Business and Finance News
- 50,000 in South Korea protest against U.S. beef imports
Dublin News.Net
South Korean police estimate 50,000 people turned out in Seoul Saturday in the latest protest against the resumption of U.S. beef imports.
- Marseille bids to be hub of new Mediterranean union
Dublin News.Net
Some 40 heads of state from the Middle East, North Africa and Europe gather in Paris next Sunday to launch a new agreement aimed at reinforcing cooperation between the European Union and non-European nations bordering the Mediterranean.
- Bush in Japan for G8 summit
Dublin News.Net
U.S. President George Bush is traveling to Japan for a summit of leaders from the world's eight leading industrialized nations, known as the Group of Eight.
- Austrian court finds BAWAG bankers guilty
Reuters
A Vienna court on Friday found the former head of Austrian bank BAWAG P.S.K., Helmut Elsner, guilty of breach of trust for his role in notching up at least 1.4 billion euros ($2.2...
- Inflation rate blows out in Iran
Dublin News.Net
Iran's inflation rate, which has provoked intense criticism of the government, reached 26 percent in June.
- Air India applies to fly polar route
Dublin News.Net
Air India intends using the polar routes for long haul operations.
- Indian brothers facing fraud charges
Dublin News.Net
Narendra Rastogi, an Indian man accused of fraud, has been extradited back to his homeland from the US.
- Pringles not potatoes says judge
Dublin News.Net
A High Court judge in London has ruled that Pringles, the tubed snack food, are not potato crisps.
- Credit Mutuel of France bids for Citigroup
Dublin News.Net
Credit Mutuel of France has bid for the German retail banking activities of US giant Citigroup.
- Rogue trader bank fined for carelessness
Dublin News.Net
France's central bank has fined Societe Generale $6.3 million for shortcomings in its internal controls.
- Mandela takes action against London gallery
Dublin News.Net
Former South African president Nelson Mandela has decided to take legal action against an art gallery in London for selling sketches it says are his.
- EU speeds up energy efficiencies
Dublin News.Net
To ease the soaring cost of fossil fuels, EU ministers have promised to place energy efficiency at the heart of their goals on climate change.
- First DC Universe Online Art Unveiled
Wired News
MMO have emerged courtesy of the game's MySpace page. Unfortunately, this batch of pictures tells us very little about the game itself, but at least we get to see the first of the game's heroes: The...
- Investing in choppy mkts
Times Of India
What should investor A and investor B do in this choppy market? If investor A has balanced his investments across different asset classes such as equity or equity funds, fixed deposits or...
- City, county to pay $30M in incentives
Herald Sun
The city and county of Durham expect to pay some $30 million in cash to private companies by the time economic incentive deals now on the books are completed. Officials believe that the...
- FDA reports more cases of salmonella illnesses
Herald Sun
The government on Saturday increased the number of people reported being sickened in a record salmonella outbreak in which tomatoes are the leading suspect although investigators are testing other...
- Bush, Fukuda lay out goals for G-8 summit in Japan
Herald Sun
Global challenges like soaring oil prices and the Earth's rising temperature await President Bush at a summit of top industrialized nations, but first he set out to soothe emotions on a sensitive...
- Hyundai cuts, Kia lifts domestic sales target
Reuters
Hyundai Motor Co 005480.KS, South Korea's top auto maker, said on Sunday it had cut its local sales target for this year by 6 percent as record-breaking oil prices are hitting...
- Decorative art attracts maximum buyers
Times Of India
An 'investment artist' is a popular phrase, coined by art dealers and galleries, to attract prospective clients to invest in art. What new buyers and investors need to understand is that not all...
- NSA Spying Judge Defends Rule of Law, Congress Set to Strip His Power
Wired News
Just days before the Senate will convene to give a final blessing to President Bush's secret, warrantless wiretapping program, a federal court judge ruled that his legal justification for the...
- Farmers say salmonella scare has hurt tomato sales
San Diego Union-Tribune
FRESNO – Expect fewer slices of red, ripe tomatoes next to the grill this holiday weekend. With a salmonella scare causing many customers to shun what's normally a summertime favorite...
- Challenges abound for Bush at last economic summit
San Diego Union-Tribune
WASHINGTON – The problems do not get any easier as President Bush attends his final summit with leaders of industrialized democracies. Disputes over global warming, worries about soaring oil...
- Foreclosures to rise whoever wins White House
San Diego Union-Tribune
Obama supports a broader role for government than does McCain. Both envision the Federal Housing Administration providing new, cheaper mortgages to distressed homeowners who otherwise would have...
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