Archive for June 13th, 2008
Friday, June 13th, 2008
* Dow Jones futures DJU8 fall 0.3 pct while S&P 500futures SPU8 ease 0.2 pct, Nasdaq 100 futures NDU8 fall 0.3pct. Indicative DJ index .DJII loses nearly 1 pct, echoingslide in European markets . * Focus on U.S. consumer price ...
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Friday, June 13th, 2008
By Yoko Kubota TOKYO, June 13 (Reuters) - A region near Tokyo has proposedwhat would be Japan's first ban on smoking in all public areas,including bars, but the proposal faces opposition fromrestaurant and cafe associations worried about losing customers. ...
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Friday, June 13th, 2008
(Adds analyst, detail, background, shares) LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - British menswear chain Moss Bros(MOSB.L: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Friday like-for-like sales for the first 19weeks of the year were down 1.5 percent amid rising inflationand a gloomy ...
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Friday, June 13th, 2008
LONDON, June 13 (Reuters) - BHP Billiton Ltd (BHP.AX: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) hopesto export more nickel concentrates to other processing plantsover the next four months while its Australian nickel smelterand refinery is closed for repairs, the miner said on Friday. ...
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Friday, June 13th, 2008
JOHANNESBURG, June 13 (Reuters) - South Africa's powerfulCOSATU labour federation will demand lower interest rates aspart of a planned protest campaign and one-day national strikenext month, it said on Friday. COSATU said this week it would embark on mass action fromJuly ...
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Friday, June 13th, 2008
FRANKFURT, June 13 (Reuters) - A brutal price war inGermany's 21 billion euro ($32.4 billion) motor insurance marketmay push the segment as a whole into a loss this year for thefirst time since 2003, industry body GDV said on Friday. "We've ...
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Friday, June 13th, 2008
Australia were struggling at 226 for seven after a rain-shortened first day of the third test against ...
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Friday, June 13th, 2008
New Delhi, June 13: Sluggish trend in the global and domestic economies seem to have hit the country's ...
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Friday, June 13th, 2008
Last Updated: June 13, 2008: 5:53 AM EDTStocks to retire on: US BancorpMore VideosLONDON?CNNMoney.com) -- U.S. stock futures fell Friday as investors moved to the sidelines ahead of a key inflation reading and expressed disappointment over failed deal talks between Microsoft and Yahoo.At 5:25 a.m. ET, Nasdaq and S&P futures ...
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Friday, June 13th, 2008
By Rika Otsuka TOKYO, June 13 (Reuters) - Japanese government bond futuresfell but were off an 11-month low on Friday, as comments fromBank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa helped cool speculationthe central bank will boost interest rates in coming months tocontain ...
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