Business and Finance News
- Dow gains nearly 500 points as U.S. stocks roar
Fort Lauderdale News.Net
U.S. stocks soared Friday, with gains accelerating in the final hour of trading.
- Timothy Geithner tipped to be new U.S. Treasury Secretary
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U.S. media report President-elect Barack Obama has decided to nominate Timothy Geithner, head of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, to be his treasury secretary.
- Big global names buckling under pressure
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The global economic crisis is hitting different nations and industries around the world.
- Economy in India slowing as companies abandon expansion plans
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Many Indian companies are slowing expansion plans as they cope with the global economic downturn.
- Bush meets Chinese President Hu at Peru APEC summit
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U.S. President George Bush is in Peru for his final Pacific Rim summit.
- European equities give up early gains
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European shares traded higher for most of Friday but wilted towards the end.
- Asian stock markets close solidly higher
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Markets in Asia ignored losses on Wall Street overnight and posted solid gains Friday.
- Pentagon takes on global Internet virus
Fort Lauderdale News.Net
Cyberspace is a warfighting domain, and the Defense Department is taking steps to defend this crucial capability, a Pentagon spokesman said Friday.
- San Francisco goes all-out to become electric
Fort Lauderdale News.Net
The district mayors of the San Francisco area have projected their ideas for a US$1 billion network of electric car recharging stations.
- Final overseas appearance coming up for Bush
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Leaders from the Pacific Rim are preparing for their annual APEC economic summit in Lima on the 21st-23rd November.
- Wall Street surges after two-day fall
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New York, (Xinhua) Wall Street rallied Friday after reports that US president-elect Barack Obama plans to name New York Federal Reserve President Timothy Geithner as treasury secretary.
- US Airways brings back free miles
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US Airways has announced the reinstatement of free miles, which were cancelled when fuel costs were rising.
- Citigroup options placed on the table
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Citigroup has suggested it might sell businesses and shares, as a means of dealing with the market crisis.
- Europe shows itself to the online world
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The European Union has launched a free online library which gives multilingual access to two million digitized books and other items of cultural significance.
- Arab bourses suffer as Gulf stock loses $538 bn
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Arab stock markets continued their downward journey this week, with financial analysts Friday citing unjustified 'panic and psychological pressures' from the turmoil on global markets.
- Tokyo stocks extend losses over Wall Street plunge
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Tokyo stocks extended losses Friday after Wall Street plunged overnight and the global slowdown deepened.
- US Markets plunge, S&P 500 sinks to 11-year low
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US stocks plunged Thursday, with the broadbased Standard & Poor's 500 Index losing 6.7 percent to close at its lowest point since 1997 and economic indicators signalling a recession.
- Battered FTSE ends the week 10% lower
Guardian
... amid further signs of the frailty of the world economy. The index of London's leading companies...
- Hecker now battles two of Big 3 in court
Star Tribune
... they like the word "commitment". According to the economist on the panel, bailouts wont help them - cars sales will continue to shrink and the labor burden will continue to drain them. No wonder they...
- Symantec sees spike in dangerous Microsoft attacks
Computerworld
The Security Zone With the mobility of employees and the ease with which external devices can be brought in and out of a network, continuing to build your security plan for network servers and...
- Citigroup Shares Keep Sinking
Business Week
... despite a broader market rally, indicating that time is quickly running out for Chief Executive...
- Microsoft moves to end Vista Capable case
Infomatics
Microsoft has filed motions to dismiss the class action law suit it faces over its Vista Capable marketing campaign.Lawyers for the company have asked U.S. District Court Judge Marsha Pechman to...
- Pressure on Citigroup builds, shares fall below $4
Examiner
... file photo, an office tower bearing the Citigroup logo is seen beyond a cemetery in the Queens borough of New York. Shares of Citigroup Inc. climbed...
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