Finance Wire articles from September 2004

Finance Wire archives from September 2004

There Will Be Life After Yukos, THE MOSCOW TIMES.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.themoscowtimes.com/ Has something you've read here startled you? Are you angry, excited, puzzled or pleased? Do you have ideas to improve our coverage? Then please write to us....

Clock Ticks Down for Yukos, THE MOSCOW TIMES.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.themoscowtimes.com/ The investment bank hired by the Justice Ministry to put a price tag on Yukos' main production unit will finish its work in four weeks, a person close to...

Trading in Europe; RNC In NYC: Star Power; Politics & The Economy; Auto Sales Data; Today`s Trading Preview, CNNfn.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: CNN MONEY MORNING KATHLEEN HAYS, CNNfn ANCHOR, CNN MONEY MORNING: Central Park, a clear, crisp morning. The humidity is gone. The Republican National Convention is still going on. The people here are going to enjoy a...

China to deepen financial reform, says vice premier, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org BEIJING, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Huang Ju said here Wednesday that China is deepening reform in financial sector and welcomes foreign financial...

Opening Bell Stocks to Watch; Economic Analysis; Outlook for Housing; RNC: Tossing Football Analogies, CNNfn.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: MARKET CALL DAVID HAFFENREFFER, CNNfn ANCHOR, MARKET CALL: Thirty seconds away from the opening bell on this Wednesday morning. Stocks expected to open slightly to the downside after an up-day yesterday. A day in which...

Bush`s Small Business Boost; Kerry`s Economic Agenda, CNNfn.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: MARKET CALL SUSAN LISOVICZ, CNNfn ANCHOR, MARKET CALL: The theme of compassionate conservatives echoing through the RNC speeches in prime time last night. First Lady Laura Bush spoke about how the president has helped...

Official of US firm suspected in Indonesian environmental pollution, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org JAKARTA, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian police said on Wednesday that an unnamed official of the US subsidiary gold mining company PT Newmont Minahasa Raya (PT...

US manufacturing sector continues expansion in August, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Manufacturing activity in the United States continued its growth in August, the 15th consecutive month of increase, the Institute for...

Int'l press giants want to sell more Chinese publications, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org BEIJING, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Although China exports far fewer publications -- both books and magazines -- than it imports, foreign press giants attending the 2004...

Eurozone jobless remains at 9 percent, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org BRUSSELS, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) - The jobless rate in the 12-nation Eurozone remained at 9 percent in July for the fourth straight month, according to Eurostat, the...

Crude oil prices soar on drop in US oil inventories, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org NEW YORK, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Crude oil futures surged Wednesday as the US Energy Department reported US oil supplies fell more than expected. Crude oil for...

Johannesburg bourse ends mixed after volatile day, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- The JSE Securities Exchange South Africa (JSE) was mixed at the close on Wednesday after a volatile day's trade that lacked a...

US construction spending rises to record high in July, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Construction spending in the United States surged 0.4 percent in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 997.2 billion dollars,...

MSG maker has taste for expansion, THE STANDARD.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.thestandard.com/ Vedan International, which makes the cooking additive monosodium glutamate (MSG), said it will spend US$30 million (HK$234 million) this fiscal year to boost...

SMIC swings back to profit, THE STANDARD.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.thestandard.com/ Shanghai-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) swung back to a first-half net profit of US$42.8 million (HK$333.8 million) from a...

US$10b sought for Beijing projects, THE STANDARD.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.thestandard.com/ Beijing authorities are seeking at least US$10 billion (HK$78 billion) in overseas investments for 130 projects at a two-day Beijing-Hong Kong Economic...

Sinopec unit plans to halve workforce, THE STANDARD.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.thestandard.com/ Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical, a unit of Asia's biggest refiner, said it plans to lay off about half of its workers over the next few years to boost...

Acquisitions boost Techtronic, THE STANDARD.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.thestandard.com/ Shares of power-tool maker Techtronic Industries rallied 3.36 per cent on Tuesday as investors cheered its plan to acquire two electric tool units from...

Crude oil prices continue to fall despite Iraqi export troubles, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org NEW YORK, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- Crude oil futures fell toward 42 dollars a barrel Tuesday despite confusion about the status of Iraqi exports, indicating market had...

Most fuel prices to remain unchanged, JAKARTA POST.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.thejakartapost.com/ Prices of most fuel products for transportation and industry for the month of September remain unchanged, except for jet fuels Avtur and Avgas, state oil...

US stocks rise despite weak consumer confidence readings, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org NEW YORK, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- Wall Street stocks traded higher Tuesday as investors managed to overcome their disappointment over weak readings on consumer...

Profitable Chun Wo to diversify into property, THE STANDARD.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.thestandard.com/ Local building contractor Chun Wo Holdings plans to expand its property development business to diversify from the competitive construction sector. ...

PGN posts lower net income on forex losses, JAKARTA POST.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.thejakartapost.com/ Publicly-listed state gas distribution firm PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN) announced on Wednesday that net income in the first half of this year had dropped...

Shares Close up Mexico; down in Brazil, Argentina, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org MEXICO CITY, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- Latin America's three major stock markets -- Brazil, Argentina and Mexico -- closed mixed on Tuesday. Mexico City's stock...

Developer faces $500m land costs, THE STANDARD.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.thestandard.com/ Henderson Land, Hong Kong's third-largest property developer by market value, plans to develop a luxury residential project in Sha Tin for HK$1 billion - half...

Toba Pulp receives ISO 14001 award, JAKARTA POST.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.thejakartapost.com/ Pulp and paper company PT Toba Pulp Lestari, which has long been accused by local people of polluting the area, was awarded the ISO 14001 certificate on...

Bolivian president seeks support for oil nationalization bill, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org LIMA, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- Bolivian President Carlos Mesa has tried to seek political support for a new bill on nationalizing oil and natural gas resources. According...

Small brokers' earnings rocket, THE STANDARD.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.thestandard.com/ Hong Kong's small brokers enjoyed dramatic earnings improvement in the past 18 months despite their shrinking market share, according to a review conducted by...

Lawmakers criticize lack of stimulus in 2005 budget, JAKARTA POST.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.thejakartapost.com/ The 2005 state budget proposed by the government has been seen as lacking in stimulus measures, badly needed to help stimulate the economy, some lawmakers...

Myanmar, Sri lanka to open indirect air link, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org YANGON, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar and Sri Lanka will open indirect air link via Bangkok soon to promote bilateral ties and tourism industry, a local news journal...

Regional exports slowing: analysts, THE STANDARD.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.thestandard.com/ Asia's export lead growth may have already peaked, marking the end of the ``rapid recovery'' phase of the cycle as major economies such as Japan and the United...

China's growing economy may fuel illegal timber trade, JAKARTA POST.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.thejakartapost.com/ A booming economy has not only made China thirsty for oil and minerals but also forestry products, which could be fueling the illegal trade of the commodity...

Myanmar provides trade access for India, Bangladesh to China, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org YANGON, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Myanmar is providing trade access for India and Bangladesh to the third country of China, transiting their export goods to the latter...

Business activity rises for 15th straight month, THE STANDARD.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.thestandard.com/ In another sign of Hong Kong's strengthening economic recovery, business activity expanded for the 15th consecutive month in August as local companies...

Five bidders compete for Bank Permata, JAKARTA POST.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.thejakartapost.com/ The government has short-listed five consortia vying for a majority stake in Bank Permata, allowing them to carry out due diligence investigations into the...

OPEC oil price drops below 39 US dollars per barrel, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org VIENNA, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- The average crude oil price fell to 38.48 US dollars per barrel on Monday, down 0.57 dollars from the previous trading day, the...

Inflation likely to stay low, say economists, THE STANDARD.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.thestandard.com/ Inflation in Hong Kong should remain benign with deflationary pressures continuing to drag on the economy, albeit more weakly, according to economists. ...

China-Vietnam trade to surpass 5 billion dollars, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org HANOI, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- The two-way trade of China and Vietnam will exceed 5 billion US dollars this year, local newspaper Youth on Wednesday quoted Hu Chusheng,...

South Sea Petro stock dive puzzle, THE STANDARD.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.thestandard.com/ The shares of a Hong Kong-listed oil exploration company called South Sea Petroleum have gyrated mysteriously, with the price falling almost 90 per cent before...

Drought affects power generating in Uganda, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org KAMPALA, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Longer and more frequent power blackouts await domestic consumers this month due to prolonged drought which has reduced the volume of...

Budget deficit slashed by 88pc, THE STANDARD.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.thestandard.com/ The government saw its budget deficit shrink by 88 per cent in the first four months of this fiscal year from a year ago, as the rapidly improving economy and...

CKI in $20b deal for British gas networks, THE STANDARD.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.thestandard.com/ Li Ka-shing's Cheung Kong Infrastructure (CKI) has continued to ``aggressively'' expand internationally by leading a consortium to buy a controlling stake in...

ASEAN to open up 11 priority sectors, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org JAKARTA, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Economics ministers of the 10- member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are expected to strengthen their commitment to push...

Competitive market benefits power consumers, JAKARTA POST.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.thejakartapost.com/ An article in this newspaper on Aug. 23, 2004 reported the doubts that consumer protection activists have for reform of the Indonesian power sector. There...

New Zealand sharemarket closes down, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org WELLINGTON, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- The New Zealand sharemarket retreated Wednesday from its two-week high with two of its top indices edging lower in quiet trade. At...

Halt called to China IPOs, THE STANDARD.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.thestandard.com/ China is suspending initial public offerings for up to one month to introduce rule changes that will allow the market instead of the state to decide the price...

Infrastructure needs fixed financing scheme, JAKARTA POST.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.thejakartapost.com/ In economics, the term infrastructure refers to fixed assets required to provide public services. Two key infrastructure are utilities, which comprise...

Zambia nears to qualify for debt relief: minister, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org LUSAKA, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Zambia has met most of the conditions for it to reach the completion point of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative and...

Banana wilt disease spreads to 21 districts in Uganda, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org KAMPALA, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- The banana bacterial wilt disease is prevalent in over 100 sub-counties in 21 districts in Uganda, causing losses of up to 100 percent...

KOSPI rises to four-month high, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- South Korean stock prices leaped to a four-month high Wednesday, led by financial and oil-related issues and brisk program buying. ...

Philippine stocks end higher, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org MANILA, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine share prices closed up 0.82 percent Wednesday on the back of further bargain hunting fueled by Wall Street's overnight...

Mayor gets tough on developers, JAKARTA POST.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.thejakartapost.com/ In a bid to help improve public facilities in Tangerang municipality, Mayor Wahidin Halim has issued a ruling reinforcing the requirement for every housing...

Shenzhen stock index down, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org BEIJING, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Component Stock Index on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange closed at 3,127.06 points on Wednesday, down 48.74 points from the previous...

Monorail developer proposes route change, JAKARTA POST.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.thejakartapost.com/ Developer PT Jakarta Monorail has proposed another change to the route its monorail lines will take, its second since the US$5.9 million project was...

Shanghai stock index down, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org BEIJING, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Composite Stock Index on the Shanghai Stock Exchange closed at 1,321.46 points on Wednesday, down 20.60 points from the previous...

Jakarta stocks end higher, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org JAKARTA, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Share prices on the Jakarta Stock Exchange ended higher Wednesday led by gains in auto firm Astra International and telecommunication...

Malaysia Stock Exchange closes mixed, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org KUALA LUMPUR, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Share prices on the Malaysia Stock Exchange closed mixed on Wednesday as most bluechips went easier on continued selling pressure....

Singapore shares end higher, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org SINGAPORE, Sept.1 (Xinhua) -- The shares prices in Singapore ended higher on Wednesday with the benchmark Strait Times Index ( STI) jumping 11.2 points to end at...

Thai bourse up 4.22 points, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org BANGKOK, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Stock Exchange of Thailand ( SET) index on Wednesday gained 4.22 points to close at 628.81 points. Some 4.10 billion shares...

China Urumqi trade fair opens amid applause of middle-west Asian countries, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org URUMQI, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- The 13th China Urumqi Foreign Economic Relations and Trade Fair opened here Wednesday in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous...

More local timepiece manufacturers expected to benefit from CEPA: HK official, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org HONG KONG, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- More local timepiece manufacturers are expected to benefit from the Hong Kong/Mainland Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA),...

Farmers in Majalengka bemoan low vegetable prices, JAKARTA POST.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.thejakartapost.com/ The price of vegetable paid to growers has been declining in Majalengka regency, West Java province, over the past few months, sparking concern among...

Wine culture festival creates 1,500 job opportunities, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org BEIJING, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- A new means of traveling featuring wine culture has drawn more than 50,000 tourists and created 1,500 jobs in Changli county, north...

Vietnam to export more crude oil, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org HANOI, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam is expected to export 18.1 million tons of crude oil worth nearly 4.9 billion US dollars this year, up 5.2 percent and 28.9...

Japanese businesses feeling shortage of workers, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org TOKYO, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- More Japanese businesses are feeling a shortage of workers on regular payrolls amid an economic rebound, according to a Ministry of...

Bill proposes salaries for foundation executives, JAKARTA POST.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.thejakartapost.com/ The House of Representatives and the government have completed drafting a bill to amend Law No. 16/2001 on foundations, which will allow foundation...

Market ends in positive territory in scrip-specific activity, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org NEW DELHI, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- The market witnessed scrip- specific activity and ended in positive territory for the third consecutive session in extremely narrow...

Singapore economy may grow by 8 percent despite high oil prices, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org SINGAPORE, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Despite higher oil prices, the Singapore government on Wednesday keeps its economic growth forecast of 8 percent to 9 percent for this...

HK receives 1.99 million visitors in July, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org HONG KONG, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Visitor arrivals to Hong Kong in July surged to 1.99 million, the highest figure ever recorded in a single month, the Hong Kong...

Cheung Kong Infrastructure buys UK gas network, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org HONG KONG, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing's Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings (CKI) said the company and members of a consortium have won the...

Indonesia's foreign tourist arrivals pick up in July, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org JAKARTA, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- The number of foreign tourists visiting Indonesia in July significantly increased to 424,800 people, or 16.39 percent over that in July...

Brazil official says Brazil to expand economic cooperation with China, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org BEIJING, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Brazilian companies will use the Brazil- China Expo to expand economic cooperation with their Chinese counterparts, said Vladimir Pomar,...

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index up, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org HONG KONG, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's Hang Seng China Enterprises Index rose 66.40 points, or 1.55 percent, to close at 4,358.42 on Wednesday. The index,...

Gold price higher in Hong Kong, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org HONG KONG, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- The gold price in Hong Kong rose five HK dollars to 3,777 HK dollars a tael Wednesday, according to the Bank of China (Hong Kong). ...

Legal framework for leasing activities, BAHRAIN TRIBUNE.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.bahraintribune.com/ Many banks and other financial institutions have increased their finance substantially in relation to leasing activities. This is noticeable in many parts...

Kuwait stock exchange index down, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org KUWAIT CITY, Sep. 1 (Xinhua) -- Kuwait Stock Exchange index closed at 5,883.8 points Wednesday, 20.7 points down from Tuesday's finish. The turnover was 43.6...

China, Austria sign economic cooperation agreement, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org VIENNA, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- A cooperation agreement between the All- China Federation of Industry and Commerce and the Austria Federal Economic Chamber was signed...

Corporate ambassadors selected, BAHRAIN TRIBUNE.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.bahraintribune.com/ Two of Bahrain's leading businessmen, Khamis Al Muqla and Bharat Jashanmal, have been selected as corporate ambassadors for the Leaders in Dubai conference...

Pacific Island states to launch talks for economic partnership with EU, XINHUA.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.xinhua.org WELLINGTON, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Fourteen Pacific Island states, who are part of the African, Caribbean and the Pacific Group, will launch Phase II negotiations next...

Batelco launches Freedata SIM card, BAHRAIN TRIBUNE.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.bahraintribune.com/ In on-going efforts to provide the newest and most innovative technologies, Batelco today launched a new post-paid package for its customers the "Freedata"...

Glossy Market Gets More Glamorous, THE MOSCOW TIMES.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: Emerging Markets Datafile URL: http://www.themoscowtimes.com/ Glamour enters a market of women's glossies dominated by Cosmopolitan and Elle. Glamour, a giant in the world of women's glossy magazines, is launching...

SavingForCollege.com - CEO.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: CNBC/DOW JONES BUSINESS VIDEO MARK HAINES, CNBC ANCHOR: Back-to-school time can be a bittersweet time for parents, and the rising cost of college tuition definitely a tough bill to swallow with parents. Behold the 529 plan...

Signet Group- CEO.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: CNBC/DOW JONES BUSINESS VIDEO SUE HERERA, CNBC ANCHOR: Signet Group is the world`s largest specialty retailer jeweler and today they released some sparkling half-year results, profits before tax, up 27 percent. Here with...

New York Stock Exchange Update, CNNfn.
September 1, 2004... Original Source: THE MONEY GANG ALI VELSHI, CNNfn ANCHOR, THE MONEY GANG: It`s the beginning of September. Can the markets buck the trend of a traditionally rough month for investors? UPS [Company: United Parcel Service Inc.; Ticker:...