Topic: Buisiness and Economy

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: Eurotunnel shuns Brits in new board

Posted by admin on Thursday, April 08, 2004 - 01:01 AM

	Eurotunnel has appointed a board including a right-wing MP and a banker under investigation over money laundering to replace the directors ousted by a shareholder revolt. Read full article: 'Eurotunnel shuns Brits in new board'

· 113 Reads ·

Articles: Light trading magnifies holiday week stock slide

Posted by admin on Thursday, April 08, 2004 - 12:53 AM

	NEW YORK — Investors lost a little more optimism about first-quarter earnings yesterday, sending stocks sliding on a disappointing profit report from Alcoa and a warning from Seagate Technology. Read full article: 'Light trading magnifies holiday week stock slide'

· 116 Reads ·

Articles: Yahoo Shares Rise on Record Profit, Stock Split, New Forecast

Posted by admin on Thursday, April 08, 2004 - 12:50 AM

	Shares of Yahoo! Inc., owner of the world's most-used group of Internet sites, rose 10 percent in Europe after the company reported a record first-quarter profit, raised its earnings forecast and said it will split its stock. Read full article: 'Yahoo Shares Rise on Record Profit, Stock Split, New Forecast'

· 112 Reads ·

Articles: New Google service too good to be true

Posted by admin on Thursday, April 08, 2004 - 12:35 AM

	“You are now using 100 percent of your 6.0 MB mailbox. You may not be receiving all of your messages.” It’s a message most e-mail users hate to see when they log on to their free Web-based account, mostly because it leads to spending minutes deleting messages just to make room in the inbox. Read full article: 'New Google service too good to be true'

· 120 Reads ·

Articles: Murdoch follows his American dream

Posted by admin on Thursday, April 08, 2004 - 12:32 AM

	Rupert Murdoch, long a US citizen, severed his final links with his homeland on Tuesday, when News Corporation quit the South Australian city of Adelaide to incorporate in the US. Read full article: 'Murdoch follows his American dream'

· 116 Reads ·

Articles: Eurotunnel management ousted in landmark vote

Posted by admin on Thursday, April 08, 2004 - 12:23 AM

	VILLEPINTE, France (AP) -- French shareholders sacked the entire British-led board of Eurotunnel Group in a historic corporate upset, then installed their own directors at the debt-laden channel tunnel operator. Read full article: 'Eurotunnel management ousted in landmark vote'

· 102 Reads ·

Articles: Bundesbank Board Meets to Probe Welteke Hotel Conduct (Update3)

Posted by admin on Wednesday, April 07, 2004 - 04:44 AM

	April 7 (Bloomberg) -- The German central bank's board is meeting to investigate the conduct of Bundesbank President Ernst Welteke after Dresdner Bank AG paid a 7,661-euro ($9,245) hotel bill for him and his family two years ago. Read full article: 'Bundesbank Board Meets to Probe Welteke Hotel Conduct (Update3)'

· 115 Reads ·

Articles: Sales alert from Nokia

Posted by admin on Wednesday, April 07, 2004 - 04:41 AM

	NOKIA, the world’s largest mobile phone maker, has warned that first-quarter sales would be below expectations. Read full article: 'Sales alert from Nokia'

· 119 Reads ·

Articles: News Corp decision saddens Downer

Posted by admin on Wednesday, April 07, 2004 - 04:19 AM

	Foreign Minister Alexander Downer says he is saddened by News Corporation's decision to move its home to the United States. Read full article: 'News Corp decision saddens Downer'

· 98 Reads ·

OPM to Meet With Employee Groups About Health Savings Accounts

Posted by admin on Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - 11:39 AM

	The Office of Personnel Management will meet with representatives of federal employee and retiree groups in the next few days to hear their concerns about health savings accounts, the OPM director said yesterday. Read full article: 'OPM to Meet With Employee Groups About Health Savings Accounts'

· 142 Reads ·