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BANGALORE/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India's manufacturing sector expanded at its fastest rate in over two years in May, bolstered by steady growth in output and new orders, reinforcing expectations of a further hike in interest rates late next month.
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DATE: Jun 02, 2010
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WASHINGTON (AP) –Construction activity surged in April by the largest amount in nearly a decade. The unexpected gains could mean the hardest-hit sector of the US economy is starting to recover.
Construction shot up 2.7 percent last month compared to ...
DATE: Jun 02, 2010
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks took another late-day dive yesterday after the government said it was starting criminal and civil investigations into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
The Dow Jones industrial average dropped almost 113 points. Its plunge came sho...
DATE: Jun 02, 2010
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia's central bank held its key cash rate at 4.5 percent as expected yesterday, saying past hikes and turmoil in global markets meant rates were at the right level.
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Global insurance broker Aon Corp. yesterday kicked off its four-year shirt sponsorship of Manchester United with a programme of global charity initiatives designed to promote youth development and healthier communities.
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone unemployment rose to its highest level in almost 12 years in April but a drop in the number of jobless in Germany in May signalled the labour market could be stabilising.
The European Union's statistics office said 10.1...
DATE: Jun 02, 2010
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DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish airline Ryanair will bring forward to October its first dividend since flotation in 1997 as it swung back to a full-year profit ahead of most rivals and expects earnings to grow further this year.
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Bermuda-based re/insurer Alterra Capital Holdings Ltd. has hired a former leading executive of American International Group. Douglas Worman, who served as president and CEO of AIG Excess Casualty Group (previously American Home), has been appointed e...
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Global miner BHP Billiton and Japanese steelmakers have agreed on a 12.5 percent hike in the price of coking coal for the July-September period from the previous quarter, an industry source said yesterday.
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DATE: Jun 02, 2010
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LONDON (AP) — Bailed-out US insurer AIG said yesterday it won't accept a lower offer for its Asian insurance business from Prudential, which proposed a $5 billion cut to calm rebellious shareholders who thought the price was too high.
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