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Breaking News Thu, 29 Jul 2010
A protester holds a sign during a protest against BP PLC organized by Moveon.org outside an Arco gas station in Los Angeles, Tuesday, June 8, 2010. BP spill cases head to court as Shell counts cost Thu 29 Jul 2010
LONDON/WILMINGTON, Del. (Reuters) - The tide of lawsuits unleashed by BP'soil spill in the Gulf of Mexico breaks into an Idaho courtroom on Thursday, just as the... (photo: AP / Chris Pizzello) The Star
BP   Cost   Court   Photos   Shell
OCTOBER 23 , 20008 , MAKATI CITY , PHILIPPINES - AVON PHILIPPINES , A DISTRIBUTOR OF COSMETIC AND APPAREL PRODUCTS Stocks up on AstraZeneca, Bayer, telecom earns Thu 29 Jul 2010
Specialist Michael Sollitto, right, directs trades at his post on the floor... LONDON (AP) - World stock markets mostly rose Thursday after another batch of positive... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) Breitbart
London   Photos   Stock   Telecom   Wikipedia: DAX
HDFC - Housing Development Finance Corporation - India Sensex closes flat, global cues mixed Thu 29 Jul 2010
Sensex closes flat, global cues mixed Share ARTICLEURL... (photo: WN / Geeta) Deccan Chronicle
India   Markets   Mumbai   Photos   Wikipedia: BSE Sensex
The German stock index (DAX) display at the Stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany Signs of Recovery Push European Shares Higher Thu 29 Jul 2010
European stock markets rose Thursday after another batch of positive earnings and further evidence that Europe’s economy is recovering faster than previously... (photo: AP / Bernd Kammerer)) The New York Times
Economy   Europe   Markets   Photos   Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis
 Bombay Stock Exchange - mumbai - maharashtra - india - am1 Sensex ruling flat amid tardy global cues Thu 29 Jul 2010
MUMBAI: A benchmark index for Indian equities markets on Thursday afternoon recovered after a brief slip but was still ruling flat amid sluggish global cues. The 30-scrip... (photo: creative commons) The Times of India
Business   India   Mumbai   Photos   Wikipedia : Bombay Stock Exchange
Passanten gehen am Dienstag, 8. Juli 2008, am Siemens-Forum in Muenchen vorbei. Der Siemens-Konzern will weltweit 16.750 Stellen abbauen. In Deutschland sollen etwa 5.250 Arbeitsplaetze entfallen, wie Siemens am Dienstag mitteilte. (AP Photo/Uwe Lein) Siemens quarterly earnings up 9 percent Thu 29 Jul 2010
BERLIN - A strong increase in orders in a recovering economy helped push earnings at Siemens AG 9 percent higher in the most recent quarter, the industrial conglomerate... (photo: AP / Uwe Lein)) Herald Tribune
Earnings   Economy   Orders   Photos   Siemens
Traders check a screen on the floor of the stock market in Buenos Aires, Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2008. Argentine stocks opened higher after suffering a loss Monday amid growing concerns of a worldwide recession. Asian shares down on new signs US economy slowing Thu 29 Jul 2010
SINGAPORE - Most Asian markets retreated Thursday after fresh evidence of slower U.S. growth blunted appetite for riskier assets like stocks. The latest sign of... (photo: AP / Eduardo Di Baia) Herald Tribune
Asian   Economy   Markets   Photos   Stocks
Stock dealers are seen in front of the German stock index (DAX) display at the Stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, March 18, 2008. World stocks were mostly higher Tuesday ahead of a key U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate decision following sharp declines in Europe and Asia the day before amid credit-crisis fe European Stocks Gain Ground Thu 29 Jul 2010
By ISHAQ SIDDIQI European stock markets opened slightly higher Thursday, as investors weigh up the competing influences of disappointing U.S. economic data but upbeat... (photo: AP / Bernd Kammerer) Wall Street Journal
Economy   Markets   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: FTSE 100 Index
 Gold, Gold Smith,Women Accessories, Jewel, Jewellery  ( mk1) Gold regains strength on dollar; ETF down 1% Thu 29 Jul 2010
SINGAPORE - Gold rebounded on Thursday as the US dollar weakened against other currencies but gains could are seen limited after holdings in the world's largest... (photo: WN / Minakumari) Mining Weekly
Business   Dollar   Gold   Market   Photos
A public utility jeepney ( PUJ ) seen emitting smoke and causes air pollution , Mandaluyong City , Philippines, October 17 , 2008. As China's Economy Grows, Pollution Worsens Despite New Efforts to Control It Thu 29 Jul 2010
BEIJINGChina, the world’s most prodigious emitter of greenhouse gas, continues to suffer the downsides of unbridled economic growth despite a raft of new... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) The New York Times
China   Economy   Photos   Pollution   Wikipedia: Pollution
Philippine opposition Senator Panfilo Lacson, left, joins a prayer vigil for the safety of Rodolfo Lozada Jr., a witness in a Senate corruption inquiry that has implicated President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo's husband, in front of the Senate building in suburban Manila on Wednesday Feb. 6, 2008. Lozada was facing an arrest warrant from the Senate for failing to attend last week's hearing when police whisked him out of Manila airport after he returned from an official trip abroad, authorities and his family said. Sign at right reads "Cannot bare this rotten government!" (AP Photo/Aaron Favila) Lacson reinvestigation bid denied Thu 29 Jul 2010
A Manila court has denied for lack of merit a motion filed by Sen. Panfilo Lacson to reinvestigate charges of two counts of murder filed by the justice department over... (photo: AP / Aaron Favila) Malaya
Court   Investigation   Manila   Photos   Wikipedia: Panfilo Lacson
Die Kurve des deutschen Aktienindex DAX ist am Donnerstag, 18. September 2008, in der Boerse in Frankfurt am Main ueber einem Aktienmakler zu sehen. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) ---The curve of German stock index Dax is seen over a broker in Frankfurt, central Germany, Thursday, Sept. 18, 2008. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)hg3 European Markets Slip on Concerns About U.S. Wed 28 Jul 2010
European exchanges traded in a narrow range Wednesday amid signs that the recent rally may be running out of steam because of concerns about a recovery in the United... (photo: AP / Michael Probst) The New York Times
Europe   Markets   Photos   US   Wikipedia: 2010 European sovereign debt crisis
This April 30, 2008 file photo shows an exterior view of Yahoo headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. Billionaire investor Carl Icahn on Thursday, May 15, 2008 officially launched a proxy contest to unseat Yahoo Inc.'s board, writing in a letter to Chairman Roy Bostock "the board of directors of Yahoo has acted irrationally and lost the faith of shareholders" and Microsoft Co Yahoo Japan Teams With Google on Search Wed 28 Jul 2010
TOKYOYahoo Japan will use Google technology to power its Internet search engine and search advertising platform, the Japanese company announced Tuesday,... (photo: AP / Paul Sakuma, File) Herald Tribune
Google   Japan   Photos   Search   Yahoo
A man walks past London's Stock Exchange, on Friday, May 21, 2010. The London Stock Exchange has reported a return to profit a year after absorbing heavy losses from its takeover of Borsa Italiana. For the year ending March 31, LSE said Friday that its posted a net profit of 90.4 million British pounds (some 130 million US dollars) compared to a loss of 338 million pounds in the previous year. Revenue was down 6 percent to 605.6 million pounds.(AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis) Earnings Boost European Stocks Wed 28 Jul 2010
By ISHAQ SIDDIQI LONDON—European stock markets opened higher Wednesday, with relatively strong earnings news offering a degree of confidence. The U.K. FTSE 100... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis) Wall Street Journal
Economy   Markets   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: FTSE 100 Index
National Australia Bank at en:Lake Cargelligo, New South Wales Asian stock markets gain amid strong earnings Wed 28 Jul 2010
TOKYO — Most Asian stock markets climbed Wednesday as optimism from strong corporate earnings in the region and elsewhere outweighed fading U.S. consumer... (photo: GFDL / Mattinbgn) MSNBC
Economy   Markets   Photos   Stock   Wikipedia: Nikkei 225
China Eastern Airlines China Eastern to launch JV Wed 28 Jul 2010
SHANGHAI - China Eastern Airlines Co Ltd, one of the nation's three major carriers, said on Tuesday that it will set up a joint venture in Kunming with the Yunnan... (photo: Creative Commons / kexi) China Daily
Airlines   China   Industry   Photos   Transport
NBI Headquarters - National Bureau of Investigation - primary suspect of maguindanao massacre is detained here NBI asked to probe Negros job agency Tue 27 Jul 2010
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines—Irate prospective overseas workers asked the National Bureau of Investigation here on Monday to investigate a placement agency for its failure... (photo: WN / Arturo Ubaub) Inquirer
Philippines   Photos   Services   Wikipedia: National Bureau of Investigation (Philippines)   Workers
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is greeted by supporters as she arrives to be proclaimed the winning Congresswoman of the 2nd District of Pampanga province in ceremonies Wednesday, May 12, 2010, at San Fernando city, Pampanga province in northern Philippines. Arroyo  won via a landslide victory in Monday's first ever automated national elections. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez) Arroyo brushed off Aquino remarks, says spokeswoman Tue 27 Jul 2010
MANILA, Philippines—Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo merely brushed off the charges thrown at her by President Aquino in his State of the Nation Address... (photo: AP / Bullit Marquez) Inquirer
Aquino   Arroyo   Philippines   Photos   Wikipedia: State of the Nation Address (Philippines)
 Pedestrians walk past new commercial buildings in Beijing Thursday July 13, 2006.The International M More Job-Seekers Hitch Ride on Asian Economy Tue 27 Jul 2010
HONG KONG — Shahrzad Moaven quit a public relations job in London and moved to this teeming metropolis four months ago to take up what she saw as a more exciting... (photo: AP Photo) The New York Times
Asia   Economy   Photos   UN   Wikipedia: Economy of Asia
With a list of school supplies and calculator in hand, Diamond Emory, left, compares prices of erasable markers with her five-year-old son Eric at a Wal-Mart store Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008 U.S. Markets Struggle as Consumer Confidence Falls Tue 27 Jul 2010
Shares on Wall Street wandered Tuesday morning after a report showed the consumer confidence continue to erode last month. Exchanges in Europe were higher on... (photo: AP / Kiichiro Sato) The New York Times
Economy   Markets   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Consumer confidence