Archive for September, 2008



World leaders told Washington Tuesday it has a responsibility to the world to shore up its teetering economy, after lawmakers blocked a 700-billion dollar bailout plan.
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Oil prices rebound after 10 pct plunge

Posted by UK Economy News
In UK financial news
30Sep 08

Oil prices rebounded Tuesday after diving 10 percent the prior day, with investors cautiously optimistic the US Congress will rescue a rejected 700-billion-dollar Wall Street bailout.
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Top computer makers, mobile operators and technology providers announced on Tuesday that upcoming laptop computers would feature mobile broadband making them ready to surf right out of the box.
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Heinz stops buying Chinese milk products

Posted by UK Economy News
In UK financial news
30Sep 08

US food group Heinz said Tuesday that it had decided to stop buying Chinese milk for use in its products there in the wake of a giant tainted milk scandal that has left 53,000 children ill.
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The global financial crisis poses a major threat to free newspapers worldwide, experts and industry officials said at the first-ever world conference of the industry on Tuesday.
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Dexia became the latest European bank to need a bailout Tuesday, with Belgium, France and Luxembourg pumping 6.4 billion euros into the group to avoid the financial crisis claiming another victim.
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The dollar rose sharply against the euro as investors sought out a safe haven after the global financial system was shaken by US Congressional rejection of a 700-billion-dollar Wall Street bailout.
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Oil prices rebound after 10-percent plunge

Posted by UK Economy News
In UK financial news
30Sep 08

Oil prices rallied Tuesday on bargain-hunting after slumping 10 percent a day earlier when US lawmakers rejected a multi-billion-dollar rescue package for ailing American banks, traders said.
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Inflation in the 15 nations sharing the euro eased in September for second month running to 3.6 percent amid lower oil prices, according to an estimate from the European Union's Eurostat data agency on Tuesday.
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Battered US consumer confidence edged higher in September for the third consecutive month, led by hopes for better economic times in the coming months, the Conference Board reported Tuesday.
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