Archive for May 5th, 2008
Monday, May 5th, 2008
Yahoo Inc faced growing pressure on Sunday to find an alternative strategy to Microsoft Corp's 47.5 billion U.S. dollar takeover offer after the software maker withdrew over a disagreement on price.
Yahoo shares could fall by more t ...
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Monday, May 5th, 2008
An organization of rice exporting countries (OREC) including Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar will aim to set common price for their rice exports for more benefits of their own and the world, national media said on Monday.
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Monday, May 5th, 2008
The Cambodian Center for Agriculture Research and Development (CEDAC) has held its first farmers' rice bazaar in Takeo province's Tram Kark district, local media reported Monday.
The center plans to open many more markets throughout ...
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Monday, May 5th, 2008
As the world faces a sharp rise in food prices, the Brazilian government recently announced that the country will continue with the production of biofuels, especially ethanol made from sugar cane, without risking food security in the countr ...
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Monday, May 5th, 2008
Microsoft announced Saturday it is withdrawing its offer for Yahoo in a surprise that stunned many industry analysts and Wall Street investors.
In a letter to Yahoo Chief Executive Jerry Yang, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said his c ...
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Monday, May 5th, 2008
Finance ministers of China, Japan and South Korea took one step further on Sunday towards a regional foreign exchange reserve swap arrangement.
"We reached an agreement on several key elements of the CMI Multilateralization," financ ...
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Monday, May 5th, 2008
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Sunday that his ruling Labor Party had to show there was a "clear and unequivocal" plan to deal with the "economic downturn."
He made the remarks in an interview with BBC after his party's w ...
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Monday, May 5th, 2008
The United States global consultancy and IT solution firm Headstrong will expand its outsourcing operation in the Philippines despite economic slowdown at home, reported the local newspaper Philippine Daily Inquirer on Sunday.
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