Archive for  August 2004
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The European Commission will on Friday flesh out ideas for revamping EU budget discipline rules, including a plan to broaden the scope of a get-out clause to take more account of protracted economic slowdowns. The
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China is believed to have named Merrill Lynch as the global co-ordinator for the US dollar tranche of a planned US $1.5 billion sovereign bond issue, market sources said on Monday. Goldman Sachs and J.P.
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China is believed to have named Merrill Lynch as the global co-ordinator for the US dollar tranche of a planned US $1.5 billion sovereign bond issue, market sources said on Monday. Goldman Sachs and J.P.
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UBS AG is expected to buy Charles Schwab Corp's institutional research and trading unit for about $265 million, a source familiar with the matter said on Monday. The acquisition would strengthen UBS's stock-trading operations and
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China's Skyworth Digital Holdings Ltd will announce plans later this week to enter the rear-projection television market, a source close to the matter said on Monday, becoming the latest player in a fast-growing field. Japan's
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Malaysia's top lender, Malayan Banking Bhd, reported a 4.7 percent fall in fourth-quarter net profit on Monday on lower non-interest income and higher overhead expenses, but the figure beat forecasts. State-controlled Maybank, Malaysia's largest listed
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Malaysia's top lender, Malayan Banking Bhd, reported a 4.7 percent fall in fourth-quarter net profit on Monday on lower non-interest income and higher overhead expenses, but the figure beat forecasts. State-controlled Maybank, Malaysia's largest listed
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Sona Koya Steering Systems Ltd, India's biggest maker of car steering systems, is considering a diversification into truck steering and will take a decision by March, its chairman said on Monday. Sona is also exploring
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The times they are a-changin' - at least for the one and two cent pieces that clutter the pockets of shoppers and tills of retailers across the eurozone. The cumbersome coppers have only been in
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First Financial Holding Co, Taiwan's third-largest financial firm, said on Monday it aims to double its foreign ownership to 30 percent in three years through improved profits and more sophisticated products. The company hopes greater
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