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BRUSSELS (AFP) - European regulators authorised on Wednesday the import of six types of genetically-modified maize for use in animal feed after governments were deadlocked over whether to ban or approve them.Published 3 days, 6 hours, 22 minutes ago |
WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Chinese currency is "substantially" undervalued, a senior IMF official said Wednesday, despite Beijing's action to let the yuan trade more freely.Published 3 days, 6 hours, 58 minutes ago |
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) - BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce clinched Wednesday deals worth a combined 1.1 billion dollars to supply 57 Hawk jets and engines to India, boosting their presence in the nation's vast defence market.Published 3 days, 7 hours ago |
NEW YORK (AFP) - US defense and aerospace firm Boeing announced Wednesday a sharp 21 percent drop in second quarter profits, amid falling revenue and fewer deliveries of aircraft.Published 3 days, 8 hours, 13 minutes ago |
FRANKFURT (AFP) - German inflation rose to 1.1 percent this month, higher than the June figure of 0.9 percent but slightly below analyst forecasts for Europe's biggest economy, provisional figures showed Wednesday.Published 3 days, 8 hours, 16 minutes ago |
PARIS (AFP) - ArcelorMittal, the biggest steelmaker in the world, reported unexpectedly strong quarterly profits on Wednesday, with a net result of 1.7 billion dollars (1.31 billion euros) from a loss of 792 million dollars in the same period last year.Published 3 days, 9 hours, 5 minutes ago |
NEW DELHI (AFP) - BAE Systems signed Wednesday a 500-million-pound (779 million dollar) deal to supply 57 Hawk trainer jets to India's military, boosting its presence in the vast Indian defence market.Published 3 days, 9 hours, 42 minutes ago |
SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea's LG Electronics Wednesday reported a 33 percent drop in its second-quarter net profit compared to a year earlier as its mobile phone business lost money for the first time in four years.Published 3 days, 9 hours, 59 minutes ago |
GENEVA (AFP) - International air travel grew faster than expected in June led by a sharp improvement in Asia, airline association IATA said on Wednesday.Published 3 days, 10 hours, 5 minutes ago |
PARIS (AFP) - French auto group PSA Peugeot Citroen reported a switch into net profit in the first half of the year, announcing a figure of 680 million euros (884 million dollars) on Wednesday from a loss of 962 million euros for the same period last year.Published 3 days, 10 hours, 19 minutes ago |
