Archive for the November 1, 2005
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Hurricane Rita caused more damage in the top US rice-growing state of Arkansas than previously forecast, which should lead to an official revision of 2005 crop estimates by January, a Firstgrain Inc analyst predicted. Milo
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Palm oil prices are set to end the year on a high as Europe's green fuel sector takes its first big consignments from top grower Malaysia to convert into diesel at a time when crude
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General Motors Corp said on Monday it will maintain its dividend for the fourth quarter, despite a deepening financial crisis at the world's largest automaker. GM said it will pay a fourth-quarter dividend of 50
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General Motors Corp said on Monday it will maintain its dividend for the fourth quarter, despite a deepening financial crisis at the world's largest automaker. GM said it will pay a fourth-quarter dividend of 50
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Dutch bank ABN Amro shot past analysts' forecasts with a 35 percent jump in third-quarter profit and raised its outlook for the second half, giving its sluggish shares a boost on Monday. The biggest Dutch
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Dutch bank ABN Amro shot past analysts' forecasts with a 35 percent jump in third-quarter profit and raised its outlook for the second half, giving its sluggish shares a boost on Monday. The biggest Dutch
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Japan and India reached a broad agreement on revising a tax treaty as part of efforts to encourage more investment between the two countries, Japanese Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki said on Monday. They agreed to
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German retail sales fell unexpectedly for the third time in four months in September as high oil prices and political uncertainty left consumers reluctant to spend. Germany's Federal Statistics Office said on Monday sales declined
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China's current account surplus for the first half of the year rose ninefold, topping 8 percent of gross domestic product as booming merchandise exports swamped a deficit in services trade, official figures showed on Monday.
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Bankrupt UAL Corp, parent of United Airlines, on Monday reported a wider quarterly loss as reorganisation expenses drove the company deep into the red. The No 2 US airline said its net loss amounted to
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