 Sexual harassment claims lead to big settlement in USA $5.8 million sexual harassment settlement will be paid by a building maintenance firm in the... | |
 Large-sized Mini to hit the streetsThe Mini family is about to get a new member with the upsized Countryman... |
 Accident claim ends with Ford paying restitutionA Mississippi court has heard that the Ford Motor Co will pay $130 million over an accident that occurred in a Ford... |
 Wall Street in cautious advanceU.S. stocks were in the black Thursday but gains were... |
 Royal Mail introduces electronic stampBritain’s royal Mail has sold its first "intelligent"... |
 Jewish survivors say French Railway should lose US bidHolocaust survivors and the families in the US have objected strongly to a French Railway bid for high-Speed tracks in Florida, which will eventually connect Tampa and... |
 Cold winter was good for GazpromThe cold winter in the first three months of the year has boosted the profits of Russia’s... |
 Galaxy becomes competitor to iPadSamsung has unveiled its likely competitor to the Apple... |
 iPod nano has multi-touch interfaceApple has come up with a new iPod nano with a multi-touch... |
 Burger King may be selling outTalks with potential buyers have reportedly been held by Burger King, the American fast food... |
 American and British Airways to coordinate frequent flyer American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia have been discussing how they will work together now that European regulators have allowed them to... |
 US government could have protected Lehman says old bossThe former chief of Lehman Brothers, Richard S. Fuld Jr, has told a panel investigating the financial crisis that the large Wall Street firm could have been helped to stay afloat by the US... |
 UK utilities firms in sales probeA sales probe is taking place in Britain with the tactics of some energy suppliers coming under... |
 Apple TV the coming thingApple CEO Steve Jobs has introduced a revamped Apple TV... |
 World sees large rises in food pricesThe United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization has ascertained that food is now costing more than it has since September... |
| Service sector slowdown revives fears of double dip recession Growth in Britain's service industry has slowed sharply as employers have scaled back hiring in the face of the gloomy economic outlook and looming public spending cuts.A key survey of the sector,... |
| Eurozone service sector recovery led by France and Germany in August; Activity rose in Italy and Ireland but Spain fell back into contraction Eurozone service sector recovery led by France and Germany in August; Activity rose in Italy and Ireland but Spain fell back into contraction By Finfacts Team Sep 3, 2010 - 9:13:03 AM ... |
| Jobs Report May Show Unemployment Rate Up WASHINGTON - The unemployment rate may be about to rise again. Economists are bracing for a weak showing in the August employment report, which is scheduled to be released Friday. The private... |
| Pakistan Says Seeks Flood Relief Without Dependency Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Pakistan’s army is struggling to provide relief for flooding victims without creating greater long-term dependency on aid, officials told President Barack Obama’s... |
| European Stocks Advance as Investors Await U.S. Payrolls Report Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks rose, with the Stoxx Europe 600 Index heading for its biggest weekly gain since July, as investors awaited the monthly U.S. payrolls report. Asian shares rose... |
| Samsung, Toshiba ‘Me-Too’ Tablets Seek to Battle IPad Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Samsung Electronics Co. and Toshiba Corp. unveiled tablet computers in Berlin yesterday, aiming to take market share from Apple Inc.’s iPad with their lower-priced... |
| Asian, European Stocks Rise After U.S. Home Sales; JGBs Fall Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Asian and European stocks rose as a surprisingly positive increase in pending U.S. home sales lifted confidence in the world’s largest economy. Japanese bonds dropped... |
| Coca-Cola plant staff to strike Workers at a Coca-Cola factory in north London are to launch a wave of 24-hour strikes in a row over pay. Trade union Unite said its members at the firm's plant in Edmonton would walk out on... |
| BP Costs Rise As New Spill Fears Quelled Mariner Energy burst into flames in the Gulf on Thursday night. The crew of 13 escaped and there were no signs of an oil spill, the US Coast Guard said. But the accident once again brought... |
| Balls Calls For Spending Spree On New Jobs Unemployment should be tackled by spending £250m on creating 200,000 jobs and placements for people out of work, Labour leadership hopeful Ed Balls has... |
| European stocks edge higher in early trading FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) -- European equities opened with modest gains on Friday, with caution dominating ahead of pivotal data on U.S. nonfarm payrolls. The Stoxx Europe 600... |
| Antofagasta cut to hold from buy at Citigroup ) was downgraded on Friday to hold from buy at Citigroup, which said that the stock's strong recent performance "means we see better opportunities elsewhere in the sector." "We would now seek... |
| Canada's Goldcorp to buy Andean for $3.2 bln Australia halted after jumping 31 pct (Recasts with details, background) By Narayanan Somasundaram SYDNEY, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Canada's Goldcorp Inc agreed tobuy gold miner Andean Resources Ltd for... |
| GLOBAL MARKETS-Asia stocks mark time ahead of key US jobs data SYDNEY, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Asian stocks squeezed higher onFriday but gains were tentative ahead of U.S. jobs data thatwill be closely watched for signals on whether the world'sbiggest economy is... |
| JGBs drop; sale sours sentiment, jobs eyed for relief By Shinichi Saoshiro TOKYO, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Japanese government bonds handedback earlier gains to fall on Friday, with the benchmark 10-yearyield hitting a fresh seven-week peak, after tepid... |
| Wheat Futures Gain After Russia Extends Export Ban Chicago Board of Trade added to gains Friday, a day after Russia extended its ban on wheat exports until late 2011. December wheat futures were up 8.75 cents a bushel at $7.2250 in recent trade.... |
| European Stocks Edge Higher In Early Trading FRANKFURT -- European equities opened with modest gains on Friday, with caution dominating ahead of pivotal data on U.S. nonfarm payrolls. The Stoxx Europe 600 index gained 0.3% to 259 points and... |
| Antofagasta Cut To Hold From Buy At Citigroup FRANKFURT -- Mining firm Antofagasta was downgraded on Friday to hold from buy at Citigroup, which said that the stock's strong recent performance "means we see better opportunities elsewhere in the... |
| Zambia Opposition: 2008 Mining Tax Regime Triggering Job Losses Dow Jones Newswires late Thursday. According to Michael Sata, president of the Patriotic Front, Zambia's largest opposition party, the tax regime has hiked tax rates in the sector by more than 50%,... |
| Swedish Regulator Receives Ownership Application For HQ Bank Dow Jones )- HQ AB (HQ.SK) said late Thursday that the Swedish regulator has received an ownership assessment application for authorization to acquire HQ Bank AB, raising hopes that a buyer for the... |
| FSB Draghi: To Have Final Recommendations On Bank Liquidity, Capital Requirements By November European Central Bank governing council member Nout Wellink said Friday it is "irrelevant" if the world economy undergoes a mild second recession in the near term, adding that he is most concerned... |
| BP Spill Costs Hit $8 Bln, Relief Effort Continues BP said Friday that it is in the process of replacing the failed blow-out preventer from the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico in order to allow operations to complete a relief... |
| BP: Capping Stack On Drillship Discoverer Enterprise Removed Sept 2 BP .LN) said Friday that at the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico, the capping stack on top of the Deepwater Horizon, or DWH, blowout preventer, or BOP, was removed by the drillship... |
| China plans to publish Q/Q GDP data in 2011 GDP ) data until 2011, ayear later than scheduled, the National Bureau of Statistics saidon Friday. Ma Jiantang, the head of the agency, said the NBS has takennote of the demand from researchers and... |
| Soco International Unit At Toal Depth On Nganga Well Dow Jones )- Soco International PLC (SIA.LN) said Friday that its subsidiary, SOCO Exploration & Production - DRC SPRL has reached total depth on the wildcat exploration well Nganga 1, or NGA-1,... |
| Air France-KLM Mulling Low-cost Carrier: AFP MADRID -- Air France-KLM is mulling the formation of a low-cost domestic carrier for its French market, the AFP reported on Friday, citing company sources. "Studies are underway to find some way to... |
| Nikkei inches up 0.6 pct; caution before jobs data TOKYO, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average crawled up0.6 percent on Friday as more encouraging data reassuredinvestors about the state of the global economic recovery andsparked short-covering.... |
| FSB's Draghi: global economic recovery to stay SEOUL, Sept 3 (Reuters) - The global economic recovery willlikely stay on track, with some regions prospering while otherslag, but risks remain including the impact from unwindingstimulus measures,... |
| Five Dead In New Forest Fires In Russia - Official AFP )--Five people died in southern Russia after new forest fires broke out, a regional official told news agencies Friday. "According to our data, the bodies of five people were found in the fire.... |
| Takeover fight erupts for Australian gold miner Andean * Eldorado makes script offer worth C$3.4 bln at 32 pctpremium * Andean shares halted after jumping 31 percent (Recasts with Gold Corp bid, detail) SYDNEY, Sept 3 (Reuters) - A takeover battle has... |
| Stock index futures dip ahead of payrolls n">(Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a slightly lower open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.21 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.17 percent and Nasdaq100... |
| Corrected: Canada's Goldcorp to buy Andean for $3.4 billion NCM.AX ) $8.4 billion purchase of rival Lihir Gold, as gold prices are hovering near a record high with global economic uncertainty driving investors to safer... |
| BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill costs hit $8 billion Part of the containment cap is pictured in this video grab from a BP live video feed at the site of the BP Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico, taken and released on September 2, 2010. BP Plc said it... |
| Euro steady ahead of US jobs report The euro bought $1.2815 in Friday morning European trading, close to its level of $1.2812 in New York late Thursday. The British pound edged up to $1.5411 from $1.5389 and the dollar was unchanged at... |
| Jobs report may show rise in unemployment rate Economists are bracing for a weak showing in the August employment report, which is scheduled to be released Friday. The private sector is forecast to add a net total of only 41,000 jobs, the fewest... |
