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US government bail out Fannie and Freddie
The US government has taken over mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to prevent a financial system meltdown from the housing crisis.
Tight conditions hit job ads
Job ads slumped significantly in August, with the white collar segment hardest hit, according to a recent survey.
RBA 'yet to see evidence' of falling CPI
4 minutes ago, source: AAP
Origin selects Conoco for LNG venture
24 minutes ago, source: REUTERS
ACCC to look into bid for BB Communities
1 hour and 9 minutes ago, source: AAP
Yen slides as Freddie, Fannie bailout calms nerves
1 hour and 56 minutes ago, source: REUTERS
OPEC considers cutting oil production
2 hours and 6 minutes ago, source: AAP
Firstsource stake put on sale
2 hours and 17 minutes ago, source: FT.com
US govt moves to ease finance crisis
2 hours and 55 minutes ago, source: AAP
DMA trading begins to gain ground in Asia
4 hours and 1 minute ago, source: FT.com
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The oil market is starting to suffer from oversupply, the Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) chairman says, days before a meeting on crude output levels.
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Crude oil prices fell further on concerns over slowing energy demand following a dismal report on the US labour market that sparked renewed recession worries.
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Firstsource stake put on sale
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A key stake in one of India's leading business-process outsourcing companies, Firstsource, has been put up for sale – in a move that could trigger...
DMA trading begins to gain ground in Asia
@FT.com
Direct market access promises to grow dramatically in Asia and to increase participation from both domestic and overseas investors
Lucite sees offers of $2bn ahead of plant opening
@FT.com
The maker of acrylic products from bus shelters to McDonald's arches, Lucite, has received two $2bn-plus takeover approaches from Japan and Saudi...
Lucite sees offers of $2bn prior to plant opening
@FT.com
The maker of acrylic products from bus shelters to McDonald's arches, Lucite, has received two $2bn-plus takeover approaches from Japan and Saudi...
China Eastern in merger review
@FT.com
China Eastern Airlines has admitted that a merger with smaller rival carrier Shanghai Airlines in eastern China, is being considered.
Manufacturers turn to US
The latest cheap manufacturing site for European companies is not in Asia or eastern Europe but the US, say top executives from some of the continent's...
Nomura eyes overseas stake
@FT.com
Lehman Brothers could be in bank's sights with the more than Y200bn it has put aside for investing in western financial institutions
West Bengal eases towards solution to Tata conflict
@FT.com
West Bengal's government and opposition were inching towards a solution to a conflict over farmers' land that is threatening to scupper the state's...
Bleak outlook for Tokyo IPO climate
@FT.com
Volatile conditions see number of Japanese listings hit 16-year low, leading to a 27% fall in operating profit at the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Concern grows over slowdown in China car market
@FT.com
Growth in the Chinese motor market has slowed more rapidly than expected in recent months – and August car sales may have fallen by as much as...
Electric vehicles start to make some inroads
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The number of battery-powered car users are growing as petrol and diesel prices remain high, but obstacles are stalling the mass defection of consumers...
Australia urged to aim for 10% emissions cut
The country's leading adviser on climate change says the minimum 25% level agreed at a conference last December in Bali is 'not immediately feasible'
Consortium to buy Singapore power
@FT.com
The winning bidder led by Japan's Marubeni and France's GDF Suez is set to buy Senoko, one of three local power generators put up for sale by Temasek,...
States feel debt pinch
Bond yields of Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain widened to record levels against Germany
Poland is cream in the cup for Coffeeheaven
Coffeeheaven has brought the taste of the west to eastern Europe, where founder Richard Worthington believes it has plenty of room to expand
Xstrata buys Indophil stake and blocks management bid
@FT.com
Mining group Xstrata bought a large stake in Indophil Resources as it seeks to gain control of one of the world's largest unexploited copper mines
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