Tokyo market slips on global gloom - December 4, 2007 15:00

Tokyo market slips on global gloomJapan’s benchmark Nikkei average fell 0.95 per cent to 15,480.19 as investors dumped shares in companies that would be most exposed to a global economic slowdown.Source: www.ft.com

OPEC’s big guns keep options open on oil increase - December 4, 2007 15:00

OPEC’s big guns keep options open on oil increase ABU DHABI (Reuters) – OPEC’s big Gulf producers are leaving open the option of an oil supply increase that could influence whether crude prices head back towards $100 a barrel or not. Source: feeds.reuters.com

Futures point down as financials drag (Reuters) - December 4, 2007 15:00

Reuters – Stock index futures fell on Tuesday, indicating a negative open for Wall Street, as large financial stocks fell on uncertainty about the outlook for a credit crisis recovery. Read More…

Millhouse buying 40% of Highland Gold for $400 mln - December 4, 2007 15:00

LONDON. Dec 4 (Interfax) – Highland Gold Mining (HGM), a British company that produces gold in Russia, is placing $400 million in shares in favor of Millhouse LLC, which represents billionaire Roman Abramovich and his partners. Highland said in a Read More… adding to last week’s 10% slump, on continued speculation that the producers’ cartel […]

UK banks facing ‘confluence of headwinds’ - December 4, 2007 13:00

UK banks facing ‘confluence of headwinds’ Morgan Stanley further hit confidence in the battered UK banks as it warned that the sector was hitting a “confluence of headwinds”.Source: www.ft.com

OPEC’s big guns keep options open on oil increase - December 4, 2007 13:00

ABU DHABI (Reuters) – OPEC’s big Gulf producers are leaving open the option of an oil supply increase that could influence whether crude prices head back towards $100 a barrel or not. Read More…

Australian Shares Close Lower On Weak Base Metal Prices, U.S. Economic Growth Concerns - December 4, 2007 13:00

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China’s Baosteel mulls Rio Tinto bid: report - December 4, 2007 11:00

China’s Baosteel mulls Rio Tinto bid: report SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Top China steelmaker Baosteel is weighing a bid to counter BHP Billiton’s $125 billion takeover offer for Rio Tinto Group , Baosteel Chairman Xu Lejiang told a Chinese business newspaper. Source: feeds.reuters.com EBay, Yahoo Japan to link up auction services TOKYO (Reuters) – EBay Inc […]

Oil rises as OPEC shows reluctance to boost output - December 4, 2007 11:00

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