Pakistan finds new bird flu outbreak

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

Pakistan confirmed a new outbreak of avian flu in poultry farm in northwestern Pakistan, culling some 2,000 chickens, local media reported on Monday. Local Livestock and Dairy Development Department and the World Health Organization ...

Toyota Builds New Training Center

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

Toyota is working like a dynamo to maintain the quality of its vehicles. The most recent initiative, by far, is the construction of a $4.5 million-worth training center which has an annual operating budget of about $6 million. With that in mind, the new training center isnā??t just a so-so, ...

Livestock killed; wolves to be destroyed

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

Montana officials say six more wolves from the Hall area will be destroyed, after several confirmed wolf attacks on livestock. via Montana's News Station

Wall Street tumbles amid financial concerns and oil spike

Saturday, June 21st, 2008

Wall Street retreated sharply in early trading Friday, as investors digested more bad news about the financial sector and oil prices rebounded. Anxiety over the financial sector overshadowed stocks. Late Thursday, Moody's Investors ...

London stock market posts modest rise

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

The London stock market posted a modest rise in Tuesday's early trading, recovering some of the ground lost on Monday after banking shares dropped sharply. By 0930 GMT, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was up 11.3 points, or 0.19 percen ...

Tokyo stocks fall sharply in morning

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

Tokyo stocks fell sharply Tuesday morning. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average plunged 218.35 points, or 1.51 percent, from Monday to 14,221.79. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange ...

London stock market opens lower on banks

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

Banking shares pulled the London stock market lower Monday morning after Bradford & Bingley announced a revamped rights issue. B & B fell 20 percent after the bank said it had agreed to sell a 23 percent stake to private equity firm ...

Tokyo stocks close higher for 3rd straight day

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

Tokyo stocks closed higher for a third straight trading day Monday. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average jumped 101.60 points, or 0.71 percent, from Friday to 14,440.14. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on t ...