Friday, December 05, 2008

Friday 05 December 2008

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Patrick Kron, Alstom chairman and CEO Yves Galland, chairman of Boeing France
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Friday 05 December 2008 - 18H00Oil price falls below $40The price of Brent crude oil slumped to 39.77 dollars a barrel in trading here on Friday -- the lowe...
Friday 05 December 2008 - 17H20Austria gives green light to sale of AUA to LufthansaThe Austrian state holding company OeIAG formally approved Friday the sale of its 41.6-percent stake...
Friday 05 December 2008 - 17H00US sheds 533,000 jobsThe US economy lost a stunning 533,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate jumped to a 15-yea...
Friday 05 December 2008 - 16H40US sheds 533,000 jobsThe US economy lost a stunning 533,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate jumped to a 15-yea...
Friday 05 December 2008 - 16H20Facebook delays employee stock sale: WSJSocial network Facebook has delayed a plan to allow its employees to sell their shares in the privat...
Friday 05 December 2008 - 16H00Merrill Lynch stockholders OK Bank of America takeoverBank of America's acquisition of Merrill Lynch was approved Friday at a special stockholders meeting...
Friday 05 December 2008 - 15H40Oil prices slump towards $40Crude oil prices slumped close to 40 dollars a barrel in trading on Friday as the United States lost...
Friday 05 December 2008 - 15H20Big job losses keep investors on edge despite rate cutsMasssive US job losses in November and news that the US unemployment rate jumped to a 15-year high o...
Friday 05 December 2008 - 15H00Oil prices slide towards $40Crude oil prices slumped close to 40 dollars a barrel in trading on Friday as the United States lost...
Friday 05 December 2008 - 15H00US sheds 533,000 jobsThe US economy lost a stunning 533,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate jumped to a 15-yea...
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