A senior US official squashed speculation US President George W. Bush might join European leaders considering skipping the opening of the Beijing Games over China's crackdown in Tibet... Bush to attend Olympic opening ceremony
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Honeywell won a $23bn contract to supply Brazil's Embraer with engines for its new line of mid-sized corporate jets, displacing incumbent manufacturers Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney... Honeywell wins Embraer deal
The Financial Times was on Tuesday night named Newspaper of the Year at the British Press Awards. The judges said the newspaper had been "uncompromising in its core mission"... Financial Times named Newspaper of the Year
Citigroup is nearing a deal to sell $12bn in leveraged loans at a discount to a group of leading private equity firms, marking another step in new chief executive Vikram... Citi in $12bn loan sale to private equity
The financial sector faces potential losses of almost $1,000bn as a result of the credit crisis, the IMF said, warning of further losses and writedowns on prime mortgages, commercial real... IMF puts cost of credit crisis at $945bn
DUBLIN, Ireland----Research and Markets has announced the addition of "Financial Deal Insights Energy & Utilities January 2008" to their offering.... The Energy And Utilities Sector Recorded 163 M&A Deals During January, A Decrease Of 11% On A Month-On-Month Basis (Business Wire)
DALLAS----Crosstex Energy, L.P. announced today that it has agreed to sell approximately 3.3 million common units to a group of entities affiliated with Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. and Swank... Crosstex Energy, L.P. Completes Direct Equity Placement (Business Wire)
Chinese stocks tumbled Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index shedding 5.5 percent as jittery investors unloaded shares in an afternoon sell-off.... China’s Shanghai Composite Falls 5.5 Pct (AP)
CHICAGO----Zacks.com releases the latest Analyst Interview. Today's interview is with senior analyst Sheraz Mian, who discusses TC Pipelines , Williams Companies and Enterprise Products Partners .... Zacks Analyst Interview Highlights: TC Pipelines, Williams Companies and Enterprise Products Partners (Business Wire)
BHP Billiton Ltd. said Wednesday that prices this year for metallurgical coking coal products were expected to rise as much as 240 percent above last year's levels.... BHP: Coking Coal Prices to Soar (AP)
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