Topic: Buisiness and Economy

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: HMV upbeat on recent sales

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 12:40 AM

	Music and book retailer HMV Group has reported a 22 percent rise in annual pre-tax profit and says it is encouraged by recent sales trends and is considering share buy-backs. Read full article: 'HMV upbeat on recent sales'

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Articles: Somerfield gets new CEO as profits jump

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 12:38 AM

	Somerfield has announced a giant leap in full-year profits after store revamps and cost cuts paid off, and says sales have kept rising since the year-end. Read full article: 'Somerfield gets new CEO as profits jump'

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Articles: Crude Oil Little Changed Near Three-Month Low as Shipments Rise

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 12:05 AM

	Crude oil in New York was little changed after falling to a three-month low yesterday as increased OPEC production and the end of output disruptions in Norway and Iraq encouraged speculators to sell futures contracts. Read full article: 'Crude Oil Little Changed Near Three-Month Low as Shipments Rise'

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Articles: Russian Court Upholds Tax Claim Against Yukos

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 12:03 AM

	A Russian court upheld on Tuesday a claim for $3.4 billion in back taxes against the Russian oil giant Yukos, bringing the company one step closer to the question of how it might pay up without bankrupting itself. Read full article: 'Russian Court Upholds Tax Claim Against Yukos'

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Articles: U.S. Interest Rates Set to Rise, Ending an Era

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 12:01 AM

	U.S. central bank policy-makers were set to pull the plug on Wednesday on the cheapest credit in decades by raising official interest rates for the first time in four years. Read full article: 'U.S. Interest Rates Set to Rise, Ending an Era'

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Articles: Yukos forced to pay $3bn tax bill

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 04:21 AM

	A Moscow court has ruled that Russian oil giant Yukos will have to pay almost 100bn roubles ($3.4bn: £1.9bn) in back taxes to the Russian authorities. Yukos has previously said it would be forced into bankruptcy if it was forced to pay the bill immediately. Read full article: 'Yukos forced to pay $3bn tax bill'

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Articles: House price growth eases in June

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 04:17 AM

	UK house price growth eased in June, rising 0.9% on the month compared with 1.7% in May, according to the Nationwide building society. Read full article: 'House price growth eases in June'

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Articles: House price growth eases in June

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 04:17 AM

	UK house price growth eased in June, rising 0.9% on the month compared with 1.7% in May, according to the Nationwide building society. Read full article: 'House price growth eases in June'

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Articles: House price growth eases in June

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 04:16 AM

	UK house price growth eased in June, rising 0.9% on the month compared with 1.7% in May, according to the Nationwide building society. Read full article: 'House price growth eases in June'

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Articles: United rejected again

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 29, 2004 - 12:51 AM

	The loudest sound at United Airlines yesterday was not of jet engines, but of a door slamming shut on the carrier's second request in the past 10 days to secure more than $1 billion in loan guarantees from the federal government. Read full article: 'United rejected again'

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