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Breaking News Tue, 13 May 2008
 Water-garbage-pollution (sl1)
Environment   Nature   Photos   Pollution   Society  
 China Daily 
Experts sent to quake area to assess pollution risks
(Xinhua) | Updated: 2008-05-13 16:49 | The central environmental authorities have sent a 21-member expert team to quake-stricken southwest Sichuan Province to assess nuclear and water pollution risks ... (photo: creative commons)
 crude oil
Business   China   Market   Oil   Photos   Singapore  
 Canada Dot Com 
Oil falls towards $123 on profit-taking
| SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil fell more than $1 towards $123 a barrel on Tuesday on profit-taking after a fall in China's oil imports in April, the first on-year drop in 18 months, raised questions over... (photo: WN)
 Japanese businessmen cross a road in front of the Bank of Japan Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2007. The strength of Japan´s economic growth is among the factors the central bank will weigh as its policy board begins a two-day meeting to decide whether to raise  International Herald Tribune 
Bank of Japan governor says focus is now on risks facing economy
| : Bank of Japan Gov. Masaaki Shirakawa said Monday that the central bank is now focused on threats to Japan's economic health, reaffirming sentiment that the country's low interest rates won't be ra... (photo: (AP /Katsumi Kambayashi))
Bank   Business   Economy   Japan   Photos  
 A receptionist awaits visitors at Fujitsu´s showroom in Tokyo Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007. The Japanese computer maker Fujitsu Ltd. said Wednesday profit tumbled by two-thirds in the October-December quarter as falling electronics prices eroded margin  AOL 
Fujitsu fourth-quarter profit down, sees rebound
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Fujitsu Ltd reported a 40 percent fall in quarterly profit on Monday, hurt by restructuring in its microchip operations, but it forecast that its annual profit would more tha... (photo: AP /Shizuo Kambayashi)
Business   Industry   Japan   Photos   Technology  
Top Stories
 Penang, Malaysia - Fish - Fishes - Fishery Industry - Marine - Seafood. (ps1) NZ Herald
Dollar value, fuel catch fishermen
| The NZ Seafood Industry Conference gets underway in Wellington this week as fishing companies struggle with the high kiwi dollar and ever-rising fuel costs. | The confe... (photo: WN / patricia)
Dollar   Market   NewZealand   Photos   Seafood  
 A man walks past the building of global financial services company UBS in central London, Monday Oct The Australian
UBS commits to local operation
| AUSTRALIA'S largest investment banking operation is "absolutely" not for sale and its owner, Switzerland's UBS, will not spin off its global investment bank division de... (photo: AP Photo)
Australia   Banking   Company   Investment   Photos  
Fresh Organic Vegetables & Food Products  Canada Dot Com
Organic foods and sustainable fashion are rapidly going from niche to mainstream.
| EDMONTON - Organic food, once the sole domain of farmers' markets and small health-food stores, is going increasingly mainstream as the aisles of large, chain supermark... (photo: Public Domain / )
Food   Market   People   Photos   Society  
Building Buffalo News
Business calendar
| The Business Calendar runs each Sunday in the Business section. Notices of meetings, seminars and workshops of interest to the area business community should be sent to... (photo: GFDL)
Buffalo   Business   Ecology   People   Photos  
CREDIT CARDS - MEMBERSHIP CARDS - BANK CARDS Asbury Park Press
New rules may help cardholders
| CONSUMERS MAY SOON get a break from high penalty fees and retroactive rate increases on their credit cards. | The Federal Reserve and other banking regulators recently ... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo)
Banking   Card   Consumers   Fees   Photos  
 KLps1 - October 07 - Jakarta,Indonesia - Construction - Development - Economy - Building - Housing Estates - Property - Properties. (ps1) The Boston Globe
Housing bailout bill looks to be in jeopardy
| WASHINGTON - Even as the housing foreclosure crisis deepens, legislation to rescue homeowners and their lenders appears to be in significant political jeopardy. | The b... (photo: WN/Patricia)
Housing   Legislation   Mortgage   Photos   Washington  
Ken Hanna: Crunch day for the financialchief of Cadbury The Independent
Ken Hanna: Crunch day for the financialchief of Cadbury
| 5.45am | It would be tough to guess that Ken Hanna was the finance director of one of the world's biggest confectionery companies from his start to the day. After getti... (photo: creative commons / )
Chocolate   Companies   Finance   Photos   Production  
Bureau de Change - Money Changer - Maybank - Bukit Bintang - Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia (mv3) The Star
Maybank's multibillion deal to acquire a bank in Pakistan draws mixed response
| THE country's largest bank Malayan Banking Bhd (Maybank), no doubt, has embarked on an aggressive regional shopping spree. | First, it was the acquisition of a 15% stak... (photo: WN / Malliga)
Acquisitions   Finance   Maybank   Pakistan   Photos  
Rice - White Rice - Staple Food. (ps1) The Star
Feed me, please!
| IN just two months, rice prices have risen 75% globally, while wheat prices are up 120% compared with a year ago. | Prices of oil and commodities are another thing. Foo... (photo: Public Domain / -)
Food   Globalisation   Market   Photos   Population  
Business & Economy Investments
- Sears majesty to hedge-fund dust
- Productivity's poisoned legacy
- 'Unemployed' now a valid job description
- Turf wars threaten EU diplomatic corps
Nissan industry
Nissan warns of steep profit drop
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- Invest NI 'bureaucracy cost jobs'
- Kenneth Griffin, founder of Citadel Investment, bashes his p
- Mortgages & homes
- SMART Papers' investment in plant 'great news' f
CHICKEN - HABITAT - COCKFIGHTING
Siler City chicken plant gets no offers
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Credit Services Commercial Insurance
- Utilise Credit Bureau, Says Mutebile
- European stocks slip on Credit Agricole rights issue
- Americans stay home to ease credit crunch
- New regulations tighten state's film tax credits
Financial place
Bad loans take Brooke Credit to a loss
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- Imperial weighs insurance units merger 
- Nationwide Insurance Continues Storm Response in North Carol
- ILFC considering split-up from insurer AIG
- A.M. Best Upgrades Ratings of Members of Optimum General Ins
P. Chidambaram
FDI norms in insurance sector could ease: FM
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Finance Research and Markets
- Sears majesty to hedge-fund dust
- Productivity's poisoned legacy
- 'Unemployed' now a valid job description
- China's weakness the greater danger
Secretary-General Chairs First UN Global Food Crisis Task Force Meeting
UN food task force meets for first time
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- St. George Bank approves Westpac offer
- Asia mixed, despite major disaster
- CNNMoney.com Market Report
- Cash is king
A branch of the Westpac Bank in Sydney, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2006. Westpac Banking Corp., Australia's fourth-biggest bank reported a record net profit of $3.071 billion (US$2,333.96 billion) for the 2005/06 year, up 13.8 per ce
St. George Bank approves Westpac offer
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