Archive for September 1st, 2008
Monday, September 1st, 2008
NEW DELHI, Sept 1 (Reuters) - An international tribunal hasdirected Indian telecoms firm Tata Communications (TATA.BO: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) topay $19 million plus interest in damages to a unit of rivalReliance Communications (RLCM.BO: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), the companies said onMonday. ...
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Monday, September 1st, 2008
STUTTGART, Germany, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Porsche (PSHG_p.DE: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)will increase its 31 percent voting stake in Volkswagen(VOWG.DE: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) by 4.9 percent "in the course of September", aspokesman for the sports car maker said on Monday. ...
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Monday, September 1st, 2008
(Adds details, comment, background) SAO PAULO, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Brazilian steelmaker Gerdau(GGBR4.SA: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz)(GGB.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said Monday it will invest $1.4 billion at its Siderperuunit in Peru over the next five years ...
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Monday, September 1st, 2008
MADRID, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Spanish engineering companyTecnicas Reunidas (TRE.MC: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) sees its backlog of projects growingat a faster rate than its sales in the near term, ChiefExecutive Juan Llado said on Monday. Speaking at a conference ...
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Monday, September 1st, 2008
MEXICO CITY, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Mexican President FelipeCalderon's approval rating slipped to 62 percent in a newspaperpoll on Monday as the government struggled to break a wave ofviolent crime and control an inflation spike. Calderon, who only narrowly won the ...
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Monday, September 1st, 2008
PARIS, Sept 1 (Reuters) - HSBC (HSBA.L: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) France said onMonday it would soon launch a programme of covered bonds worth 8billion euros. The bank said in a statement the covered bonds would berated AAA by Standard ...
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Monday, September 1st, 2008
* Walmex same-store sales seen up 6.5 pct in August * Walmex due to release sales results on Sept 4 MEXICO CITY, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Top Mexican supermarketchain Walmex (WALMEXV.MX: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) is expected to report a 6.5 percentrise in August ...
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Monday, September 1st, 2008
* Dlr index hits 2008 high as oils fall on Gustav downgrade * Sterling plumbs new lows as gloom grows on UK outlook * Yen up on equity losses, shrugs off Japan PM resignation ...
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Monday, September 1st, 2008
TEHRAN, Iran—Iran is considering lopping three to four zeros off its currency, a top official said Monday, in an apparent effort to fight out-of-control inflation that many critics blame on the country's hardline president.The governor of the Central Bank of Iran, Tahmasb Mazaheri, told state-run radio that monetary experts are ...
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Monday, September 1st, 2008
(Adds Gazprom's confirmation, details) MOSCOW/WARSAW, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Russian gas exportmonopoly Gazprom (GAZP.MM: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) will shut one of its major pipelinesto Europe on Tuesday for maintenance lasting 30 hours, Gazpromand Poland said on Monday. ...
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