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Disney reports increase in earnings
Visitors walk past a Disney World sand sculpture during a Hollywood-themed exhibition of sand sculptures in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, August 27, 2010. (Xinhua/Reuters File Photo) LOS ANGELES, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) — The Walt Disney Company announced on Thursday that its earnings for the fiscal year ending October 2 increased by 15 percent. The [...]
India’s industrial output growth shrinks to 4.4 pct in September
MUMBAI, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) — India’s index of industrial production (IIP) posted a 4.4 percent year-on-year growth in September indicating the slowdown of Indian economy, according to the Indian statistical authority Friday. The IIP growth in September is again slower than economists’ average forecast of around 7 percent as well as 6.92 percent of newly [...]
GM IPO price maybe higher than expected
General Motors Corp.’s world headquarters is seen along the Detroit River in Detroit, Michigan in this November 18, 2008 file photo. The agenda for GM remains dominated by the U.S. election cycle as the automaker reaches the final stage of preparation for an initial public offering. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) CHICAGO, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) — General Motors [...]
Canada terminates review of BHP Billiton’s Potash Corp bid
BHP Billiton Chief Executive Marius Kloppers speaks at a luncheon in Melbourne in this June 5, 2008 file picture. (Xinhua/Reuters File Photo) OTTAWA, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) — In the wake of BHP Billiton’s sudden withdrawal of its 40-billion-dollar bid for acquisition of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. Potash Corp on Sunday, Canadian Minister of Industry [...]
China’s vegetable prices up 62.4% year on year
Vegetables are seen at a market in Xining, capital of northwest China’s Qinghai Province, Nov. 11, 2010. Surging food prices pushed up China’s consumer price index (CPI), a major gauge of inflation, to a 25-month high of 4.4 percent in October, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Thursday. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang) HAIKOU, Nov. 15 [...]
GM to offer largest ever IPO in U.S. history
A GM sign is seen at a GM dealership in Miami, Florida August 12, 2010. (Xinhua/Reuters File Photo) CHICAGO, Nov. 17 (Xinhua) — General Motors Co. (GM) on Wednesday announced that the price of common share in its initial public offering (IPO) has been set at 33 U.S. dollars, bringing the value of total common [...]