Topic: Buisiness and Economy

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: AOL worker held over e-mail scam

Posted by admin on Thursday, June 24, 2004 - 03:20 AM

	Jason Smathers, 24, faces charges of conspiracy after allegedly stealing the AOL customer list. Read full article: 'AOL worker held over e-mail scam'

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Articles: Diamonds to get 'ethical' label

Posted by admin on Thursday, June 24, 2004 - 03:18 AM

	The new "ethical" label for diamonds from a conflict-free origin will come into force at the end of the year. Read full article: 'Diamonds to get 'ethical' label'

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Articles: China uncovers Olympic corruption

Posted by admin on Thursday, June 24, 2004 - 03:16 AM

	Auditor General Li Jinhua's report also uncovered widespread embezzlement by officials of poverty relief funds intended to aid farmers. Read full article: 'China uncovers Olympic corruption'

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Articles: Wal-Mart faces big lawsuit

Posted by admin on Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - 12:03 AM

	A sex-discrimination lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. won class-action status Tuesday, allowing it to include up to 1.6 million current and former female employees in the largest private civil rights case in U.S. history. Read full article: 'Wal-Mart faces big lawsuit'

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Articles: Loudeye buys firm in Europe

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 11:53 PM

	Loudeye Corp. is making its move into Europe. The Seattle digital music company agreed yesterday to purchase On Demand Distribution, a fast-growing European online music service that was co-founded in 2000 by the musician Peter Gabriel. Read full article: 'Loudeye buys firm in Europe'

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Articles: Oracle highlights Microsoft as rival

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 11:46 PM

	Oracle Corp. "encountered" Microsoft Corp. 94 times in 2002 and 2003 as a competitor to sell business-management software, Oracle lawyers wrote in a report supporting the company's hostile bid for PeopleSoft Inc. Read full article: 'Oracle highlights Microsoft as rival'

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Articles: Rogue traders face bank crackdown

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 02:53 AM

	The Trading Standards Institute (TSI) initiative is meant to stop traders forcing consumers to withdraw cash under duress to pay their bills. Read full article: 'Rogue traders face bank crackdown'

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Articles: Beer prices set for MPs inquiry

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 02:51 AM

	The powerful Commons trade and industry committee is investigating the rise of pub companies, known as "pubcos". Read full article: 'Beer prices set for MPs inquiry'

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Articles: Londis takeover battle nears end

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 02:49 AM

	The bid is from Budgens owner Musgrave and would mean a windfall of £31,000 for each of Londis' 2,000 shopkeepers. Read full article: 'Londis takeover battle nears end'

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Articles: Jeremy Warner's Outlook: A stock market teeming with long term value

Posted by admin on Tuesday, June 22, 2004 - 01:59 AM

The stock market is stuck in a rut. It's gone nowhere since the start of the year. Renewed geo-political tensions, fears of a slow-down in China, and the spectre of higher interest rates have combined to produce an investment climate of near paralysis. Fast back a year, and with the Iraqi war apparently won, the mood was one of rising confidence, with an expected rapid rebound in corporate profits and prospects. It didn't last long, and on the old yardstick that a proper bull market doesn't fully begin until equities unambiguously break through their previous peak, the stock market still has an awfully long way to go before it's out of the sick ward.

Read full article: 'Jeremy Warner's Outlook: A stock market teeming with long term value'

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