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/204441, northern-ireland-investment-conference-a-major-success--summary.html London - A conference by top US business tycoons aimed at drawing investment to the formerly troubled British province of Northern Ireland was declared a major success by participants Friday. Some 120 corporate chiefs ended the three-day meeting wi... UK,Business Fri, 09 May 2008 15:23:02 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204441, northern-ireland-investment-conference-a-major-success--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204384,northern-ireland-investment-conference-ends-on-optimistic-note.html London - Top US business leaders ended a high-level investment conference in Northern Ireland with a tour of the province Friday inspecting future investment sites. The conference won pledges for major investments in the aerospace and IT sectors, on ... UK,Business Fri, 09 May 2008 12:14:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204384,northern-ireland-investment-conference-ends-on-optimistic-note.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204327,guinness-to-restructure-irish-breweries--summary.html Dublin - London-based drinks group Diageo announced Friday in Dublin that it was closing two breweries in Ireland but would revamp its historic Guinness brewery in the Irish capital. The company said it expected 500 million euros (774 million dollars... UK,Business Fri, 09 May 2008 09:06:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204327,guinness-to-restructure-irish-breweries--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203612,london-stock-exchange-quotations.html FT-100 Index6,215.20  (-0.30) (- 0.004 %) BAT Industries  1,938.00(+ 18.00) (+ 0.94 %) BP Amoco        610.00(-1.50) (- 0.25 %) Diageo        1,031.00(- 10.00) (- 0.96 %) HSBC Holdings   876.00(- 13.50) (- 1.52 %) Prudential      713.50(- 12.50) (- ... UK,Business Tue, 06 May 2008 18:18:08 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203612,london-stock-exchange-quotations.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203450,britains-lloyds-bank-reports-further-writedowns.html London - Britain's Lloyd's Bank Tuesday revealed additional credit crunch losses of 387 million pounds (774 million dollars), taking its total exposure so far to over 667 million pounds. But Lloyd's said its funding position was strong and it was fi... UK,Business Tue, 06 May 2008 08:02:03 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203450,britains-lloyds-bank-reports-further-writedowns.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202146,british-airways-raises-fuel-surcharge-on-all-tickets.html London - British Airways (BA) Tuesday announced an increase of the fuel surcharge on tickets to reflect continuing high oil prices. The changes will come into effect on Friday. ... UK,Business Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:55:07 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202146,british-airways-raises-fuel-surcharge-on-all-tickets.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202103, hbos-becomes-second-british-bank-to-make-cash-call--summary.html London - Britain's biggest mortgage lender, the Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS), Tuesday became the second leading bank to ask shareholders to bolster its finances in the wake of the credit crunch. The Glasgow-based bank said it needed to consolidat... UK,Business Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:40:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202103, hbos-becomes-second-british-bank-to-make-cash-call--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202094, fresh-talks-as-strike-ends-at-british-refinery--summary.html London - A two-day strike by oil workers at a leading British refinery came to and end Tuesday as the government said it was hopeful that a dispute over pensions could be resolved in fresh negotiations. The walkout by 1,200 men at the Grangemouth ref... UK,Business Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:21:09 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202094, fresh-talks-as-strike-ends-at-british-refinery--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202087,leading-oil-giants-see-profits-surge-on-back-of-oil.html London - Oil giants Shell and British Petroleum (BP) Tuesday posted record first quarter profits, boosted by the surge in oil prices, amid signs of growing concern among consumers over rising fuel prices. Anglo-Dutch Royal Dutch Shell Shell reported ... UK,Business Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:56:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202087,leading-oil-giants-see-profits-surge-on-back-of-oil.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/201997,strike-ends-at-grangemouth-refinery-in-britain.html London - A two-day walkout by oil workers at the Grangemouth refinery in Britain, which disrupted North Sea oil production, came to an end early Tuesday. The Unite union, which had called out 1,200 men in protest against changes in the pension scheme... UK,Business Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:11:02 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/201997,strike-ends-at-grangemouth-refinery-in-britain.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/201994,hbos-becomes-second-british-bank-to-make-cash-call.html London - Britain's biggest mortgage lender, the Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS), Tuesday became the second leading bank to ask shareholders to bolster its finances in the wake of the credit crunch. The Glasgow-based bank said it needed to consolidat... UK,Business Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:53:04 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/201994,hbos-becomes-second-british-bank-to-make-cash-call.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/201989,leading-oil-giants-see-profits-rise-on-back-of-oil.html London - Rising oil prices have boosted the profits of Britain's two leading oil giants, Shell and BP, in the first quarter of this year, figures showed Tuesday. Shell reported record profits of 3.9 billion pounds (7.8 billion dollars), while rival B... UK,Business Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:41:05 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/201989,leading-oil-giants-see-profits-rise-on-back-of-oil.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/201847, grangemouth-oil-strike-to-end-as-row-over-pensions-remains.html London - The industrial dispute that has shut down Britain's third-largest oil refinery and an adjacent oil pipeline showed no sign of easing Monday as 65,000 tons of fuel were shipped in from European ports to prevent possible shortages. As around 1... UK,Business Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:01:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/201847, grangemouth-oil-strike-to-end-as-row-over-pensions-remains.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/201807,second-british-bank-to-ask-shareholders-for-cash-injection.html London - Britain's biggest mortgage lender, Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS), is expected to become the second major bank to ask shareholders to bolster its finances through a rights issue, it was reported Monday. HBOS was preparing to ask shareholder... UK,Business Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:36:04 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/201807,second-british-bank-to-ask-shareholders-for-cash-injection.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/201473,london-stock-exchange-quotations.html London - Closing prices in pence on the London Stock Exchange today. In brackets movement against previous quotation. FT-100 Index6,091.40(+ 40.70)(+ 0.67 %)... UK,Business Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:23:04 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/201473,london-stock-exchange-quotations.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/201306,british-competition-watchdog-investigates-tobacco-price-fixing.html London - Britain's Office of Fair Trading (OFT) said Friday it would investigate allegations that leading tobacco firms and supermarkets were engaged in price fixing. The competition watchdog named 11 retailing chains, including supermarket giants As... UK,Business Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:21:04 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/201306,british-competition-watchdog-investigates-tobacco-price-fixing.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/200942, rbs-chiefs-face-shareholders-over-cash-boost-demand--summary.html London - Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) bosses faced tough questioning form shareholders Wednesday about the reasons that led Britain's second largest bank to launch a record rights issue of 12 billion pounds (24 billion dollars) to bolster its finance... UK,Business Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:35:09 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/200942, rbs-chiefs-face-shareholders-over-cash-boost-demand--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/200937,london-stock-exchange-quotations.html London - Closing prices in pence on the London Stock Exchange today. In brackets movement against previous quotation.... UK,Business Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:03:04 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/200937,london-stock-exchange-quotations.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/200840,rbs-chiefs-face-shareholders-over-cash-boost-demand.html London - Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) bosses were Wednesday expected to be quizzed by shareholders about the reasons that led Britain's second largest bank to launch a record rights issue of 12 billion pounds (24 billion dollars) to bolster its finan... UK,Business Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:18:05 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/200840,rbs-chiefs-face-shareholders-over-cash-boost-demand.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/200620,britains-rbs-bank-seeks-shareholder-help-to-boost-capital--summary.html London - The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Tuesday became Britain's first major lender to ask shareholders to help rebuild its capital base through a record 12-billion-pound (24-billion-dollar) rights issue in a move likely to be followed by other top... UK,Business Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:39:12 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/200620,britains-rbs-bank-seeks-shareholder-help-to-boost-capital--summary.html