archive 30·12·2009

corporate

• JAL shares plummet

  Japan Airlines’ shares have fallen to a record low – slumping 24 percent in one session – amid… 30/12/09 19:16 CET

• Saab sale still possible

  Saab has said its parent company, General Motors, will be flexible in its deadline for bids for the… 30/12/09 19:16 CET

• Cadbury given more time over takeover

  Cadbury has been given an extra three days to prepare its defence against a takeover bid from the… 30/12/09 19:16 CET

economy

• Record French public debt

  France’s public sector debt was at an all time record in the third quarter – 75.8 percent of gross… 30/12/09 19:06 CET

• Euro zone lending down

  Despite the fact that the European Central Bank is lending billions of euros to commercial banks it… 30/12/09 19:06 CET

markets

• Markets: 30th December

  European shares ended the session lower, snapping a six-day winning streak, but in very thin… 30/12/09 19:31 CET

world news

• Nigerian farmers take Shell to Dutch court

  In a David against Goliath case, Nigerian farmers are taking on petroleum giant Shell and demanding… 30/12/09 23:54 CET

• Court rejects Sarkozy carbon tax

  The French government is scrambling to save its controversial new law on carbon tax after the… 30/12/09 22:24 CET

• Why US agencies fail to share their secrets

  The CIA, the FBI and the NSA – just three of America’s most well known crime fighting agencies… 30/12/09 19:01 CET

• Dual suicide bomb attack kills 26 in Iraq

  Twenty six people died and more than 100 have been wounded in a dual suicide bomb attack in the… 30/12/09 19:00 CET

• Extent of Thatcher’s tough style revealed

  She was dubbed Britain’s Iron Lady, the first female British prime minister not known for pulling… 30/12/09 18:25 CET

• Schiphol Airport to get body scanners ‘soon’

  The investigation into how an alleged terrorist was able to fly to the United States with… 30/12/09 18:22 CET

• Continent shivers in rain and snow storms

  Heavy snow and rain is disrupting transport links across parts of Europe as the recent spate of… 30/12/09 18:21 CET

• Iran’s reformist leaders ‘flee’ Tehran

  Iranian reformist leaders Mir Hossein Moussavi and Mehdi Karouobi are reported to have left Tehran… 30/12/09 18:20 CET

• British hostage freed alive

  British hostage Peter Moore has been released alive after two and a half years in captvity in Iraq… 30/12/09 16:14 CET

• Israeli judge wants road opened to Palestinian traffic

  An Israeli judge has ordered the opening of a road, linking Israel and Jerusalem, to Palestinian… 30/12/09 14:35 CET

• Children give jailed mums some festive cheer

  Christmas comes but once a year – even for young mothers serving prison sentences. In Italy some… 30/12/09 13:22 CET

• France ‘will persevere’ with carbon tax

  One of French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s most-trumpeted greenhouse gas initiatives has gone up in… 30/12/09 13:15 CET

• CIA blamed for ignoring terrorist warning

  America’s spy service, the CIA, is under fire for ignoring warnings of a terrorist bomb plot on… 30/12/09 13:14 CET

• New Year aerodynamic tests for NYC confetti

  As 2009 draws to a close, and the new year approaches, nothing can be left to chance. In New York… 30/12/09 13:13 CET

• Iran threatens protesters with sharia punishment

  Iran has blamed America and Israel for the continuing anti-government protests, calling them a… 30/12/09 11:44 CET

• 23 killed, 100 wounded in Iraq suicide attacks

  At least 23 people have been killed and up to 100 others wounded in two suicide bomb attacks in… 30/12/09 11:34 CET

• Iran expands crackdown

  At least 20 opposition figures have been arrested as Iran expands its crackdown on anti-government… 30/12/09 07:39 CET

• Obama admits unacceptable mistakes

  The failed attempt to down a US airliner on Christmas Day is continuing to haunt the … 30/12/09 07:38 CET

• Spain raises anti-terror alert

  There is a heightened presence by police on the streets of Madrid and across Spain. The increased… 30/12/09 07:37 CET

• Middle East heads discuss Palestinians

  Egypt has tried to persuade Israel to ease restrictions on the movements of Palestinians in talks… 30/12/09 07:36 CET

• 95 billion euros reeled in by Italian tax amnesty

  The Italian government can’t believe their luck. As they struggle to survive economic downturn… 30/12/09 07:35 CET

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