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/293641,five-more-us-bank-failures-bring-total-for-2009-to-120.html New York - Bank failures in the United States have risen to 120 this year as five more regional institutions were added to the list, the US agency that guarantees the safety of bank deposits said. United Commercial Bank in San Francisco with assets o... US,Business Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:46:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293641,five-more-us-bank-failures-bring-total-for-2009-to-120.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293633,us-stocks-climb-slightly-despite-double-digit-jobless-rate.html New York - US stocks posted mild gains Friday to end the week as investors shrugged off government figures that put the unemployment rate above 10 per cent. The Labour Department said the jobless rate hit 10.2 per cent in the month of October, the hi... US,Business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:16:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293633,us-stocks-climb-slightly-despite-double-digit-jobless-rate.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293626,european-head-of-general-motors-quits--summary.html Ruesselsheim, Germany/Washington - The European head of General Motors, Carl-Peter Forster, is quitting after GM's surprise U-turn over European subsidiary Opel, the US carmaker confirmed Friday. Detroit-based GM did not give a reason for Forster's d... Business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:22:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293626,european-head-of-general-motors-quits--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293623,metal-prices-from-london-commodities-exchange-6-november-2009.html London - Final prices in dollars per ton - cash and forward. Also given are the previous trading day's quotationsj cash                     forward Copper       6,495.50 ( 6,516.50) 6,515.00 ( 6,537.50) Lead       2,265.50 ( 2,311.50) 2,290.50 ( 2,33... Business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:40:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293623,metal-prices-from-london-commodities-exchange-6-november-2009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293622,london-stock-exchange-quotations-6-november-2009.html FT-100 Index5,142.72 (+ 17.08) BAT Industries      1,959.00 (+8.00) BP Amoco            583.90 (-3.20) Diageo              1,003.00 (+3.00) HSBC Holdings         683.30 (+ 13.80) Prudential          578.00 (+5.00) R.Dutch Shell 'A'   1,807.50 (- 13.... Business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:16:23 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293622,london-stock-exchange-quotations-6-november-2009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293621,gms-european-head-quits-company-confirms.html Washington - The head of General Motors' European subsidiary is quitting, the carmaker confirmed Friday, just days after GM's surprise announcement that it was holding onto its troubled European operations. Carl-Peter Forster, president of Opel Europ... Business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:16:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293621,gms-european-head-quits-company-confirms.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293614,international-stock-market-quotations-6-november-2009.html Frankfurt - The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets:... Business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:40:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293614,international-stock-market-quotations-6-november-2009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293613,frankfurt-stock-exchange-quotations-6-november-2009.html Frankfurt - Frankfurt Stock Exchange closing prices in euros. In brackets the point movement of index/price movement of stocks against previous quotation: DAX5,488.25 (+7.33) MDAX 7,084.74 (+ 67.28) Adidas34.24 (+0.03) Allianz 79.31 (+0.54) BASF37.55... Business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:40:16 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293613,frankfurt-stock-exchange-quotations-6-november-2009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293605,us-joblessness-hits-102-per-cent-highest-in-26-years.html Washington - The US unemployment rate surged to 10.2 per cent in October, the highest in 26 years as another 190,000 people lost their jobs, the Labour Department reported Friday. The figure comes after a 9.8-per-cent jobless rate in September and wa... US,Business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:22:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293605,us-joblessness-hits-102-per-cent-highest-in-26-years.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293585,us-joblessness-jumps-to-102-per-cent-highest-since-1983.html Washington - The US unemployment rate surged to 10.2 per cent in October, the highest in 26 years, as another 190,000 people lost their jobs during the month, the US reported Friday. The figure reported by US Labour Department came after the 9.8 per ... US,Business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:58:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293585,us-joblessness-jumps-to-102-per-cent-highest-since-1983.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293579,us-jobless-rate-jumps-to-102-per-cent.html Washington - The US unemployment rate surged to 10.2 per cent in October as another 190,000 people lost their jobs, according to US Labour Department figures released Friday. The jobless rate stood at 9.8 per cent in September. Unemployment had been ... US,Business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:40:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293579,us-jobless-rate-jumps-to-102-per-cent.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293567,italy-bids-for-fed-cup-title-against-under-strength-us.html Reggio Calabria, Italy - Host Italy will begin its bid Saturday for a second Fed Cup title in three years as Flavia Pennetta opens weekend play against American Alexa Glatch. Experienced Italian campaigner Francesca Schiavone will then face Melanie O... Business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:04:31 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293567,italy-bids-for-fed-cup-title-against-under-strength-us.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293564,ukraine-to-pay-off-latest-russia-gas-debt-from-imf-account.html Kiev - Ukraine will pay off its most recent outstanding gas debt to Russia by drawing on a special use International Monetary Fund (IMF) account, government officials said Friday. I hope that by the end of today (Friday), we can inform you of a succ... Business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:52:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293564,ukraine-to-pay-off-latest-russia-gas-debt-from-imf-account.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293560,arab-stocks-sink-on-receding-confidence-slip-of-global-markets.html Amman - Arab stock markets plummeted for the second week in a row, reflecting retreating confidence on the part of investors who appeared increasingly geared to the performance of global bourses, financial analysts said Friday. However, they pointed ... Business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:34:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293560,arab-stocks-sink-on-receding-confidence-slip-of-global-markets.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293558,british-airways-remains-in-the-red-during-holiday-season--summary.html London - British Airways (BA) remained deeply in the red over the main summer holiday season when it incurred a record half- yearly pre-tax loss of 292 million pounds (485 million dollars), figures published Friday showed. The deficit followed a reco... UK,Business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:22:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293558,british-airways-remains-in-the-red-during-holiday-season--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293548,austrian-branch-of-retailer-quelle-to-file-for-bankruptcy.html Vienna - The Austrian branch of failed mail-order retailer Quelle is set to file for bankruptcy soon, an employee representative said Friday, one day after the German parent company's brand name was sold to national competitor Otto. All of the 1,100 ... Business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:34:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293548,austrian-branch-of-retailer-quelle-to-file-for-bankruptcy.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293544,french-budget-deficit-more-than-doubled-in-one-year-due.html Paris - The French government's budget deficit more than doubled in one year because of the effects of the economic crisis, the Budget Ministry reported Friday. At the end of September, the deficit stood at 128.5 billion euros (191 billion dollars), ... Business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 11:22:23 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293544,french-budget-deficit-more-than-doubled-in-one-year-due.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293531,thai-shares-jump-245-per-cent-on-dow-jones-rally.html Bangkok - Thai shares jumped 2.45 per cent in value Friday on a region-wide rebound bolstered by the Dow Jones' overnight rally, brokers said. The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index ended at 698.63, up 16.72 points or 2.45 per cent. ... Business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:58:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293531,thai-shares-jump-245-per-cent-on-dow-jones-rally.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293525,brickmaker-wienerbergers-quarterly-profit-shrinks-by-83-per-cent.html Vienna - Wienerberger AG, the world's biggest brickmaker, reported Friday that its net profit had dropped 83 per cent to 5.8 million euros (8.6 million dollars) in the third quarter, as lower demand and restructuring costs dragged down results. The A... Business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:04:26 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293525,brickmaker-wienerbergers-quarterly-profit-shrinks-by-83-per-cent.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293520,south-korea-oks-free-trade-pact-with-india.html Seoul - South Korea's parliament on Friday ratified a comprehensive economic partnership deal with India, paving the way for closer trade ties. Seoul's ratification opens the way for eliminating or lowering import duties on goods and services. ... Business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:34:16 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293520,south-korea-oks-free-trade-pact-with-india.html