The FINANCIAL

Apple: Ping Users Top One Million in First 48 Hours

04/09/2010 11:07 (2 Day 00:17 minutes ago)

The FINANCIAL -- Apple on September 3 announced that in less than 48 hours since its launch on September 1, more than one million users have joined Ping, its new social network for music which lets users follow their favorite artists and friends to discover what music they’re talking about, listening to and downloading.

BP says oil spill cost up to $8bn

03/09/2010 13:16 (2 Day 22:08 minutes ago)

The FINANCIAL -- BP on September 3 provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico.

OP-ED

They Died Before the Oil Ran Out

There is an open secret in the oil industry that dare not speak its name: peak oil.
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Banks

EBRD and Japan Bank for International Cooperation boost collaboration on environmental projects

04/09/2010 11:43 (1 Day 23:41 minutes ago)
The FINANCIAL -- The EBRD and Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) are enhancing ties to support economic and social development in central and eastern Europe, Russia, the Caucasus and central Asia, with a special focus on energy efficiency and climate related projects.
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World News

Egyptian president vows to struggle for Palestinian unity

06/09/2010 11:19 (0-7:0-55 minutes ago)

The FINANCIAL -- CAIRO. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has called for the speedy creation of an independent Palestinian state with the capital in East Jerusalem and pledged to do his best to unite the Palestinians, RIA Novosti reports.

European Parliament urges full probe into Belarusian journalist's death

06/09/2010 11:16 (0-7:0-52 minutes ago)

The FINANCIAL -- BRUSSELS. President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek has called on the Belarusian authorities to carry out a full and transparent investigation into the death of a Belarusian opposition journalist, RIA Novosti informs.

Moldova's referendum declared invalid because of low turnout

06/09/2010 11:13 (0-7:0-49 minutes ago)

The FINANCIAL -- CHISINAU. Moldova's referendum on whether the country's president should be directly elected was declared invalid on September 6 as voter turnout has not reached the necessary 33.33 percent, the head of the Moldovan Central Election Commission said, according to RIA Novosti.

Sweden praised for ‘active role’ in Council of Europe and EU reform

04/09/2010 12:10 (1 Day 15:14 minutes ago)

The FINANCIAL -- PACE President Mevlüt Çavusoglu has praised Sweden for its “active role” in both the Council of Europe and the European Union, and urged it to continue supporting the reform processes within both organisations, including EU accession to the European Convention on Human Rights.

CityLife

40,000 People Pledge to See WAITING FOR 'SUPERMAN'

24/08/2010 16:42 (12 Day 10:42 minutes ago)

The FINANCIAL -- Paramount Pictures, Participant Media and Walden Media announced on August 23 that 40,000 people have pledged to see the award-winning documentary film WAITING FOR "SUPERMAN" when it opens this fall, making it the second goal reached on the campaign's "Pledge Progress Meter."

TRAVEL BIZ »
United, Continental Cleared for Merger JAL International Fare Fuel Surcharge from October to December 2010 Foreword to HRG 2010 six month hotel survey by Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR)

PRESS RELEASES »
2nd Annual Aircraft Repossession Summit To Be Held In Miami Summit Dedicated To Corporate Aviation In The US Is Expected To Attract International Interest UN Human Rights Committee says Israel violates housing rights and denies Palestinians access to wate

FINANCIAL »
Ukraine: Communist Party offers to set grain export moratorium Renewed program of Ukrainian Grain Congress Ukraine to stop flour exports

UKRAINE »
Prosecutor-General's Office Sends Bribery Case Against Deputy Environment Minister Presner To Court Campaigning For Local Election To Begin On September 11 Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc: Tihipko Responsible For Draft Tax Code Adapted By Cabinet

GEORGIA »
Georgian Soldier Killed, Another Wounded in Afghanistan Death Toll in Coal Mine Blast Rises to 4 Putin: U.S. Rearming Georgia

WORLD »
48% Blame Obama for Bad Economy, 47% Blame Bush, Report Women's 'Double Shift' of Work and Domestic Duties a Myth Finds New Research Vienna tops world's best cities survey

BANKS »
Commerzbank posts a net profit of EUR 1.1 bn in the first half of 2010 Santander Buys RBS UK Assets For GBP1.65 Billion Deutsche Bank Profit Rises 9%

BUSINESS »
Fitch Affirms Humana's Ratings; Outlook Remains Negative Commission urges insurance companies to participate in the Solvency II Quantitative Impact Study ING comfortably passes CEBS stress test

TECH »
Apple: Ping Users Top One Million in First 48 Hours HP to Acquire 3PAR 3D for Entertain: Deutsche Telekom conquers the third dimension

MARKETS »
NYSE Euronext trading volume grew in July ASX Group Monthly Activity Report – July 2010 The OIC And The BSE Agree On Cooperative Effort To Expand Options Education In India

B SCHOOLS »
Student Loans - Leading Banks’ Top Offers for Autumn Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School: Overweight American Children and Adolescents Becoming Fatter The University of Liverpool : Survey finds high level of satisfaction among students

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Politics

Venice Commission to Discuss Georgia’s New Constitution

04/09/2010 10:59 (1 Day 16:25 minutes ago)
Civil.Ge -- Council of Europe’s (CoE) advisory body for legal affairs, Venice Commission, is expected to adopt its opinion on the planned constitutional reform in Georgia at its session on September 15-16.
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PR Releases

2nd Annual Aircraft Repossession Summit To Be Held In Miami

23/08/2010 15:19 (13 Day 12:05 minutes ago)

The FINANCIAL -- The 2nd Annual Aircraft Repossession Summit will take place on June 23, 2011 in Miami FL, USA.

Markets

NYSE Euronext trading volume grew in July

07/08/2010 11:17 (29 Day 16:07 minutes ago)

The FINANCIAL -- NYSE Euronext (NYX) on August 6 announced trading volumes for its global derivatives and cash equities exchanges for July 2010[1].

Jobs

Euro area unemployment rate stable at 10.0%

31/08/2010 15:22 (5 Day 12:02 minutes ago)

The FINANCIAL -- The euro area (EA16) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate3 was 10.0% in July 2010, unchanged compared with June. It was 9.6% in July 2009.

TRAVEL BIZ

IHG creates two new global sales and marketing roles

03/09/2010 14:12 (2 Day 13:12 minutes ago)
The FINANCIAL -- IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group), the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, on September 3 announced the creation of two new roles within its Global Sales and Marketing team.
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US Airways Reports August Traffic

03/09/2010 12:59 (2 Day 14:25 minutes ago)
The FINANCIAL -- US Airways Group, Inc. (NYSE: LCC) on September 3 announced August and year-to-date 2010 traffic results.
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Oil&Auto

The Board of Directors appointed Eduard Khudainatov the President of Rosneft

06/09/2010 11:17 (0-7:0-53 minutes ago)
The FINANCIAL -- In accordance with the order of the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and the directive of the Russian Government, the Board of Directors of Rosneft Oil Company appointed First Vice-President Eduard Khudainatov the President of the Company starting from September 6, 2010.
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