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  • US interested in joining Asia Pacific trade groups

    US interested in joining Asia Pacific trade groups

    Haiti News.Net

    The United States, in an effort to improve its influence in the Asia-Pacific region, has arranged talks to discuss a proposed Trans-Pacific partnership agreement.

  • San Diego driver reports frightening Toyota ride

    San Diego driver reports frightening Toyota ride

    Haiti News.Net

    A reported runaway Toyota Prius in California has had US safety investigators involved in determining the cause of a terrifying ride.

  • Nasdaq crashed a decade ago

    Nasdaq crashed a decade ago

    Haiti News.Net

    It is ten years since the dotcom bubble burst.

  • Chinese cars to be built in US

    Chinese cars to be built in US

    Haiti News.Net

    The Los Angeles Business Journal has reported that Chinese car maker BYD may build an assembly plant in Los Angeles County.

  • Aer Lingus needs to cut costs

    Aer Lingus needs to cut costs

    Haiti News.Net

    Irish airline, Aer Lingus, has reported a loss for 2009.

  • Eurotunnel results show a profit

    Haiti 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

    Iceland votes not to hold referendum

    Haiti News.Net

    Icelanders have voted overwhelmingly against a referendum to allow taxpayers money to be used to repay international debts.

  • Clinton says Papandreou is making right moves

    Clinton says Papandreou is making right moves

    Haiti News.Net

    US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, has met Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou in Washington.

  • U.S. stocks creep higher

    U.S. stocks creep higher

    Haiti News.Net

    U.S. stocks made narrow advances Tuesday, as traders remained cautious on the economy.

  • Brazil conservation program protects sardines

    Brazil conservation program protects sardines

    Haiti News.Net

    The Brazilian government has ordered the implementation of a sardine conservation awareness program.

  • Chinese passenger cars in strong demand

    Chinese passenger cars in strong demand

    Haiti 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

    Food prices in 2050 will be shocking

    Haiti 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.

  • More protests in India after raising of fuel price

    More protests in India after raising of fuel price

    Haiti News.Net

    The main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party in india has protested over a hike in fuel prices.

  • Expensive houses wear well in UK economic crisis

    Expensive houses wear well in UK economic crisis

    Haiti News.Net

    Land Registry sale price statistics have shown that exclusive houses in England and Wales are still maintaining their high prices.

  • US stocks gain on financial firms

    Haiti 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.

  • Amish farmer wins fight over registering livestock

    Star Tribune

    NEILLSVILLE, Wis. - An Amish livestock farmer who refused to follow a 2005 Wisconsin law requiring him to register his land and livestock has won a legal battle with state regulators. Clark County C...

  • OSF Global Services Receives the Business Solutions Provider for Microsoft Dynamics CRM Certification

    PR Web

    OSF Global Services, the Canadian provider of IT services and consulting, announces that it has received the Business Solutions Provider for Microsoft Dynamics CRM certification. The company was award...

  • DTM Systems Corporation Ranked Number One as the Largest Reseller in British Columbia to Hewlett Packard Canada

    PR Web

    The I.T. industry continues to evolve at an exponential pace, DTM Systems is a leader in new technology and how it can be applied to business problems and opportunities. DTM blends solutions from the ...

  • E.ON earnings retreat in 2009

    MENAFN

    (MENAFN) A statement released by Egypt's Torah Cement said that the company posted a 23 percent rise in 2009 net profit to $62 million, compared with The firm made a net profit of $50...

  • More than 4% of Northern Rock mortgage customers in arrears

    Guardian

    Despite the losses – down to £257m from £1.3bn a year ago – Northern Rock is paying out £15bn in bonuses to its staff but chief executive will waive his

  • Inchcape beats City forecasts but is cautious about 2010

    Guardian

    annual profits but faced with a declining UK market remains cautious for 2010.Sales fell to £5.6bn in 2009 from £6.3bn the year before, leaving profits before tax, excluding one-off items, down 19% ...

  • Barclays dips on US acquisition talk

    Guardian

    reports it is eyeing a US retail operation to help diversify away from its booming investment banking business. Danny Clarke at Shore Capital commented:

  • Wednesday Newspaper Review - Irish Business News and International Stories - - March 10, 2010

    Finfacts Business News

    See Search Box lower down this column for searches of Finfacts news pages. Where there may be the odd special character missing from an older page, it's a problem that developed when Interactiv...

  • Greek Crisis Is Over, Rest of Region Safe, Prodi Says

    Business Week

    March 10 (Bloomberg) -- The worst of Greece’s financial crisis is over and other European nations won’t follow in its path, said former European Commission President Romano Prodi.

  • Tullett Prebon Says It’s in Talks Over Possible Offer

    Business Week

    March 10 (Bloomberg) -- Tullett Prebon Plc, the London- based inter-dealer broker led by Terry Smith, said it’s in early talks that may lead to an offer for the company.

  • E.ON to Give Post-2010 Earnings Outlook Mid-Year, Bernotat Says

    Business Week

    March 10 (Bloomberg) -- E.ON AG, Germany’s largest utility, will give an earnings outlook for 2011 onwards at the middle of this year as economic progress remains “difficult” to gaug...

  • Myners Says U.K. Banks Must Disclose More Detail on Bankers’ Pay

    Business Week

    March 10 (Bloomberg) -- U.K. Treasury minister Paul Myners said banks may be forced to disclose bonus payments above 500,000 pounds, a further tightening of the rules aimed at policing Britain’s...

  • European Stocks Decline; Stoxx Europe 600 Index Slips 0.3%

    Business Week

    March 10 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks pared their decline as food companies and chemical makers advanced. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index was little changed at 256.65 as of 8:25 a.m. in London, having ea...

  • Insurers 'face $7bn Chile bill'

    BBC

    The earthquake in Chile may cost the global insurance industry as much as $7bn (£4.7bn), Swiss Re has estimated.The company, the world's second-largest reinsurer, said the impact on the sector w...

  • Economic storm not over, says PM

    BBC

    Gordon Brown is set to say he has guided the economy through a "storm" over the past 18 months and is best placed to secure its recovery.In a speech in London, he is arguing the economy is a...

  • Cardiff to face winding-up order

    BBC

    Cardiff City return to the High Court on Wednesday to face a third winding-up order over £1.75m owed to the taxman.Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) had two previous cases adjourned aft...

  • Northern Rock sees reduced losses

    BBC

    Northern Rock has said that it made "good progress" in 2009, as it reported a sharp fall in its annual losses.The bank lost £257.4m last year, compared with £1.36bn in 2008. Sinc...

  • Standard Life enjoys profit boost

    BBC

    Insurance firm Standard Life has reported better-than-expected profits in 2009 and unveiled plans for an extra £100m of cost-cuts by 2012.Operating profit at the Edinburgh-based firm fell 1.5% t...

  • Sun fended off Apple, Microsoft IP lawsuit threats

    CNet

    Revealing a bit of previously hush-hush history that's relevant today, Sun Microsystems' former chief executive said Tuesday that Apple CEO Steve Jobs threatened to sue Sun for infringing on its intel...

  • Complaints in China Over Hewlett-Packard Laptops

    International Herald Tribune

    SHANGHAI, March 10 (Reuters) - More than 100 Chinese consumers have filed an official complaint against Hewlett-Packard Co over faulty laptop computers, leaving the door open for a lawsuit against the...

  • Hellenic Exchange Holding cut to hold at Citigroup

    Market Watch

    MADRID (MarketWatch) -- Greek holding company Hellenic Exchange Holding was downgraded to hold from buy with its risk rating moved to high at Citigroup, which said with prolonged weakness ahead in the...

  • Earnings Watch: Updates, advisories and surprises

    Market Watch

    +0.39% ) the Haifa, Israel, defense contractor, reported that fourth-quarter earnings fell 56% on 2.4% higher revenue. Net income was $56.7 million compared with $128.6 million in the year-earlier q...

  • Hellenic Exchange Holding Cut To Hold At Citigroup

    Fox Business

    MADRID -- Greek holding company Hellenic Exchange Holding was downgraded to hold from buy with its risk rating moved to high at Citigroup, which said with prolonged weakness ahead in the economy, it'...

  • ING Downgraded To Market Perform At KBW

    Fox Business

    LONDON -- Keefe, Bruyette & Woods downgraded Dutch banking and insurance group ING to market perform from outperform, saying the group still has a number of hurdles to overcome before it can complete...

  • Valeo Sets Out 2013 Goal

    Fox Business

    LONDON -- French auto parts group Valeo said it's targeting a return on capital employed of nearly 30% by 2013, with sales of around 10 billion euros in 2013 and an operating margin level of 6% to 7%...

  • Northern Rock Loss Narrows, CEO Waives Bonus

    Fox Business

    LONDON -- Nationalized U.K. mortgage bank Northern Rock said Wednesday that its 2009 net loss narrowed to 309.1 million pounds ($462 million) from 1.38 billion pounds a year earlier, helped by higher...

  • ING Downgrades Holcim, Lafarge, Saint-Gobain

    Fox Business

    FRANKFURT -- Swiss cement firm Holcim Ltd. was downgraded to hold from buy at ING, which also cut its rating on France's Lafarge S.A. to sell from hold. ING said Holcim should be the core holding in ...

  • Elbit Systems 4th-period Net Off 56%, Revenue Up

    Fox Business

    TEL AVIV -- Elbit Systems Ltd., the Haifa, Israel, defense contractor, reported that fourth-quarter earnings fell 56% on 2.4% higher revenue. Net income was $56.7 million compared with $128.6 million...

  • Inchcape Unsure About Dividend As Profit Rises

    Fox Business

    LONDON -- Car dealer Inchcape said its annual profit rose to 92 million pounds ($138 million) from 51.4 million pounds on fewer exceptional items, while sales fell to 5.58 billion pounds from 6.26 bi...

  • Microsoft rolls out video-on-demand service across the UK

    The Guardian

    Microsoft is to launch its UK video-on-demand service today with hundreds of hours of programmes, including Skins, Kingdom, Faking It and Waterloo Road, and has promised that online high-definition vi...

  • Q-Cells Cut To Underweight From Neutral At HSBC

    Fox Business

    MADRID -- German solar company Q-Cells was downgraded to underweight from neutral on Wednesday at HSBC, which said 2010 will be another tough year for the company. The company disappointed in all div...

  • Senate Won't Act In Investors' Best Interests

    Fox Business

    BOSTON -- On behalf of Main Street investors everywhere, here's a message for the United States Senate: Thanks for nothing.Financial reform legislation on the Senate floor this week was supposed to h...

  • Eastern Europe/Asia big winners in post-crisis rally

    Financial Post

    Eastern European and Central Asian equity markets led gains in the year since global stocks sank to their lowest level after the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. The Ukrainian Equities Ind...

  • World stocks off 6-week high; oil tumbles

    Financial Post

    LONDON -- World stocks slipped on Tuesday from the previous day's six-week high and oil fell nearly 2 percent, while the yen rose broadly as investors grew cautious after a recent rally in riskier ass...

  • Quebecor probing Quebec City NHL team

    Financial Post

    The Quebec Nordiques was moved to Denver as the Colorado Avalanche in 1995, but Pierre Karl Péladeau, Quebecor chief executive says “the timing is getting better and better” for the return of the...