Business
India airport strike hits flights
20.08.2008
Many domestic airline flights are cancelled in India after airport workers go on strike in protest against the government's economic policies. Read more…
Three-way split again on UK rates
20.08.2008
Bank of England policymakers were again split three ways when they decided to hold interest rates at 5% earlier this month. Read more…
Super-port contract to be signed
20.08.2008
A contract to build a ??1.5bn container port and business park in the Thames Gateway is due to be exchanged. Read more…
BAA told to sell two London airports (Reuters)
20.08.2008
Reuters - Airports operator BAA, owned by Spain's Ferrovial , received a tougher-than-expected ruling from Britain's competition regulator on Wednesday, which said it should sell two of its three London airports because of problems created by its near monopoly. Read more…
Casino shares drop on talk of Macau visa cutbacks (Reuters)
20.08.2008
Reuters - Shares of casino operators fell sharply on Tuesday amid concerns that the Chinese government may act to curtail visits by mainlanders to Macau, the only place in China where gambling is legal. Read more…
- China shares up from 20-month low
- McCain and Obama spar over taxes
- Olympic thirst boosts China beer
- LandCap JV to buy Wachovia loans: report (Reuters)
- Asia stocks rebound on hopes for China boost (Reuters)
- IBM invests $300 mln in disaster recovery centers (Reuters)
- HP results top Street despite stronger dollar (Reuters)
- Watchdog to set out plans for BAA
- Ex-hedge fund manager ordered to pay $300 million (Reuters)
- Hewlett-Packard quarterly profit rises (Reuters)
