http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with business news that matters en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276057,metal-prices-from-london-commodities-exchange-3-july-2009.html London - Final prices in dollars per ton - cash and forward. Also given are the previous trading day's quotations.cash                    forward Copper      4,975.00 ( 4,987.50)      4,990.00 ( 5,002.50) Lead        1,675.50 ( 1,688.50)      1,697.5... UK,Business Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:23:40 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276057,metal-prices-from-london-commodities-exchange-3-july-2009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276056,london-stock-exchange-quotations-3-july-2009.html London - Closing prices in pence on the London Stock Exchange. In brackets, movement and percentage change against the previous quotation.... UK,Business Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:17:49 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276056,london-stock-exchange-quotations-3-july-2009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276050,frankfurt-stock-exchange-quotations-3-july-2009.html Frankfurt - Frankfurt Stock Exchange closing prices in euros. In brackets the point movement of index/price movement of stocks against previous quotation: L-DAX4.715.45(-13.59) L-MDAX 5.692.13(-70.16) Adidas26.49 (-0.34) Allianz 64.90 (-0.15) BASF27.... Business Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:23:38 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276050,frankfurt-stock-exchange-quotations-3-july-2009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276042,international-stock-market-quotations-3-july-2009.html Frankfurt - The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets:... Business Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:41:38 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276042,international-stock-market-quotations-3-july-2009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276028,eu-to-finance-projects-on-its-eastern-border.html Brussels - The European Commission is to fund projects worth a total of 40 million euros (56 million dollars) in countries along its Eastern border, among them Russia and Georgia, officials in Brussels said Friday. The money will be used for initiati... Business Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:41:43 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276028,eu-to-finance-projects-on-its-eastern-border.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276014,france-says-yemenia-could-be-banned-in-europe--summary.html Paris - The Yemeni airline Yemenia could be placed on a black list and banned from flying in Europe if it did not improve the condition of its aircraft, French Junior Minister for Transport Dominique Bussereau said Friday. The carrier must make a bi... Business Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:17:48 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276014,france-says-yemenia-could-be-banned-in-europe--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276001,builder-strabag-withdraws-from-deal-to-buy-cemex-subsidiaries.html Vienna - Austrian construction group Strabag said Friday it had withdrawn from a deal buy parts of Mexican building materials giant Cemex, after Austria's cartel authority had taken too long to mull the case. Strabag, one of Europe's leading construc... Business Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:59:43 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276001,builder-strabag-withdraws-from-deal-to-buy-cemex-subsidiaries.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276000,blood-diamonds-team-wraps-up-second-zimbabwe-inspection.html Windhoek - An team of inspectors from an anti- blood diamonds body was wrapping up a visit to Zimbabwe Friday, where they have been investigating allegations of gross rights abuses in diamond mining. The United Nations-founded Kimberley Process (KP)... Business Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:59:39 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/276000,blood-diamonds-team-wraps-up-second-zimbabwe-inspection.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275975,london-oil-broker-suspends-rogue-trader-after-unauthorized-deals.html London - A rogue trader at a London oil broker caused his employer to lose 6 million pounds (10 million dollars) after making unauthorized trades, the company concerned said in a statement Friday. PVM Oil Futures said it had been a victim of unautho... UK,Business Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:59:38 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275975,london-oil-broker-suspends-rogue-trader-after-unauthorized-deals.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275974,hsbc-in-geneva-alerted-clients-on-waiving-banking-secrecy-report.html Geneva - HSBC Private Bank in Geneva last year reportedly sent out a note informing managers that they should request permission from clients investing in regulated markets, and alert them to having to waive Switzerland's banking secrecy provisions. ... Business Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:59:35 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275974,hsbc-in-geneva-alerted-clients-on-waiving-banking-secrecy-report.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275973,taiwans-foreign-exchange-reserves-hit-record-high-in-june.html Taipei - Taiwan's foreign exchange reserves rose to a record high in June on exchange rate and other gains, the Central Bank said Friday. Our foreign exchange reserves stood at 317.564 billion US dollars as of the end of June, up 4.922 billion dolla... Business Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:53:37 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275973,taiwans-foreign-exchange-reserves-hit-record-high-in-june.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275965,china-reportedly-to-present-renewed-opel-offer.html Frankfurt - China's Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Company (BAIC) is to submit a revised offer on Friday for Opel, the European subsidiary of General Motors, according to German newspaper reports. A binding offer is expected to follow in the nex... Business Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:59:41 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275965,china-reportedly-to-present-renewed-opel-offer.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275963,opecoil-price-hit-by-bad-economic-news-from-us-eu.html Vienna - The oil price of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) plunged by 2.22 dollars Thursday, the group said Friday, as the United States and the European Union reported rising jobless rates. The basket price for OPEC-produ... Business Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:29:35 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275963,opecoil-price-hit-by-bad-economic-news-from-us-eu.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275956,hong-kongs-main-english-newspaper-appoints-third-editor-since-2007.html Hong Kong - Hong Kong's biggest English-language daily newspaper, the South China Morning Post, said Friday that it was changing editors for the third time in three years. Reginal Chua, former editor of the Asian Wall Street Journal, has been appoint... Business Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:23:41 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275956,hong-kongs-main-english-newspaper-appoints-third-editor-since-2007.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275953,tokyo-stocks-down-on-us-european-jobless-rates--summary.html Tokyo - Stocks fell in Tokyo Friday after US and European unemployment rates provoked concerns over the global economic recovery. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average lost 60.08 points, or 0.61 per cent, to close at 9,816.07. ... Business Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:47:36 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275953,tokyo-stocks-down-on-us-european-jobless-rates--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275933,tokyo-stocks-down-on-us-europe-jobless-rate.html Tokyo - Stocks fell in Tokyo Friday after US and European unemployment rates provoked concerns over the global economic recovery. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average lost 101.32 points, or 1.03 per cent, to 9,774.83. ... Business Fri, 03 Jul 2009 02:47:43 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275933,tokyo-stocks-down-on-us-europe-jobless-rate.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275922,siemens-to-bankroll-anti-corruption-drive-by-world-bodies.html Munich - Making up for its past misdeeds, Siemens is to help pay for anti-corruption campaigns by the United Nations and other bodies, the German electronics group said Thursday in Munich. The company will provide up to 5 million euros (7 million dol... Business Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:05:37 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275922,siemens-to-bankroll-anti-corruption-drive-by-world-bodies.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275921,metal-prices-from-london-commodities-exchange-2-july-2009.html London - Final prices in dollars per ton - cash and forward. Also given are the previous trading day's quotations.cash                    forward... UK,Business Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:05:37 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275921,metal-prices-from-london-commodities-exchange-2-july-2009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275920,london-stock-exchange-quotations-2-july-2009.html London - Closing prices in pence on the London Stock Exchange. In brackets, movement and percentage change against the previous quotation.... UK,Business Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:59:45 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275920,london-stock-exchange-quotations-2-july-2009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275897,frankfurt-stock-exchange-quotations-2-july-2009.html Frankfurt - Frankfurt Stock Exchange closing prices in euros. In brackets the point movement of index/price movement of stocks against previous quotation: ... Business Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:47:39 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/275897,frankfurt-stock-exchange-quotations-2-july-2009.html