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Eurotunnel results show a profit
Silicon Valley News.Net
Eurotunnel has announced a profit of 1.4 million euros for last year, despite the weather, a fire in the tunnel and poor economic conditions.
 Iceland votes not to hold referendum
Silicon Valley News.Net
Icelanders have voted overwhelmingly against a referendum to allow taxpayers money to be used to repay international debts.
 U.S. stocks creep higher
Silicon Valley News.Net
U.S. stocks made narrow advances Tuesday, as traders remained cautious on the economy.
 Chinese passenger cars in strong demand
Silicon Valley News.Net
Chinese passenger car sales have climbed 55 percent from February 2009, with strong demand for smaller cars and four wheel drive vehicles.
 Food prices in 2050 will be shocking
Silicon Valley News.Net
The head of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation has warned another food price crisis might happen if record high energy prices, growing demand for bio-fuels and low grain reserves force up price benchmarks.
US rate rise inevitable
Silicon Valley News.Net
Economists in Washington have suggested the Federal Reserve will soon raise benchmark interest rates.
US stocks gain on financial firms
Silicon Valley News.Net
Major US stock indices posted mild gains Tuesday, led by troubled financial firms bailed out by the US government in the past year.
Asian stock markets trade in narrow range again
Sign on San Diego
NEW YORK Asian stock markets were little moved in early trading Wednesday after investors in the U.S. seemed to pause and look back on a year of recovery from the market's 12-year lows. T...
ADR's service is one that goes beyond outsourcing
Star Tribune
On his first trip to China some 20 years ago, Larry Mahoney found that "the streets were packed with people on bicycles." These days, however, it's BMWs and Mercedes-Benzes that crowd the r...
Equity skimmer admits to crimes
Star Tribune
When Timothy Beliveau appeared in federal court Tuesday to plead guilty to money laundering and tax evasion charges, he didn't mention the people who allegedly lost their home equity in his "fore...
Soaring China home prices thwart ordinary buyers
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
By ELAINE KURTENBACHAP BUSINESS WRITER SHANGHAI -- The luxury apartment buildings Yang Xuhua passes on her way to work are a daily reminder of her own frustrated efforts to buy a home. Prices for e...
Asian stock markets trade in narrow range again
Examiner
Asian stock markets were little moved in early trading Wednesday after investors in the U.S. seemed to pause and look back on a year of recovery from the market's 12-year lows.Tokyo's Nikkei 225 stock...
Veil Lifts on Apple's Secret Plan to Control Universe
Wired News
The recently unveiled secret agreement that Apple makes iPhone developers sign supports what many have suspected all along: Apple is trying to control the universe. Much has been written anecdotally ...
Hong Kong Shares Up On Citic Pacific, China Banks
Fox Business
HONG KONG -- Hong Kong shares opened higher Wednesday after modest overnight gains on Wall Street, with Citic Pacific Ltd. and Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. rising ahead of their 2009 earnings reports....
China Banks Lent $102.6 Billion In February:report
Fox Business
HONG KONG -- Chinese banks made loans for about 700 billion yuan ($102.6 billion) in February, around half the 1.39 trillion yuan worth of loans issued in January, according to a report Wednesday. Ch...
Three Ways To Boost Retirement Confidence
Fox Business
BOSTON -- I know, I know, we're starting to sound like a broken record, or MP3 player. But researchers are once again sounding the alarm that Americans are not saving enough for retirement.What's mor...
Japan Shares Edge Up As Technology Stocks Advance
Fox Business
TOKYO -- Japanese shares traded modestly higher Wednesday morning in Tokyo, finding support from technology stocks and some financial shares. The Nikkei 225 Average was up 0.1% at 10,579.85 while the...
BofA ending overdraft fees on debit cards: report
Reuters
(Reuters) - Bank of America on Tuesday said it will no longer charge overdraft fees on purchases made with debit cards, a decision that could cost it tens of millions a year in revenue and pressure ot...
Video: Prius Driver's Frantic 911 Call
CBS News
Toyota Prius driver Jim Sikes frantically called 911 when his car speed out of control on a stretch of San Diego highway. Ben Tracy reports the U.S. government wants to know what happened.
Video: Where America Stands: Green Energy
CBS News
China and the U.S. are fighting to lead the world in green energy technology, but China is way ahead. Celia Hatton reports on what the U.S. needs to do to keep up.
Video: Stock Market Scares Investors
CBS News
Exactly a year ago, stocks hit a 12-year low, dealing a 401-K-O to a lot of retirement accounts. As Anthony Mason reports, after a remarkable comeback, millions of investors missed out.
Despite Rally, Investors Stay on Sidelines
CBS News
Stock Market Scares Investors Exactly a year ago, stocks hit a 12-year low, dealing a 401-K-O to a lot of retirement accounts. As Anthony Mason reports, after a remarkable comeback, millions of invest...
Obama: Greece, Facing Bad Days, Has US as Ally
ABCNews
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou gestures during his joint news conference Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Monday, March 8, 2010, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Hara...
Toyota to Expand Recall of Tundra Pickups for Rust
ABCNews
Toyota said Tuesday it will expand a recall announced last year to fix Tundra pickup trucks with frames that could rust and lead to spare tires falling from the vehicle. Toyota spokesman Brian Lyon...
Asian stock markets trade in narrow range again
Tampa Bay Online
NEW YORK (AP) -- Asian stock markets were little moved in early trading Wednesday after investors in the U.S. seemed to pause and look back on a year of recovery from the market's 12-year lows.
Star Tribune names new advertising chief
Star Tribune
The Star Tribune has named Jeff Griffing as its new head of print and digital advertising. Griffing, 45, who currently is sales vice president and publisher of Time Inc.'s Sports Illustrated Group in...
CEO pay watch: Life Time Fitness' Akradi: $2.3 million
Star Tribune
Note: In 2008 Akradi elected to forgo a salary and take nearly all of his compensation in restricted stock, in part as a show of faith in the company's fortunes. Life Time's sales and earnings have in...
Stocks end day with small gains
Star Tribune
NEW YORK - U.S. stocks ended with a slight gain Tuesday after being whipsawed by bets in the financial sector and a rally in telecommunications, which benefited from Cisco Systems Inc.'s unveiling of ...
US stocks gain on financial firms
New Kerala
New York, March 10 : Major US stock indices posted mild gains Tuesday, led by troubled financial firms bailed out by the US government in the past year.
US stocks gain on financial firms
Sify
Major US stock indices posted mild gains Tuesday, led by troubled financial firms bailed out by the US government in the past year. Boeing, General Electric, AT&T and United Technologies also ...
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