Archive for April 6th, 2008


OPEC chief rejects calls for output hike

Posted by UK Economy News
In UK financial news
6Apr 08

OPEC Secretary General Abdullah al-Badri has rejected calls from oil consuming states for a hike in the cartel's crude output, saying that non-fundamental factors were to blame for current high prices.
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The European Central Bank should hold firm on interest rates when governors meet here Thursday, with record inflation a greater concern than slowing economic activity, analysts say.
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Deutsche Telekom will be in the dock from Monday in a case already rewriting German legal history, brought on behalf of 16,000 shareholders who feel cheated by the former public phone company.
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Swiss ministers and financiers are striving to reassure markets and citizens there is no banking crisis even as the once-mighty UBS totters after losing billions of dollars in subprime exposure.
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The strong euro is ringing alarm bells in the boardrooms of big European industrial groups as they look to reduce vulnerability to high euro-based production costs by setting up facilities in eastern Europe and the United States.
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Microsoft CEO sets deadline for Yahoo deal

Posted by UK Economy News
In UK financial news
6Apr 08

Yahoo Inc has three weeks to accept Microsoft Corp's $31-a-share cash-and-stock offer or Microsoft may lower its bid and take its offer to Yahoo investors, Microsoft said on Saturday.
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