Ticketmaster to sell 2008 Summer Olympic tickets in China - San Jose Mercury News (Stock Trading)
Ticketmaster to sell 2008 Summer Olympic tickets in China - San Jose Mercury News
| Ticketmaster to sell 2008 Summer Olympic tickets in China San Jose Mercury News -15 hours ago AP. LOS ANGELES - Ticketmaster said Friday it has entered into a joint venture with a Chinese firm to provide exclusive ticketing services for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, the first step toward expanding its business into the vast Chinese market. Ticketmaster Prepares to Vault Into ChinaWall Street Journal (subscription) Ticketmaster to sell 2008 Games tickets in ChinaLos Angeles Times Reuters -Monsters and Critics.com -Ottawa Citizen (subscription) -TechWeb all 49 news articles |
'France ready for most ambitious co-operation' - China Daily
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'France ready for most ambitious co-operation' China Daily -10 hours ago WUHAN: French President Jacques Chirac visited Wuhan in Central China's Hubei Province on Friday to boost his country's business presence in this industrial city. China, France to continue talks on Iran's N-issueIranMania News China to Back Up European DraftKommersant Khaleej Times -Wall Street Journal (subscription) -Reuters India -BusinessWeek all 564 news articles |
US assesing situation in Saudi Arabia - Times of India
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US assesing situation in Saudi Arabia Times of India -4 hours ago WASHINGTON: Declining to comment on the specific steps put in place to meet the terrorist threats to oil installations and facilities in Saudi Arabia, the US has said it was constantly assesing the situation in the Middle East and would do"whatever it… Oil prices up on terror threatDaily Telegraph Gulf ships on alert over al-Qaeda threatScotsman Bloomberg -ABC News -People's Daily Online -Reuters AlertNet all 206 news articles |
Audit: KBR hid data on its work in Iraq - Houston Chronicle
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Audit: KBR hid data on its work in Iraq Houston Chronicle -5 hours ago By DAVID IVANOVICH. WASHINGTON - Giant military contractor Halliburton Co. has hampered oversight of its work in Iraq by abusing rules designed to protect sensitive, proprietary information, a government inspector general said. Halliburton arm accused of abuse in IraqFinancial Times Report: Halliburton Unit Exploited RulesABC News Washington Post -Reuters -Los Angeles Times -New York Times all 253 news articles |
China bank surges 15% on its first trading day - International Herald Tribune
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China bank surges 15% on its first trading day International Herald Tribune -21 hours ago By David Barboza The New York Times. SHANGHAI Shares of Industrial& Commercial Bank of China, the country's largest state-owned bank, soared 15 percent Friday, their first day of trading, marking a spectacular… China Shares Down; Yuan Up vs. DollarHouston Chronicle China's Largest Bank Debuts on Two Stock ExchangesVoice of America China Daily -Times of India -Reuters -The Australian all 477 news articles |
Mexican Cement Company Bids for Australian Concern - New York Times
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Mexican Cement Company Bids for Australian Concern New York Times -8 hours ago By ELISABETH MALKIN. MEXICO CITY, Oct. 27 - The Mexican cement giant Cemex said Friday that it had made an unsolicited bid of $12.8 billion for the Rinker Group of Australia. Cemex plans $12.8bn Rinker bidMSNBC FACTBOX-Top 10 M&A deals in building materials industryReuters Smartmoney.com -BusinessWeek -Monsters and Critics.com -Houston Chronicle all 269 news articles |
Draft report urges tough action against China's economic practices - International Herald Tribune
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Draft report urges tough action against China's economic practices International Herald Tribune -6 hours ago AP. WASHINGTON A congressional advisory panel's draft report is urging lawmakers to push for tough action against China on two festering trade disputes: intellectual property protection and Washington's view that China's currency is overvalued. US, EU go after China over subsidiesTaipei Times WTO to examine Chinese tariffs on imported auto componentsdomain-B Zee News -Gulf Times -Gulf Daily News -Xinhua all 155 news articles |
Spearfish Wal-Mart added to $4 drug plan - Black Hills Pioneer
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Spearfish Wal-Mart added to $4 drug plan Black Hills Pioneer -16 hours ago BY DONNA SMITH, Black Hills Pioneer. SPEARFISH - The news came swiftly on the heels of retail giant Wal-Mart's initial announcement that it would offer hundreds of generic drugs at a $4 per prescription price in one Florida market. Wal-Mart s prescription discounts come to NHBoston Herald Wal-Mart adds 12 states to $4 generic drug plan; total now 27USA Today Topeka Capital Journal (subscription) -Concord Monitor -Kansas City Star -Detroit Free Press all 494 news articles |
US economy's growth rate slows - Los Angeles Times
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US economy's growth rate slows Los Angeles Times -4 hours ago Expansion should rebound again in the fourth quarter, many analysts say. Much of the cooling is attributed to the housing slowdown. Housebuilding activity tumbles again, pulling down America s…Economist Growth slowest in more than 3 yearsHouston Chronicle Nashua Telegraph (subscription) -The News Journal -Pioneer Press -Free Internet Press all 491 news articles |
Arcelor Mittal to take 40 pct stake in Noble - Reuters
| Arcelor Mittal to take 40 pct stake in Noble Reuters -Oct 27, 2006 Arcelor Mittal (ISPA.AS: Quote, Profile, Research) said it had signed a binding agreement with US-based Noble to merge Arcelor's laser-welded tailored blank business (TBA) with Noble, creating a company with an estimated post-transaction revenue and core… Arcelor Mittal in Asset Swap With NobleHouston Chronicle Arcelor Mittal To Take 40% Stake In Noble Selling Laser-welded…Trading Markets Washington Times -Zee News all 56 news articles |
Hertz IPO could raise more than $1.8 bln - MarketWatch
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Hertz IPO could raise more than $1.8 bln MarketWatch -6 hours ago By Alistair Barr, MarketWatch. SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Hertz said on Friday that its planned initial public offering could raise more than $1.8 billion, offering private equity firms Clayton Dubilier… Hertz nearly doubles IPO value for buyout firmsCNNMoney.com Car-rental Hertz sets price range for IPO of 88.2 million shares…International Herald Tribune Reuters -Wall Street Journal (subscription) -Press-Enterprise (subscription) -TheStreet.com all 111 news articles |
Chevron earns record profits - San Jose Mercury News
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Chevron earns record profits San Jose Mercury News -1 hour ago By Rick Jurgens. In what proved to be a sunny third quarter for oil producers, Chevron earned $5 billion — a record for the San Ramon company. Chevron pulls in $5 billion quarterly profit San Ramon company's…San Francisco Chronicle Chevron posts $5 billion Q3 profitBizjournals.com Earthtimes.org -BusinessWeek -Reuters -TheStreet.com all 279 news articles |
Our Views: Welcome extra hour of sleep - 2TheAdvocate
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Our Views: Welcome extra hour of sleep 2TheAdvocate -5 hours ago Although it is widely rumored that newspapers like to spread bad news, we take great pleasure in sharing this glad bulletin: Americans can gain an extra hour of sleep this weekend. Sunday marks last time we'll'fall back' in OctoberChicago Sun-Times Enjoy those extra 60 minutes of sleepMontreal Gazette (subscription) Record-Searchlight (subscription) -Press&Sun-Bulletin -Press-Enterprise (subscription) -News-Daily.com all 71 news articles |
Crude oil rises to $60.75 per barrel - Monsters and Critics.com
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Crude oil rises to $60.75 per barrel Monsters and Critics.com -20 hours ago NEW YORK, NY, United States (UPI) — The price of high-quality crude oil rose 39 cents Friday on the New York Mercantile Exchange to $60.75 per barrel. As Fuel Prices Drop, Investors Step on the Gas: Chet CurrierBloomberg Crude oil prices steady after report of terrorist alert in GulfVancouver Sun (subscription) BusinessWeek -Houston Chronicle -Wall Street Journal (subscription) -Jackson News-Tribune all 322 news articles |
Supreme Court To Review Microsoft Patent Case - PC World
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Supreme Court To Review Microsoft Patent Case PC World -12 hours ago The US Supreme Court will hear an overseas patent lawsuit case pitting AT&T against Microsoft. The US Supreme Court said today it will review a lawsuit testing the limits of international patent claims in… Supreme Court to review Microsoft patent caseWashington Post UPDATE 1-US Supreme Court to review Microsoft patent caseReuters All Headline News -KLTV -Reuters South Africa -SunJournal.com (subscription) all 188 news articles |