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By DAVID KOENIG | AP Business Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) _ The idea of paying a single, simple fare to fly on an airliner is becoming as quaint as stewardesses in short skirts. Starting next year, American, which led a...
The FTSE index of leading UK shares was down sharply soon after opening amid fears the $700bn US bank bail-out package would not be enough to stem the global financial crisis. Big falls on London stock market The FTSE fell...
backed out of a deal to buy 50 per cent of Fortis's asset management arm for E2.15 billion ($A3.83 billion). Fortis said the Chinese company blamed turmoil in financial markets. Still, the two companies are likely to go ahead...
Financial markets around the world had a rocky start Monday after European governments took steps to limit the damage from the growing global financial crisis and the credit markets remained under strain
The FTSE 100 Index tumbled more than 200 points after a weekend of financial turmoil in Europe. Investors took scant comfort from Friday's backing of a US financial rescue to leave the FTSE 100 Index down almost 5% or 240.5...
NEW YORK (AP) _ Hundreds of thousands of new cars and trucks that would have quickly made their way to people's driveways a year ago are now stacking up on dealer lots across the country, with potential buyers worried about...
Energy watchdogs have given the energy supply industry notice to end practices that are failing some households. And they have proposed measures to ban unfair price differences. Ofgem said electricity and gas firms should stop...
SINGAPORE (AP) - Oil prices have fallen below $90 a barrel on worries that the spreading financial crisis will exacerbate a global economic slowdown and cut demand for crude oil. Light, sweet crude for November delivery was...
