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/295579,arab-stocks-lacklustre-ahead-of-muslim-festivities.html Amman - Most of Arab stock markets extended losses this week ahead of Eid al-Adha festivities due to start on November 27, financial analysts said Friday. They also attributed the plunge to declines on global markets, the foggy picture surrounding th... Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:16:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295579,arab-stocks-lacklustre-ahead-of-muslim-festivities.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295575,indias-suzlon-sells-stake-in-belgian-firm-hansen.html New Delhi - Suzlon Energy, India's biggest wind-turbine maker Friday said it has sold a 35-per-cent stake in Belgian wind gearbox maker Hansen for 370 million dollars. Suzlon through its Netherlands-based subsidiary AE-Rotor Holding BV sold 236 milli... India,Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:16:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295575,indias-suzlon-sells-stake-in-belgian-firm-hansen.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295566,iberia-cabin-crew-cancel-strikes-in-spain.html Madrid - Cabin crew of the Spanish airline Iberia have cancelled eight one-day work stoppages foreseen to start on November 30 and stretch into December, trade union sources said Friday. The unions said they had reached an agreement with Iberia on pa... Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:16:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295566,iberia-cabin-crew-cancel-strikes-in-spain.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295561,asias-airlines-see-signs-of-recovery-expect-heavy-losses.html Singapore - Asia's airlines saw some signs of recovery after passenger demand slumped during the global recession, the head of a regional industry body said Friday, but the business environment continued to be challenging. Hopefully, we are at least... Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:52:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295561,asias-airlines-see-signs-of-recovery-expect-heavy-losses.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295543,japan-falls-back-into-deflation--summary.html Tokyo - Japan is back in a period of falling prices for the first time in three and a half years, the government said on Friday, while its central bank left a key interest rate unchanged and upgraded its economic outlook. Deputy Prime Minister Naoto ... Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:46:32 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295543,japan-falls-back-into-deflation--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295542,thai-exports-fall-3-per-cent-in-october-lowest-this-year.html Bangkok - Thailand's exports hit 14.8 billion dollars in October, a decline of 3 per cent year-on-year, marking the lowest fall in 2009, the commerce ministry said Friday. Imports reached 13.1 billion dollars, down 17.5 per cent year-on-year. Thailan... Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:34:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295542,thai-exports-fall-3-per-cent-in-october-lowest-this-year.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295539,nikkei-down-on-wall-street-losses--summary.html Tokyo - Japan's key Nikkei index lost ground Friday following losses on Wall Street, logging its first four-week losing streak in more than one year. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average index was down 51.79 points, or 0.54 per cent, to close at 9,... Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:46:29 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295539,nikkei-down-on-wall-street-losses--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295536,bank-of-japan-keeps-key-interest-rate-steady-at-01.html Tokyo - Japan's central bank on Friday decided, as was widely expected, to keep its key interest rate unchanged at 0.1 per cent. At the same time, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) upgraded its assessment of the country's economy for the third month running. T... Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:52:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295536,bank-of-japan-keeps-key-interest-rate-steady-at-01.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295526,japanese-stocks-down-on-wall-street-losses.html Tokyo - Stocks in Tokyo lost ground in early Friday trading following losses on Wall Street. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average index was down 119.88 points, or 1.25 per cent, to stand at 9,429.59, while the broader-based Topix index lost 7.20 po... Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:34:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295526,japanese-stocks-down-on-wall-street-losses.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295518,report-big-rise-in-fraud-by-new-zealand-managers.html Wellington - Nearly two years of recession in New Zealand appear to have caused a big rise in theft and fraud by middle and senior managers employed by companies, according to a report released on Friday. Stealing and fraud committed by middle and se... Business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:10:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295518,report-big-rise-in-fraud-by-new-zealand-managers.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295517,us-stock-sell-off-on-fears-of-weak-recovery.html New York - US stocks followed global markets in a broad decline amid investor fears over the world's uneasy recovery from recession. Major US stock indices fell about 1 per cent on average, following hefty declines in the DJ Euro Stoxx 50 and Japan's... US,Business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:58:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295517,us-stock-sell-off-on-fears-of-weak-recovery.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295508,airbus-transport-customers-fail-to-agree-on-troubled-order.html Berlin - The seven nations that ordered A400M military transport aircraft failed to reach any joint decision Thursday at talks in Berlin on the future of the Airbus plane, which has become a design nightmare. Defence departmental heads are to return ... Business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:22:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295508,airbus-transport-customers-fail-to-agree-on-troubled-order.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295499,metal-prices-from-london-commodities-exchange-19-november-2009.html London - Final prices in dollars per ton - cash and forward. Also given are the previous trading day's quotations.cash                     forward Copper   6,753.00( 6,483.00)       6,781.00( 6,910.00) Lead       2,324.50( 2,397.50)       2,347.50( 2... Business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:04:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295499,metal-prices-from-london-commodities-exchange-19-november-2009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295497,london-stock-exchange-quotations-19-november-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, 19 Nov 2009 18:46:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295497,london-stock-exchange-quotations-19-november-2009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295489,international-stock-market-quotations-19-november-2009.html Frankfurt - The following index quotations were noted on the world's major stock markets:... Business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:40:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295489,international-stock-market-quotations-19-november-2009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295487,frankfurt-stock-exchange-quotations-19-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: DAX5,702.18 (- 85.43) MDAX 7,205.08 (-176.59) Adidas35.51 (-0.72) Allianz 83.84 (-0.50) BASF39.... Business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:34:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295487,frankfurt-stock-exchange-quotations-19-november-2009.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295470,us-leading-economic-indicator-gains-03-per-cent.html Washington - A key measure of US economic performance gained in October, according to a private research group Thursday, signalling that a broader recovery may be taking hold. The New York-based Conference Board's Leading Economic Index added 0.3 per... US,Business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:16:28 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295470,us-leading-economic-indicator-gains-03-per-cent.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295445,dutch-abn-amro-receives-44-billion-euros-in-extra-state-support.html Amsterdam - Dutch Fortis/ABN Amro bank is to receive 4.4 billion euros (6.6 billion dollars) in extra state support, Finance Minister Wouter Bos wrote in a letter to parliament on Thursday. The move marks the third time in one year the state comes to... Business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:46:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295445,dutch-abn-amro-receives-44-billion-euros-in-extra-state-support.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295443,study-norway-leads-scandinavia-in-key-measure-of-gender-equality.html Stockholm - A 2005 Norwegian law requiring women to comprise at least 40 percent of board members in Norwegian companies has boosted the country's share of women executives to the highest in Scandinavia, a new survey said Thursday. According to the s... Business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:40:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295443,study-norway-leads-scandinavia-in-key-measure-of-gender-equality.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295436,oecd-predicts-slow-german-recovery-from-recession.html Berlin - Growing exports and government spending will help to drive Germany along a recovery path next year, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said Thursday. Europe's biggest economy will grow by about 1.5 per cent in 2... Business Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:22:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295436,oecd-predicts-slow-german-recovery-from-recession.html