Archive for April, 2009

News: UBS dismiss 2 thousand employees in the United States

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Swiss bank UBS on Thursday informed the state to reduce its staff in the United States to 2000 people as part of a global strategy for layoffs, announced in April 2009, reports Reuters. "I affirm the dismissal of 2 thousand of 30 thousand workers in ...

News: Premarket: Trading on the American market could begin on the positive territory

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

trading session on the U.S. stock market on April 30, likely will start the growth of the leading stock market indicators, as evidenced by observed changes in futures on major U.S. indices. today are likely to positively influence the course of bidding, is expected to ...

News: Dow Chemical Net profit decreased by 97%, analysts were expecting losses

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

largest American chemical concern Dow Chemical has published today a report on the profit for the I quarter, surpassed analysts' expectations due to rising sales in the sector of production for agriculture. Nevertheless, , the company's net profit for the year decreased by 97% to ...

News: BAE Systems closes defense factories, reduced to 500 UK jobs

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Europe's largest arms manufacturer BAE Systems intends to close 3 defense company in the UK that would lead to a loss of 500 jobs, reports the BBC. Factories in Telforde , Leeds and Guildford will close by the end of this year. The decrease is ...

News: FAS: Moscow hotels overstate prices to stay at the “Eurovision”

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia initiated a case against the hotel "Budapest", "Peter I", "President-Hotel" and "Mospromstroi hotel management" on suspicion of concerted action which could lead in unfair pricing to stay in hotels during the "Eurovision". FAS Russia sent more than 50 requests in ...

News: Motorola losses in the I quarter rose to $231 million

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Net loss American company Motorola in the I quarter of 2009. increased by 19% - up to $231 million compared with losses of $194 million a year earlier. As reported in the press release the company, sales of Motorola, on the basis of I quarter ...

News: In France, because of the threat of nuclear power plant explosion evacuated

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Nuclear Power Plant in the French town of CHINON was evacuated after a phone call that reported in the station ticking bomb , said Reuters. According to local authorities call the threat of an explosion at the plant was made from a phone booth, ...

News: Procter & Gamble reported a decrease in all major indicators for January-March

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Manufacturer chemistry and hygiene products Procter & Gamble (P & G) reported for January-March this year. According to the company financially in the III quarter net profit fell by 4% to $2.6 billion during the reporting period as revenues declined (-8% to $18.4 billion) and ...

News: Russian alternative of the Energy Charter are not satisfied with the EU

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

Offers Russia, the new basic principles of relations between energy suppliers, transit and consumer of fuel, not to replace the Energy Charter. This was said European Commissioner for Energy Andris Piebalgs, the press service of the Russian government. "The Energy Charter was signed and ratified ...

News: Pork influenza leads Mexico to sacrifice economies

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

President Felipe Calderon of Mexico (Felipe Calderon) has asked the population to remain at home in the next 5 days. This will allow many people do not go to work and lead to the closure of many companies, said Reuters. At this step the Mexican ...