Archive for February 2005
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Microsoft Corp will release a new version of Internet Explorer, the world's most widely used Web browsing software, with stronger, built-in security features, chairman Bill Gates said on Tuesday. The move is the latest in
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Turkish government plans to increase investment incentives to poor regions could jeopardise budget targets, including the key primary surplus, the International Monetary Fund warned on Wednesday. The plan could block Turkey's new $10 billion loan
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A consortium of Italian firms plans to build a 900-million-euro (1.17-billion-dollar) high-tech food processing park in India, an Italian minister said Wednesday. Gianfranco Alois, trade and industry minister of Italy's Campania region, told AFP that
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Tens of thousands of US consumers face a greater risk of identity theft after criminals gained access to a database of personal records compiled by ChoicePoint Inc, a company spokesman said on Tuesday. Identity thieves
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Coca-Cola Co on Wednesday reported higher fourth quarter net income as it benefited from the weak US dollar, lower taxes and a late-year surge in demand for its beverages. The results surprised Wall Street, which
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Coca-Cola Co on Wednesday reported higher fourth quarter net income as it benefited from the weak US dollar, lower taxes and a late-year surge in demand for its beverages. The results surprised Wall Street, which
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Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Wednesday the US economy entered 2005 in good shape but warned fiscal discipline was essential to meet future challenges. "All told, the economy seems to have entered 2005
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Boeing Co unveiled a long-range version of its 777 commercial airliner on Tuesday, which the company said can fly from London to Sydney, making it the world's longest-range commercial aircraft. With the launch of the
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Japan's economy shrank for a third straight quarter in the last three months of 2004 as export growth and personal consumption weakened, marking the country's fourth recession in less than a decade. Gross domestic product
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Most companies reduce manufacturing costs by 10 percent or less in relocating plants to low-cost countries, only a quarter of potential savings, according to a survey of mainly European firms. Building a global production base
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