A New Chief at Shell, and a Rocky Inheritance The New York Times | NEW YORK - Even as Jeroen van der Veer was preparing to pass the baton to Peter Voser, who took over as chief executive of the oil giant Royal Dutch Shell last Wednesday, the contentious legacy of the company's activity in Nigeria was nipping at its heels. Skip to next paragraph | A blog about ene...
Make-or-break summit as G8 gamble on climate and economy The Australian | THE G8 summit of world leaders in Italy this week has turned into a high-risk gamble that will shape the success or failure of both the Copenhagen climate change conference and agreement on a global path out of the economic crisis. | Just four days before a high-level leaders climate change meetin...
China buys $1.8bn stake in Canadian miner, Teck The Australian | CHINA'S $US200 billion ($250bn) sovereign wealth fund has bought a 17 per cent stake in Teck Resources, Canada's largest diversified mining company, for $US1.5 billion. | China Investment Corporation, also known as CIC, would buy 101.3 million Clas...
Make-or-break summit as G8 gamble on climate and economy The Australian | THE G8 summit of world leaders in Italy this week has turned into a high-risk gamble that will shape the success or failure of both the Copenhagen climate change conference and agreement on a global path out of the economic crisis. | Just four days...
What the Russians Want The New York Times | NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND - Despite all the promises about a "reset" in the U.S.-Russia relationship, the Obama administration still seems to be following a script crafted by its predecessor. | Washington continues to seek Moscow's help in dealing with...
Chinese carmaker bids for GM's Opel: Reports The Times Of India | 5 Jul 2009, 1929 hrs IST, AFP Text: BEIJING: Chinese carmaker Beijing Automotive Industry Corp. is in the running for General Motors' European unit with a bid worth $922 million, according ...
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German FinMin rules out tax hikes, slams opposition The Guardian * German FinMin rules out tax hikes over next two years * Criticises conservatives' tax cut plans By Sarah Marsh BERLIN, July 5 (Reuters) - German Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck...
Bob Geldof grills Berlusconi on aid ahead of G8 The Guardian * Geldof takes Berlusconi to task for cutting aid to poor * Berlusconi says he is sorry, promises to increase funds By Silvia Aloisi ROME, July 5 (Reuters) - Irish singer and anti-...
ECB'S Trichet urges commercial banks to lend The Guardian AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France July 5 (Reuters) - Commercial banks must pass on to the rest of the economy the liquidity they have access to from the ECB, the central bank's president, Je...
How Big Can China Get? MSNBC | We hear a lot of hype about China's growth prospects, but how big can China really get? | If you believe the hype ... huge! | Like the U.S. when it was still in its big-boom phase, China has a trade surplus, its populace saves like squirrels, and i...
Biden On the Economy MSNBC updated 10:50 a.m. ET July 5, 2009 | WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden says the administration stands by its stimulus plan, but admits they "misread how bad the economy was." In an interview airing today on ABC's "This Week," Biden says it's...
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Govt may extend tax holiday for software firms The Times Of India | Text: NEW DELHI: The Government may extend the tax holiday for software exporters beyond March 2010, in the Budget on Monday. | Analysts said extension of tax benefits will be a great relief to the IT sector, which is reeling under the impact of global financial crisis, which has resulted into...
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What the Russians Want The New York Times | NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND - Despite all the promises about a "reset" in the U.S.-Russia relationship, the Obama administration still seems to be following a script crafted by its predecessor. | Washington continues to seek Moscow's help in dealing with a number of challenges to U.S. security while downplaying issues of concern to Russia. The approach...
