Archive for the November 2, 2005
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The UK competition watchdog gave the green light on Tuesday for a formal bid by European bourse operator Euronext for the London Stock Exchange. Ending a seven-month enquiry into take-over plans by Euronext and Deutsche
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South Korea's exports hit a record monthly high of more than 25 billion dollars in October thanks to strong overseas demand for cars, ships and machinery, government data showed Tuesday. Customs-cleared exports rose 13.4 percent
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The European Union could go farther in its offer to cut farm tariffs under the parameters of its own agricultural reform plan, a US trade official said on Tuesday. "The EU proposal does not extend
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Strong global demand boosted exports from the eurozone and Britain, pushing manufacturing sector growth in both areas to multi-month highs, surveys of purchasing managers showed on Tuesday. In Japan, buoyant domestic demand pushed up the
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Fears about avian influenza were already damaging some Asian economies and the impact of a full-scale pandemic would be "catastrophic", a conference of international health officials was told Tuesday. Officials from the 21 Asia-Pacific Economic
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A high-level panel appointed by President George W. Bush Tuesday recommended the first wholesale revisions to the US tax code in two decades to encourage savings and economic growth. The panel's report said that without
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Advanced Micro Devices said on Tuesday it had expanded its semiconductor technology alliance with IBM. The expanded alliance would include early exploratory research of new transistor, interconnect, lithography and die-to-package technologies through 2011, it said
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Colgate-Palmolive Co, the maker of its namesake toothpaste and other consumer products, posted higher quarterly profit on Tuesday, helped by the first overall rise in prices in two years and strong oral-care sales. Profit excluding
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Colgate-Palmolive Co, the maker of its namesake toothpaste and other consumer products, posted higher quarterly profit on Tuesday, helped by the first overall rise in prices in two years and strong oral-care sales. Profit excluding
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South Africa's parliament on Tuesday passed controversial diamond law reforms that give local jewellers in the world's fourth-largest producer of the gem more access to the precious stone. Energy Minister Lindiwe Hendricks told parliamentarians ahead
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