Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Bank of China Ltd. posted the slowest profit growth among the nation's biggest lenders in the first half, weighed down by $405 million in losses on U.S. subprime-mortgage investments. Net income at China's third-largest bank ...
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Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- CVC Capital Partners Ltd. and Standard Chartered Plc's private equity arm may sell Amtek Engineering Ltd. for about S$1 billion ($707 million), almost double what they paid a year ago, three people familiar with the matter said ...
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Caterpillar Inc. expects record sales this year as booming demand for construction and mining equipment in China and other emerging economies offsets weakness in its home U.S. market, its chairman said Thursday. "Our manufacturing operations in Asia ...
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HONG KONG (XFN-ASIA) - Share prices closed sharply lower as China Mobile fell over 6 pct, dragging other mainland telecom firms along with it, following a slew of broker downgrades amid worries over its future earnings growth. The market was also hit ...
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Seattle-based Cooler Planet (www.coolerplanet.com) announced today its 10,000th solar customer consultation since launching the service last year -- a significant feat given the total national market for photovoltaic solar installations was estimated ...
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A potential impending strike action at one of IBM Australia's Sydney facilities has sparked debate about whether it was still worth striving to work at one of the largest and most prestigious technology firms in Australia and the world. About 70 ...
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Sales of new homes posted an unexpected gain in July as heavily discounted properties enticed cautious house hunters to become home buyers. A 'sold' sign is posted before a new home under construction in a housing development in Richmond, Calif. The ...
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