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Markets News Afternoon: Markets fall in Europe and the US
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Jan 25, 2008 - 5:49: PM
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World Economic Forum 2008: Trichet and Weber resist pressure on ECB rate cuts; Outlook for the global economy is still ``quite good''
European Central Bank Jean-Claude Trichet spoke in Davos, Switzerland yesterday on a panel focusing on the current financial instability and he again made clear that the ECB would not give in to the pressure for interest rate cuts. German Bundesbank President and Governing Council member Axel Weber said that investors' wagers that the ECB will cut interest rates later this year may be ``wishful thinking.''
Jan 25, 2008 - 7:15: AM
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Switzerland tops 2008 Environmental Scorecard at World Economic Forum followed by Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Costa Rica; Ireland gets 34th ranking among 149 countries
Switzerland tops the global list of countries ranked by environmental performance according to the 2008 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) produced by a team of environmental experts at Yale University and Columbia University.
Jan 25, 2008 - 6:08: AM
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Merrill Lynch's Survey of Fund Managers January 2008: Institutional investors are acknowledging for the first time that the credit crunch could lead to a global recession
Nearly one in five respondents (19 percent) now believe that a global recession is either "likely" or "very likely" over the next 12 months according to the Merrill Lynch's Survey of Fund Managers for January 2008.
Jan 25, 2008 - 12:41: PM
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Markets News Friday: Stocks rally in Asia-Pacific and Europe; Commodities rise as US recession fears ease
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Jan 25, 2008 - 9:40: AM
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Friday Newspaper Review - Irish Business News and International Stories
Principal news stories from the Irish Independent, Irish Times, Irish Examiner, Financial Times and New York Times.
Jan 25, 2008 - 8:37: AM
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Microsoft announces record second quarter results and boosts tech sector with positive outlook
Microsoft on Thursday announced second quarter records for revenue, operating income and diluted earnings per share of $16.37 billion, $6.48 billion and $0.50, respectively. Compared to the year ago period, these figures represent growth of 30%, 87% and 92% for revenue, operating income and diluted earnings per share, respectively.
Jan 25, 2008 - 5:57: AM
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Market News Afternoon: Stocks rally strongly across Europe; Nokia shares surge almost 14%
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Jan 24, 2008 - 5:16: PM
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US sales of second-hand single-family homes fell 13% in 2007 - the most since 1982 - and prices dropped for the first time in at least four decades
US second-hand home sales slipped 2.2 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.89 million units in December from a pace of 5.00 million in November, and are22.0 percent below the 6.27 million-unit level in December 2006.
Jan 24, 2008 - 3:30: PM
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Markets News Thursday: Stocks rally across Europe despite news of massive banking fraud
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Jan 24, 2008 - 10:05: AM
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China's economy grew 11.4% in 2007 - the best performance in 13 years; Fifth year in a row in which GDP expanded by more than 10%
China's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 11.4% year-on-year to 24.6619 trillion yuan ($3.43 trillion) in 2007, but at the announcement today in Beijing, there was a warning that the risks of spiraling inflation and economic overheating were also rising.
Jan 24, 2008 - 8:28: AM
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World Economic Forum 2008: Cool response to Fed rate cut in Davos
The Federal Reserve's emergency 0.75% cut in the federal funds rate to 0.75% got a tepid response from participants on Wednesday at the opening day of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Jan 24, 2008 - 7:57: AM
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Thursday Newspaper Review - Irish Business News and International Stories
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Jan 24, 2008 - 6:40: AM
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Markets News Afternoon: Stocks again fall in US and Europe as prospect of more Fed rate cuts fails to tame the bears; Motorola's shares plunge almost 18%
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Jan 23, 2008 - 4:53: PM
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Markets News Wednesday: Asia-Pacific markets recover after biggest drop in 18 years but European stocks fall - Dublin market up in early trading
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Jan 23, 2008 - 9:30: AM
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Wednesday Newspaper Review - Irish Business News and International Stories
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Jan 23, 2008 - 8:22: AM
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Long period of rising global food prices forecast due to scarcity of water and arable land
Scarcity of water and arable land means that the the surge global food prices could be a long-term problem, a new study has warned. Meanwhile, efforts to increase wheat output may not be enough to offset soaring demand and bring the cereal down from all-time price highs, Abdolreza Abbassian, grains economist at the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said this week.
Jan 23, 2008 - 7:26: AM
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Apple reports best quarterly revenue and earnings in its history; Shares fall over 12% in after-hours trading
Apple on Tuesday announced financial results for its fiscal 2008 first quarter ended December 29, 2007. The Company posted revenue of $9.6 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.58 billion, or $1.76 per diluted share.
Jan 23, 2008 - 5:41: AM
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World Economic Forum 2008: CEOs' confidence about prospects for business fell for the first time since the 2003
The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting begins today in Davos Switzerland and brings together global leaders of business, international institutions and politicians.
Jan 23, 2008 - 4:49: AM
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Markets News Afternoon: European markets recover following Fed rate cut; US markets down but rebound from opening plunges
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Jan 22, 2008 - 4:57: PM
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