Archive for May 30th, 2008
Friday, May 30th, 2008
Peru and Canada signed a free trade agreement (FTA) Thursday, hailed by Peruvian President Alan Garciaas an important step for his county's economic future.
"This is a very important day for our country" and the trade pact was more ...
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Friday, May 30th, 2008
Wall Street rose Thursday as oil prices fell sharply and the U.S. government said the economy grew faster than previously estimated last quarter.
Crude prices declined more than 4 U.S. dollars per barrel as the dollar rose against m ...
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Friday, May 30th, 2008
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Euronext will introduce two new data products to enhance the transparency and speed, the exchange said Thursday.
"These products provide traders with new insight into what's happening in the market, an ...
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Friday, May 30th, 2008
Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has placed a two-year ban on the conversion of rice farms throughout the country to ensure food sufficiency, the presidential palace said on Friday.
The suspension, approved by President ...
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Friday, May 30th, 2008
South Korea's current account deficit rose sharply in April to 1.56 billion U.S. dollars from 110.6 million U.S. dollars in March, the central bank said on Friday.
"The April current account deficit widened on higher dividend payout ...
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Friday, May 30th, 2008
The U.S. dollar traded at the mid-105 yen level early Friday in Tokyo.
At 9 a.m., the dollar was quoted at 105.55-58 yen, compared with 105.44-54 yen in New York and 104.98-105.01 yen in Tokyo at 5 p.m. Thursday.
The euro wa ...
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Friday, May 30th, 2008
Supermodel Naomi Campbell is facing charges of assaulting two police officers during an alleged luggage rage incident April 3 at Heathrow Airport, her lawyer and prosecutors said Thursday.
Campbell, 38, was charged when she reported ...
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Friday, May 30th, 2008
Britney Spears is not yet fit to stand trial in her conservatorship case, her lawyer has told a Los Angeles Superior Court commissioner.
Samuel Ingham, Spears'court-appointed attorney, and attorneys for the pop star's father and cons ...
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