| Europe Markets: European markets end higher; BP in focus A successful Portuguese debt auction provides some relief, although bank stocks are mostly lower. feeds.marketwatch.com |
Wholesale inventories rise 1.3 percent in July By MARTIN CRUTSINGER 2010-09-10T14:22:58ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- Inventories held by wholesalers surged in July by the largest amount in two years while sales rebounded after two straight declines.... hosted.ap.org |
Tesco sees no repeat of UK recession as profits rise to £1.6bn Supermarket giant Tesco has been boosted by a recovery in global markets as it announced an increase in first-half pre-tax profit to £1.6bn. telegraph.co.uk |
As outlook sours, international tensions grow Gathering of countries at the annual International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meetings seen unlikely to reach accord on new steps to help global economy or to ease discord on currency rates. feeds.marketwatch.com |
Abu Dhabi shifts plans for $22B clean-energy city By ADAM SCHRECK 2010-10-10T16:29:46ZDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- A $22 billion clean-energy city being built in the desert outside Abu Dhabi will no longer aim to produce all its own power, the developer revealed Sunday following a wide-ranging review that retools some of the project's ambitions.... hosted.ap.org |