The new policy represents an enormous change for Britain, which has been one of Europe’s main champions of expansion and openness.
Profits at BP slumped on lost Alaskan production, higher taxes in Britain and a sharp drop in gasoline prices, the company said Tuesday.
JetBlue Airways posted a narrow third-quarter loss yesterday, the latest sign that short-haul carriers face softening demand.
BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 25, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- In the first nine months of 2006, Straumann's net revenue grew 16% in local currencies, or 18% in Swiss francs to CHF 437 million. 15% points of revenue expansion was generated organically with just 1% point contributed by acquisitions. This means that the Group's underlying organic growth increased by approximately 1% point above the same period of 2005, when 5% points were acquisition related. A strengthening of the U.S. dollar and the Euro against the Swiss franc resulted in an overall currency effect on 9-month revenue growth of 2 percentage points.
Wal-Mart’s chief executive, H. Lee Scott Jr., said Tuesday that the company had “moved too far too fast” with fashionable clothing.
E.U. authorities warned China Tuesday to open up a “two-way street” for global commerce or face action at the World Trade Organization.
Sony said on Tuesday that a recall of up to 9.6 million of its personal computer batteries was overwhelming its production capacity.
Michael J. Fox’s display of the toll Parkinson’s disease has taken on him turned into one of the most powerful and talked about political advertisements in years.
Amid the worst housing market in a decade, Home Depot has begun selling more than just home improvement products.
Though the U.S. economy is creating lots of jobs, many don’t pay a decent living, and polls suggest that voters want to increase the minimum wage.
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