Brokerages lead Tokyo higher - October 3, 2007 14:00

Japan’s Nikkei rose 0.9 per cent to 17,199.89 as Nikko Cordial surged nearly 14 per cent after Citigroup said it would buy out minority shareholders Read More…

Layoffs fall nearly 10 percent in Sept. from Aug. - October 3, 2007 14:00

Layoffs fall nearly 10 percent in Sept. from Aug. NEW YORK (Reuters) – Planned U.S. layoffs fell nearly 10 percent in September as the slump in housing continued to hurt payrolls, an independent report showed on Wednesday. Source: feeds.reuters.com Yahoo mulls options for shopping site Kelkoo NEW YORK (Reuters) – Yahoo Inc is mulling its […]

Bauxite explorer to drill Irwin land - October 3, 2007 14:00

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Aussie dollar gets boost from retail data - October 3, 2007 12:00

High-yielding currencies were stronger, led by the Australian dollar after strong retail sales numbers stoked expectations of future rate increases. Read More…

Google upgrades business e-mail to corporate class - October 3, 2007 12:00

Google upgrades business e-mail to corporate class MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) – Google Inc is moving to attract big business users to its Google Apps service just a year after entering the software market, as the company said on Tuesday it is offering stepped up e-mail management services at no additional cost to paying users. […]

Bauxite explorer to drill Irwin’s land - October 3, 2007 12:00

Bauxite explorer to drill Irwin’s land The Queensland Government has granted the Wenlock North tenement in the state’s Weipa bauxite province to Cape Alumina Pty Ltd. Wenlock North covers about 150 square kilometres. It’s an extension of bauxite deposits neighbouring the Alcan and Comalco Source: c.moreover.com Bauxite explorer to drill Irwin land Bauxite explorer Cape […]

Banking sector bolsters FTSE - October 3, 2007 10:00

The FTSE 100 started the session 0.5% higher at 6,533.1, a gain of 33 points. The FTSE 250 moved 10 points higher to 11,241.4, a rise of 0.1%, driven by a continuing recovery among mid-cap housebuilders Read More…

Toyota 2007 output to overshoot plan: reports - October 3, 2007 10:00

TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp plans to build 8.74 million vehicles in 2007, or 270,000 units more than its announced plan due to brisk sales overseas, the Mid-Japan Economist newspaper, partly owned by Toyota, reported. Read More… MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (Reuters) – Google Inc is moving to attract big business users to its Google […]

Tata Steel to up prices as auto, realty boom - October 3, 2007 10:00

Tata Steel to up prices as auto, realty boom Tata Steel, which acquired Corus Group Plc for $12 billion in January, will raise prices for the second straight month as construction and automobile companies in India increase orders to meet demand. Prices of long products for immediate delivery would Source: c.moreover.com Crude, bullion, financials send […]