Archive for January 29th, 2008


S. Korean tire-maker to build US plant

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29Jan 08

South Korean tire-maker Kumho Tire Co., Inc., said Tuesday it had signed an agreement to build a 225-million-dollar production plant in the southern US state of Georgia.
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Next rogue trader could hit banks anytime

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29Jan 08

Forget complex computer software, psychological testing or even morality.
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US home foreclosures surge

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29Jan 08

Home foreclosures spiked across the United States during 2007 leaving more than one percent of all households in danger of losing their homes, an industry report showed Tuesday.
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Europe's economic fundamentals remain sound but there is no room for complacency in the face of recent global financial turmoil, five key leaders said after a mini-summit in London Tuesday.
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29Jan 08

Germany, Britain, France and Italy met on Tuesday to discuss how best to address the ongoing financial market turbulence.
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The French government vowed Tuesday to fight off any hostile takeover bid for Societe Generale as the bank's chairman faced mounting pressure to stand down over multi-billion-euro rogue trade losses.
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The man at the centre of a trading scandal at Societe Generale said that his activities could not have gone undetected by the French bank.
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Five key European leaders held a mini-summit here late Tuesday on how to respond to recent global financial turmoil, hoping to reassure markets that Europe's economy can stay on an even keel.
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The dollar moved higher against the euro Tuesday as a US durable goods report and a smaller-than-expected decline in consumer confidence raised prospects the Federal Reserve will avoid an aggressive interest rate cut on Wednesday.
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The European Commission will next month lower its growth projections for the bloc but Europe is not facing a recession, commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Tuesday.
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