TNK-BP faces ecology checks in crackdown

March 21, 2008 on 12:40 pm | In Business News | No Comments

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia’s state ecology watchdog announced on Friday it was launching a probe into the biggest field operated by BP’s Russian venture, days after security services launched a crackdown on the firm.

TNK-BP faces ecology checks in crackdown

TNK-BP faces ecology checks amid crackdown

March 21, 2008 on 10:26 am | In Business News | No Comments

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia’s state ecology watchdog announced on Friday it was launching a probe into the biggest field operated by BP’s Russian venture, days after security services launched a crackdown on the firm.

View original post here:
TNK-BP faces ecology checks amid crackdown

Big lenders hit hardest by credit crunch

March 21, 2008 on 7:47 am | In Business News | No Comments

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s largest mortgage lenders are suffering the most from the credit crunch, which has hit their competitiveness more than their smaller rivals, data shows.

Read the original:
Big lenders hit hardest by credit crunch

BAA agrees partial sale of property unit

March 21, 2008 on 7:45 am | In Business News | No Comments

MADRID (Reuters) - BAA, the British airports unit of Spain’s Ferrovial , said on Friday it had agreed a partial sale of its Airport Property Partnership joint venture for 265 million pounds.

Read more from the original source:
BAA agrees partial sale of property unit

Russia denies arrest linked to Britain row

March 21, 2008 on 6:35 am | In Business News | No Comments

MOSCOW (Reuters) - The arrest on spying charges of an employee with oil major BP’s Russian joint venture has nothing to do with Moscow’s strained relations with Britain, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

Read more:
Russia denies arrest linked to Britain row

Airbus says talks continue on site sale in 3 countries

March 21, 2008 on 5:56 am | In Business News | No Comments

PARIS (Reuters) - European plane maker Airbus said on Friday it wished to clarify that it was continuing negotiations for the divestment of sites in France, Germany, and the UK.

Originally posted here:
Airbus says talks continue on site sale in 3 countries

Gold dips but off 1-month lows as Thai buyers emerge

March 21, 2008 on 2:21 am | In Business News | No Comments

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Gold dipped on Friday in trade thinned by holidays in key bullion centers in Asia but the metal held above a 1-month low hit the previous day, with dealers expecting bargain hunters to resurface at lower levels.

Go here to see the original:
Gold dips but off 1-month lows as Thai buyers emerge

Commodities tumble as investors cash out

March 21, 2008 on 1:28 am | In Business News | No Comments

CHICAGO (Reuters) - From gold to oil to grains, commodities tumbled on Thursday in a wave of selling as investors cashed out, taking profits at near-record prices and reducing risk from positions built on borrowed money.

More:
Commodities tumble as investors cash out

Gold dips but off 1-month lows

March 21, 2008 on 12:42 am | In Business News | No Comments

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Gold dipped on Friday in trade thinned by holidays in key bullion centres in Asia but the metal held above a 1-month low hit the previous day, with dealers expecting bargain hunters to resurface at lower levels.

Go here to see the original:
Gold dips but off 1-month lows

CORRECTION - FTSE ends down on weak commodities

March 21, 2008 on 12:40 am | In Business News | No Comments

LONDON (Reuters) - The leading share index ended down almost 1 percent on Thursday, dragged lower by oil and metal stocks as commodity prices plunged while services group Rentokil soared after a management revamp.

Company Information

Excerpt from:
CORRECTION - FTSE ends down on weak commodities

Entries and comments feeds. Valid XHTML and CSS

Copyright Galaxy Visions Group