archive 07·08·2009

corporate

• Allianz profit disappoints

  Europe’s biggest insurance company, Allianz disappointed investors as its property and casualty… 07/08/09 20:00 CET

• Bad debts slam RBS profit

  Royal Bank of Scotland posted a net loss of 1.16 billion euros in the first-half. The… 07/08/09 20:00 CET

economy

• US jobs data much better than expected

  There was good news on the US jobs front as employers there cut far fewer workers than economists… 07/08/09 20:00 CET

• German exports surge

  Mixed economic news from Germany where exports in June surged at their fastest pace in nearly three… 07/08/09 20:00 CET

• Sarkozy pressures bankers over bonuses

  France’s top bankers have been summoned by President Nicolas Sarkozy to defend their bonuses… 07/08/09 20:00 CET

markets

• Markets: Friday 7th August

  Better-than-expected US jobs numbers reversed early losses on Europe’s stock markets on Friday and… 07/08/09 20:00 CET

world news

• Tensions still high on anniversary of S. Ossetia war

  Georgia marked the first anniversary of the war with Russia with a minute of silence in front of… 07/08/09 19:30 CET

• Taliban sources confirm death of leader Mehsud

  The Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud has been killed in a US missile attack, a close aide… 07/08/09 19:30 CET

• Georgia: How the conflict with Russia unfolded

  The conflict erupted on August 7, 2008 when Georgia attempted to retake control of South Ossetia… 07/08/09 19:30 CET

• At least ten killed as typhoon hits Philippines

  At least 10 people have been killed after being caught in a mudslide in the Philippines. The… 07/08/09 19:30 CET

• Police hunt for clues to cause of care home blaze

  An investigation is underway into the cause of a fire which killed nine people at a retirement home… 07/08/09 19:30 CET

• Ronnie Biggs freed

  Gravely ill in a London hospital, Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs has been released from prison, a… 07/08/09 19:30 CET

• Deadly floods rage in Philippines

  Heavy flooding has provoked numerous casualties in the Philippines and Taiwan. With rescue… 07/08/09 13:40 CET

• Iconic film maker remembered

  You may not be familiar with his name, but you’ll certainly remember his films. John Hughes… 07/08/09 13:40 CET

• Wanted Taliban chief reported dead

  Wanted Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud has been killed in an American drone missile attack… 07/08/09 13:03 CET

• Nine pensioners die in elderly residence fire

  A fire has ripped through an elderly people’s home in Belgium killing nine pensioners. … 07/08/09 12:53 CET

• Trial to continue in Politkovskaya case

  A Russian court has refused a request from the family of Kremlin critic Anna Politkovskaya to halt… 07/08/09 12:03 CET

• Georgians commemorate war with Russia

  Bonfires in Tbilisi, Georgia mark the anniversary of a conflict whose embers still glow a year… 07/08/09 09:03 CET

• First Hispanic judge voted onto US Supreme Court

  Sonia Sotomayor has won Senate approval and become the first Hispanic justice to sit on the … 07/08/09 07:34 CET

• Medvedev calls for safer roads

  After one of the worst months on record for bus crashes, Russian President Dimitri Medvedev has… 07/08/09 07:33 CET

• “Great Train Robber” Ronnie Biggs is freed

  One of Britain’s most infamous criminals, Ronnie Biggs has spent his last night under prison guard… 07/08/09 07:32 CET

• Russia, Turkey sign South Stream pipeline deal

  Russia and Turkey have signed a deal on a gas pipeline that puts Ankara in a pivotal position over… 07/08/09 07:31 CET

• The EU’s preferred gas pipeline project, Nabucco, gives Turkey a foot in both energy camps

  Costing around 8-billion euros to build, it will have half the capacity of Russia’s South Stream… 07/08/09 03:23 CET

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