U.S. stocks fall on dismal data
October 17, 2008 on 5:17 pm | In Business News | No CommentsNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Friday after weak U.S. housing and consumer confidence reports added to growing worries about a widening slowdown, while oil prices rose on growing …
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Oil rises $2 on OPEC and global markets
October 17, 2008 on 12:49 pm | In Business News | No CommentsNEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil jumped $2 to $72 on Friday, spurred by a broader rise across financial markets and expectations OPEC could cut output at an emergency meeting next week.
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FTSE ends week on positive ground
October 17, 2008 on 12:23 pm | In Business News | No CommentsLONDON (Reuters) - Blue-chip stocks gained 5.2 percent on Friday as oil shares bounced on recovering crude prices, while pharmaceuticals forged higher as investors bet on upbeat earnings from their Swiss peers next week.
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European shares gain 3.7 percent
October 17, 2008 on 11:55 am | In Business News | No CommentsLONDON (Reuters) - European shares closed higher on Friday, gaining 3.7 percent, buoyed by energy stocks tracking a recovery in crude and capping a volatile week.
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U.S. consumer confidence plummets
October 17, 2008 on 11:52 am | In Business News | No CommentsNEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. consumer confidence and new-home construction plummeted, in further signs of deepening world financial crisis ahead of a meeting between U.S. President George W. Bush and European leaders.
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Oil up $2 as global markets rally
October 17, 2008 on 11:19 am | In Business News | No CommentsLONDON (Reuters) - Oil rose over $71 on Friday spurred by a broad rally across financial markets.
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OECD says Britain soft on corporate bribery abroad
October 17, 2008 on 11:16 am | In Business News | No CommentsPARIS (Reuters) - Britain’s laws are unable to prevent corporate bribery abroad and fall short of international standards, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation …
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Weak U.S. housing data as U.S. and France to meet
October 17, 2008 on 10:41 am | In Business News | No CommentsNEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. home construction fell to its worst level in 17 1/2 years in signs of a deepening world financial crisis on Friday, and U.S. President George W. Bush said it would take time for government interventions to take effect.
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Premier Foods on track to meet covenants
October 17, 2008 on 10:16 am | In Business News | No CommentsLONDON (Reuters) - Premier Foods, Britain’s biggest food manufacturer, said on Friday it expected to pass the next stress test of its bank loans on December 31, denying market speculation it was on the verge of breaching covenants.
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Premier Foods on track to meet covenants
October 17, 2008 on 10:16 am | In Business News | No CommentsLONDON (Reuters) - Premier Foods, Britain’s biggest food manufacturer, said on Friday it expected to pass the next stress test of its bank loans on December 31, denying market speculation it was on the verge of breaching covenants.
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