Air France mulls 'low-cost' option 
2010-09-03 11:53:01
Air France-KLM is considering setting up a 'low-cost' domestic carrier to meet intense competition in the French market from budget rivals.
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Ford sees surging sales in China, India
2010-09-03 11:52:01
Times may be difficult at home for US auto giant Ford, but business is looking good in China and India.
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 Ford, Mazda recall more than 230 000 China cars
Ford US sales jump 22 percent in May
Ford Motor to repay $4 billion more in debt
Ford profit tops Street view; shares climb
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Zimbabwe tobacco sales end with record crop
2010-09-03 13:17:01
Zimbabwe's tobacco sale closed with a record crop of 122 million kilogrammes having been sold, which officials attributed to the increase of small-scale farmers joining the industry.
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Video: Strong yen has upside for Japanese
2010-09-03 18:27:01
Japanese officials are struggling with the strongest currency in 15 years, but for consumers and some companies there have been benefits.
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Video: Crowd sourcing funds fashion
2010-09-03 18:25:01
New website empowers consumers to fund fashion designer's collections and give feedback on their favorite items.
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Video: Retail sales heat up
2010-09-03 18:24:01
Retailers' August sales beat estimates, as bargain shoppers did some back to school shopping.
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Video: South Africa workers reject pay deal
2010-09-03 18:23:01
Millions of public sector workers strike in South Africa having rejected a government pay deal.
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Video: A whopper of a deal for Burger King
2010-09-03 18:22:01
Burger King Holdings agrees to be bought at a 46 percent premium to it's pre-rumor price by investment firm 3G Capital.
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Video: ECB holds low interest rate
2010-09-03 18:20:01
The European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged at 1 percent and extended its liquidity safety-net on worries about vulnerable banks.
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US unemployment jumps 9.6 percent
2010-09-03 15:06:01
US unemployment jumped to 9.6 percent in August, the Labor Department said, showing the recovering economy is still struggling to create jobs.
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Twitter tops 145 million registered users: CEO
2010-09-03 17:20:01
Twitter has over 145 million registered users and more people are using mobile devices to access the microblogging service.
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Twitter ban as French lawmakers debate pension bill
Researchers use Twitter tweets to measure moods
South Korea blocks access to North Korea's Twitter page
Nurse tweets out of state hospital
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US payrolls fall less than expected in August
2010-09-03 14:44:01
US employment fell for a third straight month in August, but the decline was far less than expected and private payrolls growth surprised on the upside, easing pressure on the Federal Reserve to prop up growth.
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Namdeb returns to profitability
2010-09-03 14:43:01
Namdeb Diamond Corporation has reported a return to profitability in the first half, with a profit before tax of N$719m for the six months ended June 2010.
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BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill costs hit $8 billion
2010-09-03 09:37:01
BP said the cost of dealing with its oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico had risen to $8 billion and that it was a fortnight away from sealing the well for good.
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Mauritius: Infrastructure needs billions
2010-09-03 04:00:01
Mauritius needed to raise about À billion rupees (R51.5bn) over the next 10 years to finance its public infrastructure development, Finance Minister Pravind Jugnauth said yesterday.
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France: Pernod's profit barely climbs
2010-09-03 04:00:01
Demand for Martell cognac in China and Chivas Regal scotch in Latin America helped lift full-year net profit by 1 percent, Pernod Ricard said yesterday.
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iTunes 10 takes shine off Sony's streaming site
2010-09-03 04:00:01
Sony will start a video- and music-streaming service in five European countries to challenge Apple's iTunes store.
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Ghana: EU blacklists cargo airlines
2010-09-03 04:00:01
The EU's executive yesterday banned one Ghanaian cargo airline from flying into Europe and limited the operations of another after the UK warned that both were unsafe to fly.
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