Topic: Buisiness and Economy

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: Fiat shares slip after shake-up

Posted by admin on Monday, May 31, 2004 - 03:38 AM

	TURIN, Italy -- Fiat shares slipped in early trading on Monday in Milan after a management shake-up at the Turin-based car giant prompted by the death of the company's chairman and founder's son, Umberto Agnelli. Read full article: 'Fiat shares slip after shake-up'

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Articles: Bank of Ireland chief quits over porn

Posted by admin on Monday, May 31, 2004 - 03:35 AM

	LONDON -- The chief executive of the Bank of Ireland was forced to resign over the weekend from his $1.8 million-a-year job after admitting that he had accessed pornographic Web sites from his office. Read full article: ' Bank of Ireland chief quits over porn'

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Articles: Yahoo! has 'Anti-Spy' software

Posted by admin on Friday, May 28, 2004 - 03:06 AM

	Yahoo! Inc. is offering software consumers can use to help keep their Web surfing private, seeking to lure users from Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp.'s MSN Internet unit. Read full article: 'Yahoo! has 'Anti-Spy' software'

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Articles: M&S shares up on hope of bid war

Posted by admin on Friday, May 28, 2004 - 03:03 AM

	LONDON (Reuters) - Marks & Spencer shares have jumped on hopes that retail tycoon Philip Green's takeover approach will spark a nine billion pound battle for Britain's biggest clothing retailer. Read full article: 'M&S shares up on hope of bid war'

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Articles: Energy Secretary Sees More Oil Output

Posted by admin on Friday, May 28, 2004 - 03:01 AM

	MOSCOW (Reuters) - The United States has indications that OPEC members Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates have joined the list of states willing to boost supplies to help ease oil prices, Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham said on Friday. Read full article: 'Energy Secretary Sees More Oil Output'

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Articles: Economic report stirs some uneasiness in markets

Posted by admin on Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 03:34 AM

	NEW YORK — Wall Street trudged through an indecisive session yesterday, anxious again about a possible terrorist attack and also worried that the economy might be slowing more than investors have hoped. Prices closed mixed with tech stocks and small-cap shares rising while large-caps edged lower. Read full article: 'Economic report stirs some uneasiness in markets'

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Articles: Oil Eases Toward $40 as OPEC Eyes Options

Posted by admin on Thursday, May 27, 2004 - 03:31 AM

	LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. oil prices eased toward $40 a barrel on Thursday as OPEC's president tried to soothe the market by saying the cartel was considering a big output increase to make a "psychological impact." Read full article: 'Oil Eases Toward $40 as OPEC Eyes Options'

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Articles: SBC settlement reached

Posted by admin on Wednesday, May 26, 2004 - 03:46 AM

	A tentative labor settlement between SBC Communications and the union representing 102,000 workers nationwide calls for no layoffs for current union workers through 2009 and a scaling back of outsourcing. Read full article: 'SBC settlement reached'

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Articles: NYSE's ex-boss says he'll fight to keep his severance

Posted by admin on Wednesday, May 26, 2004 - 03:39 AM

	Gearing up for a fight, former New York Stock Exchange chairperson and chief executive Richard Grasso said yesterday he would not only fight the state attorney general's lawsuit over his $187.5-million compensation package, but would countersue the exchange for $48 million of that money that he never received. Read full article: 'NYSE's ex-boss says he'll fight to keep his severance'

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Articles: SBC strike over: CWA agrees to new contract

Posted by admin on Wednesday, May 26, 2004 - 01:41 AM

	SBC Communications, Inc., workers in Fulton packed away their picket signs and were back on the job Tuesday, following a tentative contract agreement reached with the second largest local phone company in the nation. Read full article: 'SBC strike over: CWA agrees to new contract'

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