Oil at near $142 on supply worries

July 10, 2008 on 10:57 pm | In Business News | No Comments

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil steadied near $142 a barrel on Friday, having risen 4 percent in the past session due to heightened geopolitical worries in Iran and Nigeria, as well as fears of supply disruption in Brazil.

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Asia stocks slip as oil climbs back above $141

July 10, 2008 on 10:14 pm | In Business News | No Comments

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Asian stocks slipped on Friday after oil prices climbed back above $141, a nagging reminder of rising inflation pressures, while the U.S. dollar …

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New iPhone hits shelves

July 10, 2008 on 9:33 pm | In Business News | No Comments

TOKYO/WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Apple’s new iPhone made a glitzy debut on Friday as frenetic buyers in New Zealand and Japan, some of whom had camped in line for days, stormed outlets to get their hands on the gadget.

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N.Z. student buys first new iPhone

July 10, 2008 on 8:00 pm | In Business News | No Comments

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - First sales of Apple’s new iPhone kicked off in New Zealand on Friday, with buyers, some of whom had camped in line for days, crowded outlets to buy the latest high-tech gadget to hit store shelves.

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Oil surges past $141 on Iran tensions

July 10, 2008 on 4:40 pm | In Business News | No Comments

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices jumped 4 percent to above $141 a barrel on Thursday amid threats to production in Nigeria and Brazil and an …

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Zurich Financial quits RBS insurance auction

July 10, 2008 on 1:17 pm | In Business News | No Comments

LONDON/ZURICH (Reuters) - Zurich Financial Services pulled out of the auction for Royal Bank of Scotland’s insurance business on Thursday, dealing a major blow to the bank’s sale plan.

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MPs panel to grill officials on oil prices next week

July 10, 2008 on 1:14 pm | In Business News | No Comments

LONDON (Reuters) - A parliamentary panel examining the reasons for high oil prices will grill top officials of electronic exchange ICE Futures Europe and market regulator Financial Services Authority (FSA) next week.

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Lloyds TSB seen set to end talks on German deal

July 10, 2008 on 12:34 pm | In Business News | No Comments

LONDON (Reuters) - Lloyds TSB plans to end talks about a possible takeover of German banks Dresdner or Postbank, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

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FTSE falls 2.2 pct as bears reign

July 10, 2008 on 12:31 pm | In Business News | No Comments

LONDON (Reuters) - The FTSE 100 fell 2.2 percent on Thursday to close in bear-market territory — down 20 percent from a multi-year peak a year ago — as oil and banks weighed on the index.

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Shares fall more than 2 percent

July 10, 2008 on 11:54 am | In Business News | No Comments

LONDON (Reuters) - European shares fell more than 2 percent on Thursday as global growth concerns hit oil shares and banks slipped in sympathy with U.S. peers that took a battering on worries over the strength of their balance sheets.

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