http://www.menafn.com/qn_mena_headlines.asp?Query=v%2525nando%2BAND%2Bc%2525%2525Business&type=Query&bdate=none&title=Global%20News%20Headlines MENAFN.com Global Top News Stories en-us Copyright © 2012 MENAFN.com 60 http://www.menafn.com/qn_mena_headlines.asp?Query=v%2525nando%2BAND%2Bc%2525%2525Business&type=Query&bdate=none&title=Global%20News%20Headlines http://www.menafn.com/images/inc_images/img_menafn_small.gif 125 13 http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479969&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479969&src=RSS (MENAFN) R.L. Polk & Co., the Southfield, Michigan-based research firm, said that in 2012, global car sales would be expected to grow 6.7 percent to 77.7 million cars and light trucks, reported Gulf ... http://www.menafn.com Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:10:56 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479968&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479968&src=RSS The Iranian Energy Ministry said that during the past 9 months, the country's exports of electricity surged 23.75 percent from the same period a year earlier to exceed 6,000 gigawatt hours (GWh), ... http://www.menafn.com Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:09:42 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479964&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479964&src=RSS (MENAFN - Arab Times) On 24 January 2012, the IMF cut its forecasts for global growth and warned of a deeper downturn worldwide if Europe does not take stronger action to stem its debt crisis. ... http://www.menafn.com Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:45:14 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479958&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479958&src=RSS (MENAFN - Saudi Press Agency) -- Forecasts that cheap gas from the United States will one day reshape the global natural gas market are increasingly commonplace, Reuters reported. Now the first ... http://www.menafn.com Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:37:10 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479957&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479957&src=RSS (MENAFN - Saudi Press Agency) The US unemployment rate dropped to 8.3 percent in January, the Labour Department said Friday, reaching a near three-year low in an unexpected boost to the economy and ... http://www.menafn.com Sat, 04 Feb 2012 01:35:39 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479852&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479852&src=RSS (MENAFN) Japan's Parliament gave the green light for a supplementary budget of USD32.9 billion for the fiscal year ending March 31, Associated Press reported. This is the fourth budget expansion ... http://www.menafn.com Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:14:20 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479853&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479853&src=RSS (MENAFN) Canada's jobless rate rose to 7.6 percent in January from 7.5 percent in December, over a weak job creation, Bloomberg reported. Statistics Canada said this was the highest level in nine ... http://www.menafn.com Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:15:51 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479772&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479772&src=RSS (MENAFN) Panasonic Corp said that due to weak demand and fierce competition, the firm posted a net loss of USD 2.59 billion for the October-December period, reported Reuters. The company added ... http://www.menafn.com Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:40:41 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479771&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479771&src=RSS (MENAFN) Danish telecom group TDC said that fourth-quarter profits rose 1.8 percent, reported Reuters. The company added that in the October-December period, EBITDA (earnings before interest, ... http://www.menafn.com Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:21:30 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479757&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479757&src=RSS (MENAFN) The New York Times Co said that net income in the fourth quarter dropped to USD58.9 million, compared with USD67.1 million recorded a year earlier, reported Arab News. The company added ... http://www.menafn.com Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:47:15 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479575&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479575&src=RSS (MENAFN) Sony Corp. reported USD2.9 billion loss for 2011, more than double its November predictions of USD1.2 billion loss, Bloomberg reported. The company attributed the loss to a stronger yen, ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:29:32 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479574&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479574&src=RSS (MENAFN) South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor said that since prices of memory chips dropped due to weak demand, in the fourth quarter, the firm posted an operating loss of USD150 million, reported ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:28:47 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479573&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479573&src=RSS (MENAFN) The Czech central bank is expected to leave interest rates unchanged at a record low for a 14th meeting today, according to a Bloomberg survey. The Ceska Narodni Banka will leave the ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:28:38 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479571&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479571&src=RSS (MENAFN) TeliaSonera said that in the fourth quarter, earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) and excluding one-offs reached USD1.4 billion, exceeding expectations, ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:25:51 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479569&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479569&src=RSS (MENAFN) Unilever posted reported fourth-quarter revenue that missed estimates, predicting tough economic conditions and elevated commodity costs this year, Bloomberg reported. Chief Financial ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:48:45 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479565&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479565&src=RSS (MENAFN) The Bank of Korea (BOK) said that last month, the country's foreign reserves rose by USD4.94 billion from December to USD311.34 billion, reported Xinhua News. The central bank added that ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:32:27 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479517&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479517&src=RSS (MENAFN) UK's second largest drug maker AstraZeneca Plc unveiled plans to buy back another USD4.5 billion of stock this year and shed 7,300 positions, Bloomberg reported. The restructuring ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:17:38 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479516&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479516&src=RSS (MENAFN) US Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) said that in January, jobs in the country's private sector grew by 170,000 from the previous month, reported Xinhua News. The ADP added that the ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:16:59 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479505&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479505&src=RSS (MENAFN) AMR Corp., the parent of American Airlines, said that in order to reduce labor costs by 20 percent, the carrier would slash 15 percent of its workforce, reported AP. The company added ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:20:21 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479504&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479504&src=RSS (MENAFN) The US Department of Commerce said that construction spending in December rose 1.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of USD816.4 billion, reported Xinhua News. The department ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:04:56 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479495&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479495&src=RSS (MENAFN - Gulf Times) Four men inspired by Al Qaeda yesterday admitted plotting to blow up the London Stock Exchange. Their plan to detonate a home-made pipe bomb was intended to deal a ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:54:46 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479488&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479488&src=RSS (MENAFN) China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) said that by the end of the decade, the company would increase its oil and gas output to the double, reported Reuters. The state-owned firm added ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:49:20 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479414&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479414&src=RSS (MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) OPEC daily basket price rose 10 cents on Tuesday and stood at USD 111.21 a barrel, compared with USD 111.11 the previous day, the cartel said today. The new ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:45:21 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479412&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479412&src=RSS (MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Japan's domestic sales of new vehicles jumped 40.7 percent from a year earlier in January marking the fifth consecutive monthly increase, data released by an ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:43:48 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479410&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479410&src=RSS (MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Britain's Chancellor, Finance secretary, George Osborne will beat his deficit reduction target by 3 billion pounds in the current financial year but prospects ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:41:59 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479373&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479373&src=RSS (MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Sales of new cars and light utility vehicles in France plummeted by 21.6 percent in January to 179.850 compared with January 2011 on a day-to-day comparable ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:40:29 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479369&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479369&src=RSS (MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) US economic activity in the manufacturing sector expanded in January for the 30th consecutive month, and the overall economy grew for the 32nd consecutive month, ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:39:17 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479366&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479366&src=RSS (MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Share prices on the Paris Stock Exchange gained over two percent Wednesday on the back of more optimistic news on European efforts to resolve the debt crisis and ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:38:09 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479365&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479365&src=RSS (MENAFN - Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) The European Union Wednesday prohibited the proposed merger between Deutsche Borse and NYSE Euronext, the two largest exchanges for European financial ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:36:33 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479356&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479356&src=RSS (MENAFN) Qantas Airways said that the carrier would increase fuel surcharge on international fares and lift domestic fares, reported Reuters. The carrier added that international surcharge would ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:31:17 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479352&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479352&src=RSS (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) Islam has become an important part of American discourse leading up to the 2012 federal elections and candidates everywhere appear eager to take a position on Islam for ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:29:41 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479344&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479344&src=RSS (MENAFN - Khaleej Times) China announced more help Wednesday for its struggling private business sector, unveiling a $2.5 billion fund to finance new small businesses and promising tax breaks and ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:23:51 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479340&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479340&src=RSS (MENAFN) Qualcomm Inc. said that since growing global demand for smart phones increased the firm's sales, profit in the first quarter jumped 16 percent to USD1.4 billion, from USD1.17 billion in ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:22:14 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479336&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479336&src=RSS (MENAFN - Saudi Press Agency) Greece's prime minister is calling the country's political leaders in the next few days to seek backing for more austerity after the International Monetary Fund warned ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:18:33 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479303&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479303&src=RSS (MENAFN - Arab News) Macro-economic and political landscape uncertainty suggests that a cautious outlook for commercial real estate is likely to persist into 2012, according to a new report from ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:58:03 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479190&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479190&src=RSS (MENAFN) Japanese Sharp Corp said it expects USD3.8 billion loss for the year ending March 31, the worst annual loss in its history, Bloomberg reported. Sharp attributed the predicted loss to ... http://www.menafn.com Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:23:33 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479280&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479280&src=RSS Australia’s trade-balance surplus unexpectedly widened in December, as the exporters strengthened by the gold and coal exports that exceeded the imports increase of fuel and lubricants, also ... http://www.menafn.com Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:22:09 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479282&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479282&src=RSS http://www.abnnewswire.net/rss2/menafn/abn_menafn_en.asp Buccaneer Energy Limited (ASX:BCC) (PINK:BCGYF) is pleased to advise that it has executed a Purchase and Sale Agreement for the acquisition ... http://www.menafn.com Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:23:19 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479283&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479283&src=RSS http://www.abnnewswire.net/rss2/menafn/abn_menafn_en.asp Audio Pixels Holdings Limited (ASX:AKP) (OTC:ADPXY) is pleased to advise that the Investor Presentation presented by Danny Lewin, the CEO of ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:21:53 GMT http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479518&src=RSS http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093479518&src=RSS The Euro finds itself at a potential crossroads. Does the single currency zone remain intact and prove that the Euro itself is a viable currency? Do Germany and other core nations come in to ... http://www.menafn.com Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:20:48 GMT