Vietnam bans rice speculation
April 27, 2008 on 10:38 pm | In Business News | No CommentsHO CHI MINH CITY (Reuters) - Vietnam banned rice speculation after a surge in buying over the weekend in southern Vietnam but said it had sufficient stocks for domestic consumption and exports.
Oil strikes new record near $120
April 27, 2008 on 9:24 pm | In Business News | No CommentsPERTH (Reuters) - Oil struck a record high at $119.93 a barrel on Monday, extending the previous session’s rally, as a strike closed a major oil pipeline and as new violence in Nigeria reignited supply fears.
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Firms jostle for managers in China as business booms
April 27, 2008 on 9:14 pm | In Business News | No CommentsHONG KONG (Reuters) - American-born Thomas Kwan’s career has taken off since he moved to China to work as the country manager for a U.S. health products company.
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Huge potential as Berlin property goes nowhere
April 27, 2008 on 8:33 pm | In Business News | No CommentsBERLIN (Reuters) - Frank Roszak, a good-humoured Berlin butcher with a friendly smile, bought a spacious 10-room house in a pleasant suburb just west of the German capital city for $1.3 million (656,000 pounds) about 16 years ago.
Oil strikes new record near $120 on supply fears
April 27, 2008 on 8:10 pm | In Business News | No CommentsPERTH (Reuters) - Oil struck a record high at $119.93 a barrel on Monday, extending the previous session’s rally, as a strike closed a major British oil pipeline and as new violence …
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Continental not merging with UAL, seeks alliance
April 27, 2008 on 8:00 pm | In Business News | No CommentsNEW YORK (Reuters) - Continental Airlines Inc has called off talks with United Airlines because of the other carrier’s weak financial condition, and “the increasing cost of oil increases the risk of doing an airline merger,” a source briefed on the matter said on Sunday.
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House prices drop 0.9 percent in April
April 27, 2008 on 7:15 pm | In Business News | No CommentsLONDON (Reuters) - House prices in England and Wales fell in April to stand slightly lower on a year ago, a survey showed on Monday, in a further sign that the housing market is cooling fast.
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Continental not merging with UAL
April 27, 2008 on 6:18 pm | In Business News | No CommentsNEW YORK (Reuters) - Continental Airlines has called off talks with United Airlines because of the other carrier’s weak financial condition, and “the increasing cost of oil increases the risk of doing an airline merger,” a source briefed on that matter said Sunday.
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Chavez threatens Sidor expropriation
April 27, 2008 on 5:17 pm | In Business News | No CommentsCARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday threatened to expropriate steelmaker Ternium Sidor if the company cannot reach an agreement over its nationalization “in the coming hours.”
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Strike closes major UK oil pipeline
April 27, 2008 on 4:20 pm | In Business News | No CommentsLONDON (Reuters) - A pipeline carrying nearly half of Britain’s oil was closed on Sunday as a strike over pensions began at the neighbouring Grangemouth refinery in Scotland, operator BP said.
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