Thursday, 11 March 2010 r.
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World airlines see blue skies ahead (AP)

11.03.2010 5:50   1 views   0 comments
Tags: World, American, Globes, Later, Asian

AP - Global airlines are undergoing a surprisingly strong recovery with Asian and Latin American carriers leading the way, the leading industry group said Thursday as it halved its loss forecast for 2010 to $2.8 billion. Read more »

Stock futures in a narrow range ahead of open (AP)

11.03.2010 5:50   1 views   0 comments
Tags: Ways, Story, Mark, March, People

People walk on Wall Street, Tuesday, March 9, 2010, in New York. Investors are continuing to search for direction Wednesday, March 10, after two days of relatively flat trading. Stock futures are narrowly mixed.(AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - Stock futures are trading in a narrow range as a lack of economic reports have kept a lid on big movements this week.


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Greece hit by strikes over austerity plan (AP)

11.03.2010 5:43   1 views   0 comments
Tags: Green, Rise, Airport, International, International Airport, March, Greece, Spain

Cancelled flights are seen on the departure board at Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos during a strike in Spata on Thursday, March 11, 2010. Greek public transport was halted, flights grounded and state hospitals left with emergency staff only on Thursday as workers held yet another general strike to protest painful spending cuts. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)AP - Riot police fired tear gas to disperse protesters throwing rocks and firebombs outside Parliament as more than 10,000 people marched through central Athens Thursday during a nationwide general strike against the government's harsh new austerity measures.


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Mexico's Slim becomes 'world's richest' person (AP)

11.03.2010 5:36   1 views   0 comments
Tags: March, America, Slam, Music, FILE, Eric

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2008 file photo, Mexican businessman Carlos Slim visits the Museo Alameda where some of his personal art collection is on display in San Antonio. On March 10, 2010, Forbes announced that Slim claims the title of world's richest person with a net worth of $53.5 billion.  (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)AP - Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim is the first man from a developing nation to become the world's richest person — a shift that underlines the loosening of America and Europe's stranglehold on the top spots in the billionaires' club.


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BMW 2009 profit falls 36 pct to $286 million (AP)

11.03.2010 5:28   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Group, March, German, FILE

FILE - The May 14, 2009 file photo shows raindrops on the BMW sign of a BMW car prior a general meeting of the BMW Group in Munich, southern Germany. German carmaker BMW AG said Thursday, March 11, 2010  its 2009 net income fell 36 percent to euro 210 million (US$286 million) because of lower demand for its cars during the economic downturn as well as a higher tax rate. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)AP - German carmaker BMW AG said Thursday its 2009 net income fell 36 percent to euro210 million ($286 million) because of lower demand for its cars and motorcycles during the economic downturn as well as a higher tax rate.


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BP to pay $7 billion for exploration rights (AP)

11.03.2010 5:25   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Energy, Mexico, Gulf

AP - Oil company BP PLC said Thursday it will pay $7 billion to acquire exploration rights from US-based Devon Energy Corp. that will strengthen BP's dominant position in the Gulf of Mexico and give it access to a promising region off Brazil. Read more »

Safety agency under spotlight in House hearing (AP)

11.03.2010 5:11   0 views   0 comments
Tags: House, March, Congress, Toyota, Illinois, Safety

A panel of experts answer questions during a live webcast  Monday, March 8, 2010, at Toyota Headquarters in Torrance, Calif. Toyota, dogged by millions of recalls and claims that it still has not fixed its safety problems, assembled a group of experts who said studies by an Illinois professor who revved Toyota engines simply by short-circuiting the wiring were flawed because they created conditions that would never happen on the road. (AP Photo/Bret Hartman)AP - Toyota's massive recalls are bringing new scrutiny to the government's auto safety agency, prompting Congress to look at how federal safety officials have lived up to their mission of protecting motorists.


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Greece hit by strikes over austerity plan (AP)

11.03.2010 5:07   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Green, Airport, International, International Airport, March, Greece, Spain

A passenger is seen during a strike at the Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos in Spata on Thursday, March 11, 2010. Greek public transport was halted, flights grounded and state hospitals left with emergency staff only on Thursday as workers held yet another general strike to protest painful spending cuts. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)AP - Protesters clashed with riot police as more than 10,000 people marched through central Athens Thursday during a nationwide general strike against the government's harsh new austerity measures.


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BMW 2009 net income falls 36 pct to $286 million (AP)

11.03.2010 5:00   0 views   0 comments
Tags: German

AP - German carmaker BMW AG says its 2009 net income fell 36 percent to euro210 million ($286 million) because of lower demand for its cars during the economic downturn as well as a higher tax rate. Read more »

HSBC: data on 15,000 Swiss account holders stolen (AP)

11.03.2010 4:57   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Camp, British, Basu, Royal, Swine, Standard

An HSBC branch in central London. The chief executives of major UK banks Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, Royal Bank of Scotland and Standard Chartered all decided to renounce their bonus entitlements for 2009 amid public outrage over excessive bankers' pay.(AFP/File/Carl Court)AP - Information on 15,000 HSBC customers with Swiss accounts has been stolen, the British bank said Thursday, potentially exposing foreign clients to prosecution by tax authorities in their home countries.


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Greece hit by strikes over austerity plan (AP)

11.03.2010 4:49   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Greece, International Airport, March, Airport, Green, International, Spain

A passenger is seen during a strike at the Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos in Spata on Thursday, March 11, 2010. Greek public transport was halted, flights grounded and state hospitals left with emergency staff only on Thursday as workers held yet another general strike to protest painful spending cuts. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)AP - Protesters have clashed with riot police in central Athens during a demonstration to mark a nationwide general strike against the Greek government's harsh new asusterity measures.


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Gates regrets Northrop withdrawal from tanker bid (AP)

11.03.2010 4:34   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Force, Saudi, Abdul, Robert Gates, Defense Secretary, Secretary Robert, Secretary, Crown, Defense, Prince, Gates, Iran, March, Robert, Press

In this photo released by the Saudi Press Agency, Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, left, greets U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, right, before their talks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Gates was keeping up the pressure on Iran Wednesday, consulting with close U.S. ally Saudi Arabia about how to respond to Tehran's disputed nuclear program. (AP Photo/Saudi Press Agency)AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday he regrets that a major defense contractor has pulled out of the contest to build a badly needed new Air Force plane.


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Volkswagen confirms 2009 net income fell 80 pct (AP)

11.03.2010 4:29   0 views   0 comments
Tags: German, Good, March

Picture taken Wednesday March 10, 2010 shows   a VW Golf of German carmaker Volkswagen lifted in a storage and loading tower in the so called 'Autostadt' in Wolfsburg, Germany.  German car maker Volkswagen will hold its annual press conference on Thursday, March 11, 2010. (AP  Photo/dapdJoerg Sarbach)AP - Europe's biggest carmaker Volkswagen AG says its 2009 net income declined 80 percent to euro960 million ($1.3 billion), confirming its preliminary estimate released in February.


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Oil slips under $82 on profit taking (AFP)

11.03.2010 4:22   0 views   0 comments


Oil prices slipped under 82 dollars as investors took profits on gains made followed data that showed stronger US energy demand(AFP/File/Kenzo Tribouillard)AFP - Oil prices slipped under 82 dollars on Thursday as investors took profits on gains made followed data that showed stronger US energy demand, analysts said.


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Gates regrets Northrop withdrawal from tanker bid (AP)

11.03.2010 3:56   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Robert, Gates, Defense, Secretary, Secretary Robert, Defense Secretary, Robert Gates, Force

AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he regrets that a major defense contractor has pulled out of the contest to build a badly needed new Air Force plane. Read more »

Greece paralyzed by strike over austerity plan (AP)

11.03.2010 3:54   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Green, Airport, International, International Airport, March, Greece, Spain

A passenger is seen during a strike at the Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos in Spata on Thursday, March 11, 2010. Greek public transport was halted, flights grounded and state hospitals left with emergency staff only on Thursday as workers held yet another general strike to protest painful spending cuts. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)AP - Greek public transport was halted, flights grounded and state hospitals left with emergency staff only on Thursday as workers held yet another general strike to protest painful spending cuts.


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Greece paralyzed by strike over austerity plan (AP)

11.03.2010 3:51   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Green, March, International Airport, International, Airport, Greece, Spain

A passenger is seen during a strike at the Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos in Spata on Thursday, March 11, 2010. Greek public transport was halted, flights grounded and state hospitals left with emergency staff only on Thursday as workers held yet another general strike to protest painful spending cuts. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)AP - Greek public transport was halted, flights grounded and state hospitals left with emergency staff only on Thursday as workers held yet another general strike to protest painful spending cuts.


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Volkswagen confirms 2009 net income fell 80 pct (AP)

11.03.2010 3:43   0 views   0 comments
Tags: March, German, Good

Picture taken Wednesday March 10, 2010 shows   a VW Golf of German carmaker Volkswagen lifted in a storage and loading tower in the so called 'Autostadt' in Wolfsburg, Germany.  German car maker Volkswagen will hold its annual press conference on Thursday, March 11, 2010. (AP  Photo/dapdJoerg Sarbach)AP - Europe's biggest carmaker Volkswagen AG says its 2009 net income declined 80 percent to euro960 million ($1.3 billion), confirming its preliminary estimate released in February.


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BP to pay $7 billion for exploration rights (AP)

11.03.2010 3:11   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Energy, Mexico, Gulf

AP - Oil company BP PLC said Thursday it will pay $7 billion to acquire exploration rights in Brazil, Azerbaijan and the Gulf of Mexico from Devon Energy Corp. Read more »

Greece paralyzed by strike over austerity plan (AP)

11.03.2010 3:10   0 views   0 comments
Tags: Airlines, Green, March, Greece, General, Olympic, Office, Marine

Members of Greece's main GSEE trade union hold a mock funeral with a coffin standing for the Greek economy surrounded by wreaths from Greece's international partners in central Athens on Wednesday, March 10, 2010. GSEE unionists joined with protesting workers laid off from former state carrier Olympic Airlines and have occupied the government's General Accounting Office for the past week. Greek unions are holding a nationwide general strike Thursday to protest public spending cuts aimed to help the country out of a crippling debt crisis. (AP Photo/Marita Pappa)AP - Greek public transport was halted, flights grounded and state hospitals left with emergency staff only on Thursday as workers held yet another general strike to protest painful spending cuts.


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