onsdag 19 oktober 2011

19-Oct-2011 18:27 up

Citigroup settles US fraud case :: Citigroup is paying $285m (£180m) to settle civil fraud charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15375111

Strike shuts Greece before austerity vote :: Violence erupts at protests as Greek unions begin a 48-hour general strike, as parliament prepares to decide sweeping austerity measures
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dee75858-fa29-11e0-8e7e-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

Alcatel-Lucent sells Genesys for $1.5bn :: Call-centre deal boosts telecoms equipment group's funding
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bc0fd89e-fa49-11e0-b70d-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

Africa 'set to grow 5% in 2011' :: Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to notch up 5% growth in 2011, says the International Monetary Fund.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15366045

Argos firm's profits fall sharply :: Home Retail Group, the owner of Argos and Homebase, reports a sharp fall in profits and says its customers are suffering from the weak economy.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15364184

SABMiller links up with Turkey's biggest brewer :: Brewer injecting its Russian and Ukrainian operations into Anadolu Efes in return for 24% stake in enlarged group
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f0ed3484-fa1d-11e0-8e7e-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

Defence cutbacks hit Saab sales :: Swedish aerospace and defence group Saab reports a fall in sales as the US and European governments rein in defence spending.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15366042

MPC united on extra £75bn stimulus :: The Bank of England's monetary policy committee voted unanimously to support additional gilts purchases to boost growth, minutes of the meeting show
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9113649c-fa2d-11e0-b70d-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

Cash prize for euro break-up plan :: Lord Wolfson, the chief executive of Next, offers a £250,000 prize for the best answer to how to manage one or more countries leaving the euro.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15366828

No Deal Reached on Beefing up Eurozone Fund: EU Officials :: No agreement has yet been reached on scaling up the size of the Eurozone's bailout fund to better tackle the debt crisis, two senior European Union officials said on Wednesday.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233784/20111019/no-deal-reached-on-scaling-up-euro-zone-fund-eu-officials.htm

Olympus contradicts chairman over fees :: Japanese group acknowledges $687m in payments made over acquisition of Gyrus in 2008
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/317dbd4e-fa0e-11e0-b70d-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss

VMware and Verizon team up for mobile virtualization :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/6AyfYfGesfU/

Rupee to Retreat From 1-Week Low; Shares Watched :: The rupee should pull back on Wednesday from the one-week low reached in the previous session, supported by expectations for foreign fund inflows and the dollar's losses overseas.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233713/20111019/rupee-to-retreat-from-1-wk-low-shares-watched.htm

IMF Warns Australia as Economy Begins to Pick up Pace :: Optimism towards a better economy in Australia is beginning to set in, according to the latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233697/20111019/imf-warns-australia-as-recovery-begins-to-pick-up-pace.htm

The Economy: Europe Interrupts The Boom, RBA Sees Gloom :: So what can the Reserve Bank do as it looks to the next board meeting on Melbourne Cup day and assesses the country's economic position and whether to cut interest rates?
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233664/20111018/the-economy-europe-interrupts-the-boom-rba-sees-gloom-au-ibtimes-com-ibtimesau-ibtimes-com-au.htm

Kimberley Resumes Cotton Harvests After Decade Lull :: After a decade, Kimberley's cotton growers are harvesting cotton once more. The ABC reported around 800 hectares of GM cotton will be balled up by a Queensland contract harvester next month.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233660/20111018/kimberley-harvests-cotton-again.htm

Nouriel 'Dr. Doom' Roubini: Karl Marx Was Right - Unregulated Capitalism Leads to Crises :: The Occupy Wall Street protest movement in the United States represents the arrival of a global wave of social and political turmoil, according to economist Nouriel "Dr. Doom" Roubini.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233607/20111018/roubini-nouriel-roubini-dr-doom-marx-karl-marx-financial-crisis-banks-banking-sector-capitalism-debt.htm

Intel quarterly profits up by 17% :: Intel shares gain 4% after the chipmaker reports a 17% rise in third-quarter profits.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15362087

Occupy Wall Street: The First Sign of Economic, Political Change Stemming from Problems Facing U.S.? :: In a sense, a controversial radio talk show host and former Fox News commentator had it right: The U.S. could be headed for a major period of social unrest -- or worse -- but not for the reasons he stated. Also, does the Occupy Wall Street protest movement seeking economic and fiscal reform represent the starting point for social change?.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233497/20111018/occupy-wall-street-unemployment-unemployment-rate-jobs-financial-crisis-poverty-banks-corporations-b.htm

Adbusters: Occupy Wall Street Movement Should Demand 1% 'Robin Hood Tax' :: Adbusters, the left-leaning magazine that ignited the Occupy Wall Street protests, said the movement should get behind one solid demand -- a 1 percent "Robin Hood" tax on financial transactions and currency trades.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233442/20111018/adbusters-occupy-wall-street-robin-hood-tax-adbusters-supports-robin-hood-tax-g20-summit.htm

France, Germany Agree to Sharply Increase Size of Eurozone Bailout Fund: Report :: The leaders of the most powerful nations in Europe, France and Germany, have reportedly agreed to increase the size of the Eurozone's rescue fund to 2 trillion euros ($2.7 trillion) – up from the current 440 billion euro ($604 billion) lending capability -- as part of comprehensive program to find a solution to the debt crisis wreaking havoc across Europe.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233428/20111018/eurozone-debt-crisis-frnce-germany-bailout-fund-rescue-greece.htm

'Occupy' : The protest experiment :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/kGaUNA1IMNU/index.html

Gallup: 86% of U.S. Workers Have Chronic Condition - A $153 Billion Productivity Loss Per Year :: A Gallup study released on Monday found that overweight and ailing U.S. workers cost billions in lost work productivity each year.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233376/20111018/gallup-u-s-workers-86-percent-u-s-workers-have-chronic-conditions-chronic-conditions-cost-153-billio.htm

Crisis misses luxury groups :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/2P2_pCWrLqI/

Home Builder Confidence Rises Despite Weak Housing Market :: Confidence among home builders is up in October, although most still rate the market as "poor."
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233327/20111018/housing-market-confidence-national-association-of-home-builders-nahb.htm

Occupy London: Might Have to Move Campsite due to Overcrowding :: The 'Occupy London' demonstrating outside St. Pauls Cathedral who are protesting against capitalism may have to move and set up a base elsewhere if their following becomes too big.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233314/20111018/occupy-lsx-london-st-pauls-cathedral-protest-protestors-protesting-demonstrating-demonstraters-eveni.htm

European September car sales up :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/4ahZRlrJ4TQ/

Eric Cantor to Tackle Income Inequality During Speech at University of Pennsylvania :: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., will discuss income disparity in the U.S. during a major speech at the University of Pennsylvania this week. Cantor aide's said the speech will emphasize how Washington can help average citizens while making sure "the people at the top stay there.".
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/233241/20111018/eric-cantor-income-inequality-speech-eric-cantor-income-disparity-occupy-wall-street-protests.htm

AUDIO: Whitbread profits up by 15.2% :: Whitbread's Chief Executive told Radio 5 live how the company has recorded massive profits during the economic slump.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/business-15353781

Carbon Taxing Should Be From Ground to Consumer: Study :: For the carbon tax law to be effective and efficient, governments must not only look on imposing them on businesses and manufacturers, particularly mining groups involved in oil, coal, natural gas and other fossil fuels exploration. Governments must also look into taxing a plain consumer to complete the whole carbon supply chain.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/232997/20111018/carbon-taxing-should-be-from-ground-to-consumer-study.htm

Searching for the next Google :: Can start-ups end America's era of high unemployment?
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/magazine-15342337

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