Unstoppable oil and gold lift resource shares

May 8, 2008 on 10:56 pm | In Business News | No Comments

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil’s relentless surge to a new peak above $124 weighed on Asian shares on Friday, while a stronger yen pressured Japanese exporters, such as Toyota Motor.

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Resenting austerity, Turks want no new IMF deal

May 8, 2008 on 9:43 pm | In Business News | No Comments

ANKARA (Reuters) - Consensus is rare in Turkey, but no one seems to like the IMF.

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Diageo to announce Irish brewing plans

May 8, 2008 on 7:48 pm | In Business News | No Comments

LONDON (Reuters) - Drinks giant Diageo plans to announce its investment plans for brewing in Ireland on Friday, which reports say will include the closure of its historic St James’s Gate Guinness brewery in Dublin.

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Microsoft frees rival slate from Yahoo commitment

May 8, 2008 on 4:14 pm | In Business News | No Comments

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft has released the nominees on its rival slate from their commitment to stand for election to Yahoo board in the event of a proxy fight, a source familiar with the situation said on Thursday.

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Illinois Tool to buy Enodis for 1.03 billion pounds

May 8, 2008 on 4:07 pm | In Business News | No Comments

LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Enodis has agreed to be bought by Illinois Tool Works for 1.03 billion pounds, turning its back on the agreed 948 million pounds takeover by U.S.-based Manitowoc Co .

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Diageo to announce Irish brewing plans on Friday

May 8, 2008 on 3:36 pm | In Business News | No Comments

LONDON (Reuters) - Drinks giant Diageo plans to announce its investment plans for brewing in Ireland on Friday, which reports say will include the closure of its historic St James’s Gate Guinness brewery in Dublin.

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U.S. firms invest one year on from NI deal

May 8, 2008 on 2:07 pm | In Business News | No Comments

BELFAST (Reuters) - Leading North American business leaders and politicians declared Northern Ireland open for business on Thursday, promising to invest in the province a year after power …

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Best Buy enters Europe with Carphone retail venture

May 8, 2008 on 1:16 pm | In Business News | No Comments

LONDON (Reuters) - U.S.-based Best Buy , the world’s biggest electronics retailer, is to pay $2.1 billion (1 billion pounds) for half of Carphone Warehouse Group’s retail business to …

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Illinois Tool to buy Enodis

May 8, 2008 on 12:49 pm | In Business News | No Comments

LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Enodis has agreed to be bought by Illinois Tool Works for 1.03 billion pounds, turning its back on the agreed 948 million pounds takeover by U.S.-based Manitowoc .

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FTSE rises as Bank holds rates

May 8, 2008 on 12:33 pm | In Business News | No Comments

LONDON (Reuters) - The blue-chip index ended slightly higher on Thursday as takeover talk boosted miners, while financials fell as the Bank of England left interest rates unchanged.

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