought to... |
| Strikes Looming After Ba Peace Talks Fail British Airways is facing the prospect of crippling strikes by its cabin crew after talks aimed at resolving a bitter row over cost-cutting broke... |
| Asian Stocks Reverse Direction After Chinese Data LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Many Asian bourses turned lower in midday Thursday trading, reversing direction after the release of higher-than-expected Chinese inflation data. Hong Kong's Hang Seng... |
| Thai February Consumer Confidence Index 78.4 Vs In 79.3 January BANGKOK -(Dow Jones)- Consumer confidence in Thailand fell in February after three straight months of increases due mainly to higher oil prices and rising worries over the country's political... |
| Opec Upgrades '10 Oil Demand Forecast,warns On Recovery (This item was originally published Wednesday.) DUBAI (Zawya Dow Jones)--The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries said Wednesday it has raised its 2010 oil demand forecast despite economies... |
| Shell Says No Longer Selling Gasoline To Iran (This item was originally published Wednesday.) LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Royal Dutch Shell PLC (RDSB.LN) said Wednesday it is no longer selling gasoline to Iran, the latest oil company to make such a... |
| Australia Closes Capital Gains Tax Trust Loophole CANBERRA -(Dow Jones)- Australia's Senate on Thursday approved legislation that will curb the use of trusts, mainly by wealthy Australians, to avoid paying capital gains tax on assets. The new laws... |
| S Korea Vice Finance Minister To Meet Investors In New York Mar 19 SEOUL -(Dow Jones)- South Korea's vice finance minister will meet international investors in New York on March 19 to update them about local economic conditions and promote investment opportunities... |
| Deutsche Boerse Developing New Trading Platform Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES BOCA RATON, Fla. -(Dow Jones)- Frankfurt-based exchange operator Deutche Boerse AG (DB1.XE) is developing a new trading technology platform that will reduce execution times... |
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| Asian Stocks Ease After China Data, Yen Struggles SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks fell on Thursday as investors fretted over tighter monetary policy in China on the back of strong loan growth and quickening inflation, while the yen struggled amid... |
| U.s. Dollar Still Rules, But Debt Level A Risk: S&p (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar is still the most important world currency, Standard & Poor's said on Thursday, but added that rising levels of U.S. debt and dependence on foreigners to finance much... |
| U.s. Bailout Watchdog Criticizes Treasury Over Gmac WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury's decision against a bankruptcy restructuring for GMAC may have increased taxpayer bailout costs for the auto finance company and made it less viable, an... |
| Less Tropicana O.j. For Your Buck PepsiCo cites the deep freeze that hurt much of Florida's citrus crop as to why it is raising prices and shrinking packaging on its popular Tropicana orange... |
| Video: Bowling For Employment Losing a job in this recession can be traumatic, but for some it is an opportunity to follow a dream. Ben Tracy shows us one man whose dreams of professional bowling came... |
| Video: Sugar To Replace Corn Syrup? High fructose corn syrup is used as a sweetener for many popular foods, but recently there has been a push to replace it by going back to sugar. Michelle Miller has the... |
| United Tech Board Oks Buyback Of 60 Million Shares United Technologies Corp. on Wednesday said its board approved a plan that calls for the repurchase of up to 60 million shares, worth about $4.3 billion at current prices. The plan replaces an... |
| Asian Stocks Ease After China Data SINGAPORE: Asian stocks fell on Thursday as investors fretted over tighter monetary policy in China on the back of strong loan growth and quickening inflation, while the yen struggled amid signs... |
| First 3d Tv Sets To Go On Sale 'by April' Electronics giant Samsung is promising the first 3D TV sets will go on sale in Britain by the end of the month. The Korean firm is expected to reveal more details at a launch in New York but... |
