No clear path to reviving world trade talks: U.S. Reuters Wed Aug 6, 2008 5:00pm ET | | By Doug Palmer | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Differences between the United States and leading developing countries India and China that toppled world trade talks last week are too complex to be quickly resolved, a top U.S. trade official said on Wednesday. | "In times like ...
Xstrata makes $10 billion bid for Lonmin The News & Observer GENEVA - Anglo-Swiss mining giant Xstrata PLC said Wednesday it was making a $10 billion cash offer for Lonmin PLC, the world's No. 3 platinum producer. The move sent Lonmin shares soaring 47.7 percent to 34.26 pounds ($66.73) on the London Stock Exchange, but the company immediately rejected the of...
AP Business NewsBrief at 12:52 a.m. EDT Insurance Newsnet AIG's huge 2Q loss shows credit market woes linger NEW YORK (AP) _ American International Group Inc. posted its third straight quarterly loss, a rude awakening to investors hoping that troubles in the insurer's mortgage market investments were starti...
AP Business NewsBrief at 4:48 a.m. EDT Insurance Newsnet AIG's huge 2Q loss shows credit market woes linger NEW YORK (AP) _ American International Group Inc. posted its third straight quarterly loss, a rude awakening to investors hoping that troubles in the insurer's mortgage market investments were starti...
AP Business NewsBrief at 1:50 a.m. EDT Insurance Newsnet AIG's huge 2Q loss shows credit market woes linger NEW YORK (AP) _ American International Group Inc. posted its third straight quarterly loss, a rude awakening to investors hoping that troubles in the insurer's mortgage market investments were starti...
AP Business NewsBrief at 4:07 a.m. EDT Insurance Newsnet AIG's huge 2Q loss shows credit market woes linger NEW YORK (AP) _ American International Group Inc. posted its third straight quarterly loss, a rude awakening to investors hoping that troubles in the insurer's mortgage market investments were starti...
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Doha collapsed on China's political concern for farmers The Australian | IF ever there was proof of the falsity of the Olympic slogan, "One World, One Dream", it came last week as the World Trade Organisation's Doha round of talks collapsed. | And the...
Bid to restart world trade talks BBC News | Discussions have taken place to try and save the world trade talks which ended without agreement last month, Brazil's president says. | Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he has spok...
Harvesting money in a hungry world International Herald Tribune | The latest round of global agricultural trade negotiations that began seven years ago in Doha, Qatar, collapsed in acrimony this week in Geneva. While India and China are getting...
Miner Xstrata makes $10 billion bid for Lonmin Seattle Times GENEVA - | A $10 billion takeover bid from Anglo-Swiss mining giant Xstrata PLC sent shares in rival Lonmin PLC soaring Wednesday, but the world's No. 3 platinum producer rejected the offer as too low. | "This is an opportunistic and entirely unwelco...
Miner Xstrata makes $10 billion bid for Lonmin The News Tribune GENEVA -- A $10 billion takeover bid from Anglo-Swiss mining giant Xstrata PLC sent shares in rival Lonmin PLC soaring Wednesday, but the world's No. 3 platinum producer rejected the offer as too low. | "This is an opportunistic and entirely unwelcom...
Miner Xstrata makes $10 billion bid for Lonmin The Miami Herald GENEVA -- A $10 billion takeover bid from Anglo-Swiss mining giant Xstrata PLC sent shares in rival Lonmin PLC soaring Wednesday, but the world's No. 3 platinum producer rejected the offer as too low. | "This is an opportunistic and entirely unwelcom...
Swiss food and drinks Nestle posts 6.1 percent increase in first-half net profit Star Tribune | VEVEY, Switzerland - Nestle SA, the worlds biggest food and drink company, reported a 6.1 percent growth in first-half net profits Thursday despite rising transport and raw materials costs and slowing bottled water sales amid criticism from environmentalists. | Nestle said it earned 5.21 billion Swiss francs (US$4.93 billion) during the first six...
Recriminations fly across Asia as WTO talks fail Inquirer | BEIJING, China -- China blamed "selfish" wealthy Western nations Wednesday for the latest failure to conclude long-running talks to free up global trade, while Asian rival Japan pointed the finger at the region's emerging giants. | China's official news agency, Xinhua, said the negotiations at World Trade Organization (WTO) headquarters in Geneva...
