Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Business & Finance
HSBC cuts interest rates
HSBC Bank Malta plc will be reducing its home loan base rate (HMLR) from 4.25 per cent to 3.75 per cent as from Monday as a result of the European...
MSE weekly round-up - week ended October 10 - Local investors focus on fixed income market as equities continue to fall
The Malta Stock Exchange index closed at 3,471.978 points, losing another 4.67 per cent on the week, as the international markets continue to fall...
Daily currency report
The sterling is at a five-year low against the US dollar with no end to the current market turmoil in sight. The Japanese yen benefitting from the...
Financial news
During yesterday's session at the Malta Stock Exchange, activity was spread over six equities with a total of 44 trades. The MSE Index slid half a...
Markets overview - European shares down 7.6% ahead of G7 meeting
European shares tumbled to their lowest close in more than five years yesterday amid panic-selling which hit financials particularly hard on fears...
Mature property derivatives market needed
European real estate investors have never needed a mature property derivatives market more than they do now. But they have also never been more...
As safe as safe can be in financial crisis?
As the financial crisis sends shudders round the globe, more Parisians appear to be storing their money the old-fashioned way - in a safe....
Airbus leads Boeing in nine-month orders
Airbus sold 31 planes last month, bringing gross orders for the first nine months of the year to 785 as the European planemaker held a lead over...
Airline bankruptcies set to double
Airline bankruptcies around the world are set to double over the winter to at least 70 for the year, according to the director general of the...
Buffett pips Gates to top new Forbes list
Warren Buffett has overtaken Bill Gates to become the richest American in the Forbes 400 list, Bloomberg said, citing a recalculated list to be...
Apple to unveil new or updated laptops this month
Apple Inc. will unveil its updated laptops on Tuesday and they may cost less, but analysts say the company's drooping stock has already taken any...
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