Market
Aussie shares close week at record high
September 28, 2007The Australian share market ended the week at a record closing high with stocks up 0.5 percent across the board. The key All Ordinaries Index gained 32 points to 6,580 and the ASX 200 rose 29 points to 6,567. Once again the mining sector led the...
Cathay Pacific interested in China Eastern
September 24, 2007Asia's thriving travel market has Cathay Pacific preparing to bid for a large stake in China Eastern Airlines, Britain's Telegraph reported Saturday. Cathay Pacific is expected to bid next week, possibly enlisting the support of Air China, the country...
Communist councillors dissatisfied with Central Market’s profits
May 07, 2007The manager of Piata Centrala (Central Market) Municipal Enterprise, Ion Stratulat, was few steps away from getting fired at the request of the communist councillors that asked his dismissal on Friday, May 4, during the Chisinau Municipal Council (CMC...
Law Banning Migrants From Russian Markets In Effect
April 03, 2007In Russia, a new law is coming into force today that bans noncitizens who don't have legal residence and work permits from trading at market stalls and other retail operations. Authorities say the law is aimed at encouraging unemployed Russian citizens...
US Experts Split on Wal-Mart's Flexible Business Model
February 21, 2007Experts disagreed Tuesday whether Wal-Mart is a good or bad employer in the United States. VOA's Barry Wood reports on a forum on Wal-Mart's economic impact at Washington's American Enterprise Institute. It is not only low consumer prices that have...
US Pressures Japan to Open Up Agriculture Market
February 15, 2007The United States is renewing pressure on Japan to reduce trade barriers on agricultural goods. As Yuriko Nagano reports from Tokyo, Ambassador Thomas Schieffer says bluntly that unless Japan opens its markets, the U.S. will take its business...
Oil market gives signs of recovery
January 23, 2007Following a record drop in the oil price down to a minimum level in the last one and a half years (approx 52 USD/barrel), the market is giving out signs of a correction which could come about in the immediate future. This week started with a 1.5 USD increase...
US stocks slide after labour market report
January 07, 2007New York (dpa) - US stocks slid Friday, weighed down by government data on job and wage growth that cooled Wall Street hopes for lower US interest rates. Shares in Motorola plunged nearly 8 per cent to 18.94 dollars after the US mobile-phone maker...
Indian stock markets continue nosedive
December 12, 2006New Delhi (dpa) - Sensex, India's benchmark stock index, which brushed past the 14,000 mark only a week ago, closed below 13,000 on Tuesday, with a massive drop of more than 1,000 points amid a tightening of monetary policy and an industrial slowdown...
Greece may replace Georgia, Moldova on Russian wine market
November 28, 2006Greek wines have the opportunity to expand their share on the Russian market following bans on wine imports from Georgia and Moldova, an agriculture minister said Monday. Russia banned wines from Georgia and Moldova in March, which had accounted for...
