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VIENNA (AFP) - Austrian online betting company bwin announced Thursday it had signed a merger agreement with British rival PartyGaming.Published 2 days, 5 hours, 24 minutes ago |
WASHINGTON (AFP) - China allowed an annual IMF staff report that is critical of its currency policy to be released Thursday for the first time in four years, a senior fund official said.Published 2 days, 5 hours, 37 minutes ago |
FRANKFURT (AFP) - German chemical groups posted solid results Thursday on sustained demand worldwide and a weaker euro, giving confidence a boost after last year's difficult times.Published 2 days, 7 hours ago |
NEW YORK (AFP) - Profits at energy titan ExxonMobil nearly doubled in the second quarter of the year, the company said Thursday, as production from fields in Qatar and Kazakhstan rose.Published 2 days, 7 hours, 31 minutes ago |
LONDON (AFP) - World oil prices were higher on Thursday, winning support from firmer equities and the weaker dollar after recent falls that were sparked by downbeat news in key consumer the United States.Published 2 days, 7 hours, 35 minutes ago |
BEIJING (AFP) - Mining giant Rio Tinto and China's Chalco on Thursday signed a binding agreement to jointly develop a huge African iron ore field, with the Chinese company to invest 1.35 billion dollars in the project.Published 2 days, 7 hours, 44 minutes ago |
WASHINGTON (AFP) - New claims for US unemployment benefits fell unexpectedly last week to 457,000, down 2.4 percent from the previous week, the Labor Department said.Published 2 days, 7 hours, 53 minutes ago |
WASHINGTON (AFP) - New claims for US unemployment benefits fell unexpectedly last week to 457,000, down 2.4 percent from the previous week, the Labor Department said.Published 2 days, 7 hours, 53 minutes ago |
ROME (AFP) - Italy's lower house of parliament on Thursday approved in a final vote a 25-billion-euro (32 billion dollar) austerity package to bring the public deficit under control and reassure markets.Published 2 days, 9 hours, 11 minutes ago |
BRUSSELS (AFP) - A surge in confidence in Europe's economy fuelled hope Thursday that the region is finally overcoming its financial troubles just days after European banks largely survived a crash test.Published 2 days, 9 hours, 17 minutes ago |
