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  • Global equities tumble, U.S. markets closed
    Central America News.Net
    Stock markets around the world reeled on Friday with the heaviest falls in Europe.

  • Google ordered to give access to YouTube
    Central America News.Net
    Google has been ordered to allow entertainment giant, Viacom, access to details of the video-watching habits of visitors the YouTube website.

  • Jobs go in big US downturn
    Central America News.Net
    US firms have made redundant 60,000 Americans over the past month.

  • Spending power lacking in UK economy
    Central America News.Net
    UK consumer spending power has fallen due to a large rise in the cost of living.

  • Concorde crash leads to court
    Central America News.Net
    An Air France Concorde aircraft which crashed in 2000, killing 113 people, is the subject of a court case in the US, for which people are to stand trial for manslaughter.

  • Regulators insist on safety measures for death park
    Central America News.Net
    US regulators in the US state of Georgia have said a popular amusement park will have to increase the size and number of warning signs near its roller coaster.

  • UAE buys more non-oil products from Saudis
    Central America News.Net
    The UAE leads other Gulf States in the import of non-oil products from Saudi Arabia.

  • Peru copper miners want slice of the action
    Central America News.Net
    Peru copper prices have soared since a nationwide mining strike began on Monday.

  • South Korean leader says protestors should stop
    Central America News.Net
    South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has warned his government will not tolerate further street protests against US meat imports.

  • European central bankers increase rates
    Central America News.Net
    The European Central Bank has raised interest rates by one quarter of a percent, from 4.00 to 4.25 percent.

  • UK builds two new aircraft carriers
    Central America News.Net
    Two new aircraft carriers will be built by the British Government at a cost of US$8 billion.

  • 2 supervisors at raided meatpacking plant arrested
    Herald Sun
    Two supervisors at an Iowa meatpacking plant that was raided by federal immigration agents in May were arrested and charged with encouraging people to live in the United States illegally.

  • Fresh Market adds upscale grocery option
    Herald Sun
    The competition for your grocery-shopping dollar will have a fresh new option on The Fresh Market, a 2,400-square-foot upscale grocery, will open in Glenwood Square Shopping Center nearly a...

  • SocGen fined over trading scandal
    Herald Sun
    France's central bank announced Friday that it has fined Societe Generale $6.3 million for "serious shortcomings" in its internal controls that led to nearly $7.8 billion in trading losses...

  • Canadian telecom BCE, suitor agree on terms
    Herald Sun
    BCE Inc, Canada's largest telecommunications company, said Friday it has agreed on terms of a $35 billion sale to a group led by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan in the biggest leveraged buyout...

  • Farmers say salmonella scare has hurt tomato sales
    Herald Sun
    Expect fewer slices of red, ripe tomatoes next to the grill this holiday weekend. With a salmonella scare causing many customers to shun what's normally a summertime favorite, tomato farmers...

  • Stock markets decline across Asia
    CNN Money
    Asian markets were broadly lower Thursday, although some pared early losses as bargain hunters snapped up shares that had been thrashed over the past few sessions. Exporters such...

  • 9 convicted in Austria fraud case
    Herald Sun
    Nine people, including a prominent executive who fled to France in an attempt to elude justice, were convicted Friday of criminal charges in a major Austrian bank fraud case linked to the 2005...

  • EU widens Billiton-Rio Tinto probe
    Herald Sun
    The European Commission on Friday widened its antitrust probe into the proposed acquisition of Rio Tinto Inc. by BHP Billiton Ltd., saying an initial investigation revealed concerns about higher...

  • Caloric Restriction Comes in a Pill
    Wired News
    ... mice given resveratrol -- the first of an eagerly-anticipated class of longevity drugs -- enjoyed dramatically improved health, even when they started taking the drug late in life. Resveratrol...

  • Microsoft promises four patches next week
    Computerworld
    Microsoft Corp. on Thursday chalked in four security updates for next week that would fix vulnerabilities in Windows, SQL Server and Exchange Server. All four were labeled "important," the company's...

  • Most actively traded companies on Canadian stock markets
    Canadian Business
    The Canadian Press 2008 - 6:30 p.m. Some of the most active companies traded Friday on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange: Toronto Stock Exchange (down 133.18...

  • Corporate earnings on track for fourth straight quarterly drop
    Market Watch
    The profits of large U.S. companies are poised for their fourth straight year-over-year drop, with the housing market collapse and high energy prices accounting for...


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