Friday, October 10, 2008

Business & Finance


Markets continue tumultuous slide - Yesterday, 18:55
U.S. stocks slid todayas panicked investors unwound risky bets in a global sell-off on fears that tighter credit would spawn world...

HSBC UK strengthens its capital base - Yesterday, 16:10
HSBC Holdings has announced a £750 million increase to its capital base from its own resources to further strengthen the already healthy...

Exports down €25m in August - Yesterday, 11:39
Exports in August dropped by €25 million, the National Statistics Office said today. It said provisional data for international trade showed...

FIMBank sees strong performance - Yesterday, 10:54
The Malta-based FIMBank Group said today that despite the current difficult global environment, and despite drops and volatility in...

Panic strangles Asia stocks; yen firm - Yesterday, 08:23
Asian stocks plunged on Friday, with Japan's Nikkei down more than 10 percent, while the yen and U.S. Treasury debt prices rose, as panic set in...

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Stories from The Times


Government stocks issue
The Accountant General has announced the issue of €100 million government stocks subject to an over-allotment option of an additional sum of...

United Finance announces allotment policy
United Finance plc has announced the allotment policy which has been applied in respect of the applications for its 6.75 per cent 2014-2016 bonds...

Shipping movements - Gollcher
The Zerran A (Bianchi Group) from Catania to Gioia Tauro, the Eurocargo Istanbul (Sullivan Maritime) from Civitavecchia to Genoa, the CMA CGM...

Daily currency report - Commercial Foreign Exchange Travelex Malta, freephone: 800 733 22, www.travelex.com/mt/
The markets finally broke out of tight ranges as mixed equity data, comments from the US government and sharply lower oil prices swung the US...

Financial news - Bank of Valletta p.l.c.
During the mid-week session at the Malta Stock Exchange investors sold the two largest capitalised companies, thereby forcing the Index to close...

Market overview - Europe stocks rise on surge in banks, autos - Reuters
European shares ended more than two per cent higher yesterday as banks enjoyed their best day in four months ahead of a vote on a US housing...

Ford seen shifting focus to small cars - Reuters
Ford is about to alter its focus drastically and build more small cars, the New York Times said yesterday, citing people familiar with the...

Camaro badge on the Chevrolet - Reuters
The all-new Chevrolet Camaro finally took its bow yesterday in a special ceremony in Detoit. The coupé goes on sale in America in the first...

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