Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Business & Finance
'Russia may cut oil supply'
The Daily Telegraph has reported that the Russian government had told at least one of its oil companies to prepare for a possible cut in shipments...
EU to appeal WTO ruling on banana import regime
The European Commission will appeal against a World Trade Organisation ruling that found the EU's import regime for bananas breaks international...
MySpace reportedly overtakes Yahoo in display ad views
Yahoo Inc. has lost its lead of the US market for online display advertising to MySpace and its parent company News Corp.'s Fox Interactive Media...
Microsoft to buy ciao.com price comparison firm
Microsoft has agreed to buy Greenfield Online, owner of European price comparison website ciao.com, for about €330 million to boost its...
British Energy optimistic about EDF
British Energy described as "optimistic" government hopes that it may agree a merger with French power group EDF in the next two weeks,...
Northern Rock completes redundancy programme
Northern Rock, which was nationalised in February to avert collapse, completed a round of job cuts on Friday aimed at shrinking its workforce by a...
House prices in UK fall in July
House prices in England and Wales fell 0.6 per cent in July, leaving prices two per cent down on a year ago, the Land Registry said. The average...
B&B sinks to first-half loss
Troubled lender Bradford & Bingley sank to a first-half loss, hit by £155 million in writedowns and investment losses, and said bad...
PartyGaming poker slowdown prompts downgrades
Online gaming firm PartyGaming reported a drop in the number of people playing its poker games in the last two months, overshadowing first-half...
Shipping movements
The following vessels are due in Malta in the following days:
The MV Jolly Amaranto (SMS) from Genoa to Beyrouth and the Vento Di Ponente (H....
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