Topic: Buisiness and Economy

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: M&S set to respond to Green's final offer

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 12:49 AM

	The board of Marks & Spencer will reconvene this morning to finalise its response to a proposed 9.1-billion-pound offer from retail tycoon Philip Green. Read full article: ' M&S set to respond to Green's final offer'

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Articles: Yahoo's Profit Doubles, But Q2 Sales Are Soft; Net Giant Lowballs Q3

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 12:46 AM

	The most visited Web portal rode a big increase in sales at its marketing services unit, which includes its search and other ads, to report a 90% increase in second-quarter revenue, excluding traffic acquisition costs, and a 159% increase in total revenue. Read full article: 'Yahoo's Profit Doubles, But Q2 Sales Are Soft; Net Giant Lowballs Q3'

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Articles: Former Enron chair Ken Lay indicted

Posted by admin on Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 12:43 AM

	Former Enron chairperson Ken Lay was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday in connection with the fraud that led to the collapse of the giant energy firm. Read full article: 'Former Enron chair Ken Lay indicted'

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Articles: Fresh forecast of home price fall

Posted by admin on Wednesday, July 07, 2004 - 01:23 AM

	House prices are likely to fall over the next few years, but there will not be a market crash, a report has said. Read full article: 'Fresh forecast of home price fall'

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Articles: Easyjet sees rise in passengers

Posted by admin on Wednesday, July 07, 2004 - 01:22 AM

	Budget airline Easyjet has reported a 28% rise in June passenger traffic from a year ago. Read full article: 'Easyjet sees rise in passengers'

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Articles: Philip Green makes new M&S offer

Posted by admin on Wednesday, July 07, 2004 - 01:20 AM

	Philip Green has raised his proposed takeover offer for Marks & Spencer to £4 a share. Read full article: 'Philip Green makes new M&S offer'

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Articles: Oil Prices, Tech Stumbles Push Stocks Down

Posted by admin on Wednesday, July 07, 2004 - 12:16 AM

	Rising oil prices and disappointing forecasts for the technology sector sent stock prices down Tuesday. The Nasdaq composite index, which includes many tech stocks, fell more than 2 percent, its biggest loss since mid-March. Read full article: 'Oil Prices, Tech Stumbles Push Stocks Down'

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Articles: Yukos affair isn't scaring Russian businesses away

Posted by admin on Wednesday, July 07, 2004 - 12:09 AM

	Russia's richest man may be on trial, and his firm may be facing bankruptcy, but Russian business people plan to keep investing locally so as not to anger a Kremlin determined to see the economy double in size by 2010. Read full article: 'Yukos affair isn't scaring Russian businesses away'

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Articles: Oil Prices May Fall in Second Half and in 2005, Survey Shows

Posted by admin on Wednesday, July 07, 2004 - 12:07 AM

	Oil prices may weaken for the rest of this year and next as the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries increases production, easing concern about disruptions to Middle East supply, a Bloomberg survey showed. Read full article: 'Oil Prices May Fall in Second Half and in 2005, Survey Shows'

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Articles: UK industry in 'dramatic' decline

Posted by admin on Tuesday, July 06, 2004 - 01:37 AM

	About 750,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost since Labour came to power, a Trades Union Congress report has said. Read full article: 'UK industry in 'dramatic' decline'

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