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Breaking News Thu, 29 Jul 2010
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, April 20, 2009.
Photos   Stock   Trading   WallStreet   Wikipedia: New York Stock Exchange  
 The Times Of India 
Wall Street falls on tech outlook worries
NEW YORK: US stocks sagged in volatile trading on Thursday after weak outlooks from technology companies and downbeat comments from a Federal Reserve official gave investors little reason to buy. The ... (photo: AP / Richard Drew)
Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, left, shares a word with Finance Minister Giulio Tremonti during a press conference following a cabinet meeting, at the Chigi Premier's Palace, in Rome, Friday, Feb. 6, 2009.
Economy   Finance   Italy   Photos   Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis  
 Al Jazeera 
Italy passes austerity measures
| The Italian parliament has approved an austerity package worth more than $32bn, aimed at cutting the country's budget deficit and reassuring financial markets. | The lower house of parliament approv... (photo: AP / Andrew Medichini)
Das Buerogebaeude der Siemens AG fuer IT Operations und Industrial Services in Erlangen, aufgenommen am Montag, 13. August 2007.  The New York Times 
Siemens and VW Surge on Roaring Demand From China
| FRANKFURT — Germany continued to show surprising strength Thursday as a drop in unemployment, coupled along with better-than-expected profit at two of the country’s biggest manufacturers... (photo: AP / Andreas Beil)
Business   Economy   Germany   Photos   Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis  
British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks during a joint press conference with his Indian counterpart in New Delhi, India, Thursday, July 29, 2010.  Gulf News 
Indo-British relations have come a full circle
| New Delhi: Indo-British relations have come a full circle. While Indians see British Prime Minister David Cameron's visit to India, with his 90-member delegation, as an effort to shore up India's ec... (photo: AP / Saurabh Das)
India   Photos   Politics   UK   Wikipedia: India United Kingdom relations  
Top Stories
** FILE ** In this May 9, 2008 file photo, a pedestrian walks past the Citigroup Center building in New York. The New York Times
Citigroup Said to Pay $75 Million in Subprime Case
| Citigroup has agreed to pay $75 million to settle federal claims that it failed to disclose vast holdings of subprime mortgage investments that crippled the bank during... (photo: AP / Mary Altaffer, file)
Banking   Investment   Photos   SEC   Wikipedia: Citigroup  
The Federal Reserve building in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2008, ahead of the central bank's meeting on interest rates and assessment of the country's financial and economic troubles. Stocks pulled well off their lows Tuesday as the financial sector partially recovered from Wall Street's worst session in years and as investors grew hopeful about a Federal Reserve interest rate cut. The Dow Jones industrial average traded in a wide range, sometimes dropping more than 100 after a 500-point slide on Mond The New York Times
Fed Member's Deflation Warning Hints at Policy Shift
| WASHINGTON — A subtle but significant shift appears to be occurring within the Federal Reserve over the course of monetary policy, amid increasing signs that the ... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak)
Economy   Federal Reserve   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Deflation  
In this April 4, 2005 file photo, a sports utility vehicle drives past an ExxonMobil refinery in Baytown, Texas. Exxon Mobil Corp., the world's biggest oil refiner, will spend more than $1 billion in the next couple of years to increase its global production of cleaner-burning diesel by about 10 percent, the company said Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008. The New York Times
Higher Oil Prices Help Exxon Top Forecasts
| The Exxon Mobil Corporation, the world’s largest publicly traded oil company, said Thursday that its nearly doubled to $7.56 billion as oil prices increased from ... (photo: AP / File)
Business   Company   Oil   Photos   Wikipedia: ExxonMobil  
In this Jan. 13, 2009 photo, people walk out from Sony Corp. headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. Sony said Thursday, May 14, 2009, it lost 98.9 billion yen ($1 billion) in the fiscal year through March, its first annual net loss in 14 years, and projected it would lose even more money this year amid a slump in consumer demand for electronics goods The New York Times
Comeback Heralded for Japan Giants in Electronics
| TOKYO — Buoyed by a long-awaited turnaround in its television and video game businesses, Sony said Thursday it swung to a net profit of ¥25.7 billion, or $293... (photo: AP / Itsuo Inouye)
Business   Electronics   Japan   Photos   Wikipedia: Sony  
Shanties are seen standing besides high rise buildings in Indias commercial capital city of Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2009. The New York Times
India Is Getting All the Trappings of the New Century; But Is It Modern?
| PONDICHERRY, INDIA — S. Durairaj is by all accounts a modern man. He drives a car, uses a cellphone and keeps up with international news. In his spare time, he st... (photo: AP / Rajanish Kakade)
Culture   Economy   India   Photos   Society  
The German stock index (DAX) display at the Stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany The New York Times
Signs of Recovery Push European Shares Higher
| European stock markets rose Thursday after another batch of positive earnings and further evidence that Europe’s economy is recovering faster than previously expe... (photo: AP / Bernd Kammerer))
Economy   Europe   Markets   Photos   Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis  
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Tuesday, April 14, 2009. The Guardian
US STOCKS-Wall St falls on tech outlook worries
* Chipmakers weigh on Nasdaq * Exxon Mobil profit tops estimates, shares still slip * Fed's Bullard warns of Japan-like quagmire * Indexes down: Dow 0.3 pct, S&P 0.4 pct,... (photo: AP / Jason DeCrow)
Exxon   Nasdaq   Photos   WallStreet   Wikipedia: New York Stock Exchange  
Protesting truck drivers shout anti-government slogans outside the Ministry of Transport in Athens on Thursday, July 29, 2010. The Guardian
Greek police fire tear gas at striking truckers
| Government issues emergency order as fuel shortages strand tourists and disrupt food and medical supplies Greek truck drivers clash with riot police in Athens. Photogra... (photo: AP / Dimitri Messinis)
Economy   Greece   Photos   Protests   Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis  
Forex Asset Management
- Euro zone trusts dark days are over
- Rand treads water amid appetite for risk
- Capital tops mines' risk list
- China to punish illegal forex activities
Das Buerogebaeude der Siemens AG fuer IT Operations und Industrial Services in Erlangen, aufgenommen am Montag, 13. August 2007.
Siemens and VW Surge on Roaring Demand From China
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- Coal Division Drives CONSOL to Record Revenue of $1.289 Bill
- Avis Goes to War for Dollar Thrifty
- EU watchdog proposes shake-up in data, trading rules
- GNPC's "Secret Strategy Paper" - THE FULL TEXT
Gasoline - Crude - Oil Prices
IMF: Low oil prices could restrain GCC growth
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Investments Banking
- Pleasing trend: Buying less house with more cash
- Exxon Mobil sees 91% jump in profit
- Bringing Hollywood to Malaysian shores
- House prices post first fall since April 2008
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, April 20, 2009.
Wall Street falls on tech outlook worries
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- Porn industry banks on users wanting FaceTime with stars, to
- UK bank profits look set to soar
- Absa sees 5% fall in interim profit
- Oriental Bank sees 41% jump in Q1 net
A potential customer walks into the first branch of the new British high street bank, the Metro Bank, in London, Thursday, July 29, 2010.
UK gets first new bank in 100 years
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Stocks WTO
- Stocks rally to two-month high on weaker dollar
- China may raise insurer stock buy limits
- Stocks rise Thursday on policy outlook
- Japanese stocks decline on stronger yen
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Monday, April 20, 2009.
Wall Street falls on tech outlook worries
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- With Eye on Title, Padres Get Tejada
- Top Mexican drug lord killed in clash with army
- Giving Up on a Climate Change Bill
- IMF Report Urges China to Consume More
Iraqis inspect the scene of a bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq, Wednesday, July 28, 2010. A bomb planted near a state-run bank killed and injured several people in the eastern Shiite slum of Sadr City police said.
Iraqi Insurgents Plant Qaeda Flag in Baghdad
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