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Shell petrol station located in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. Royal Dutch Shell profits almost double
Second-quarter profits at oil giant Royal Dutch Shell have almost doubled after the firm completed a year-long corporate restructuring programme. The firm reported... (photo: Creative Commons / Bidgee) BBC News
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Sony Sony rebounds to profit in April-June quarter
TOKYO -- Sony bounced back to profit last quarter and raised its full-year earnings forecast, fueled by stronger demand for its PlayStation 3 gaming consoles, personal... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) The News & Observer
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 Gold, Gold Smith,Women Accessories, Jewel, Jewellery  ( mk1) Gold regains strength on dollar; ETF down 1%
SINGAPORE - Gold rebounded on Thursday as the US dollar weakened against other currencies but gains could are seen limited after holdings in the world's largest... (photo: WN / Minakumari) Mining Weekly
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Shell Oil Shell Q2 net profit up 15 percent
The Associated Press Share thefresnobee_994:/2010/07/28/2022328/shell-q2-net-profit-up-15-percent.html E-Mail Print Text Size: tool name... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) Fresno Bee
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 LAN airlines (sl1) LAN Airlines reports net income of US$60.6m. for the second quarter of 2010
LAN Airlines S.A. announced its consolidated financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010. LAN makes reference to the consolidated entity, which includes... (photo: creative commons) TravelDailyNews
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New Zealand dollar MARKET CLOSE: NZ stocks rise on weaker dollar
Thursday, 29 July 2010, 6:00 pm Article: Businesswire MARKET CLOSE: NZ stocks rise on weaker dollar, F&P Healthcare, AIA gain By Jason Krupp July 29 (BusinessDesk)... (photo: Creative Commons / Allan Henderson) Scoop
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Workers prepare to lay snare boom used remove oil washed ashore from the Deepwater Horizon spill, Wednesday, June 9, 2010, in Belle Terre, La. BP faces oil spill victims in court
FAMILIES of those killed in a rig explosion and fishermen who lost their livelihoods due to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill will face energy giant BP in court for the first... (photo: AP / Eric Gay) The Daily Telegraph Australia
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 Automotive - Cars - Hyundai Instant View: Hyundai Posts Record Q2 Profit, Beats Forecast
July 29, 2010 SEOUL (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor Co , South Korea's top automaker, said its quarterly net profit rose 71 percent to a record high, beating estimates on... (photo: WN/Riham Hafez) ABC News
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A Boeing 707 freighter of American Airlines at Basel Airport Airline fares rose in first quarter, government reports
If you think airfares have been rising, it's not your imagination. Figures just released from the government, while a bit dated, show that airline prices in the first... (photo: GFDL / Tm) The Miami Herald
Aerospace   Photos   Transport   US   Wikipedia: Air Transport Association
Local Iraqi citizens go about their everyday business in the open market located at Al Kut, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. 		 		%lt;table Nepal lifts ban on workers in Iraq
KATHMANDU: In order to offer legitimacy to 30,000 Nepalis working illegally in Iraq, the government today decided to lift a ban on Nepali workers in the war-ravaged... (photo: US DoD) The Himalayan
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 KLdy1 - Nov07 - Euro - Currency - Money - Forex. (dy1) Euro dips vs yen on Japan exporter selling
* Euro dips vs yen on Japan exporter selling * Kiwi down, hurt by RBNZ statement on future hikes * Dollar index dips, support seen at 81.44 By Masayuki Kitano TOKYO, July... (photo: WN / deniseyong) The Guardian
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INDIA-RICE-OIL-MILL-TANKER-BLAST                     India Three Labour died after a Oil Mill Tanker Blast at Aditi Rice Oil  Mill at Burdwan in Eastern India ------ WN/BHASKAR MALLICK Oil steady near $77 after sharp U.S. petroleum stocks gain
* U.S. crude stockpiles jump most since October 2008 * Coming Up: U.S. weekly jobless claims; 1230 GMT By Alejandro Barbajosa SINGAPORE, July 29 (Reuters) - Oil was... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) The Guardian
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People walk past a sign indicating the US dollar, top, and euro, bottom, rates of a currency exchange in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Jan. 16, 2009. Plan to end fixed retirement age
Business and pressure groups have welcomed a Government announcement to phase out the so-called default retirement age (DRA) of 65 by October 2011 in a move to encourage... (photo: AP / Sergey Ponomarev) London Evening Standard
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India Oil Cargo Ship   at Haldia Dock  in Midnapore in West Bengal in Eastern India ----- WN/BHASKAR MALLICK Price of oil falls as inventories swell
DALLAS - Oil tumbled to a one-week low after the government reported an unexpected increase in supplies as imports jumped to the highest level in almost four years. Crude... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) The Boston Globe
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A public utility jeepney ( PUJ ) seen emitting smoke and causes air pollution , Mandaluyong City , Philippines, October 17 , 2008. As China's Economy Grows, Pollution Worsens Despite New Efforts to Control It
BEIJINGChina, the world’s most prodigious emitter of greenhouse gas, continues to suffer the downsides of unbridled economic growth despite a raft of new... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) The New York Times
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Amazon Amazon Hopes New Kindles Stoke Sales
Filed at 10:25 p.m. ET SEATTLE (AP) -- Amazon.com hopes to entice consumers with a new smaller, lighter version of its Kindle e-reader, which can wirelessly download... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) The New York Times
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PROJECTOR - TECHNOLOGY - SANYO Panasonic to buy out Sanyo, other unit: Sources
TOKYO: Panasonic Corp plans to acquire the shares it does not already own in Sanyo Electric Co and Panasonic Electric Works Co Ltd, four sources with knowledge of the... (photo: WN / Renzelle Mae Abasolo) The Times of India
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A striking fuel-tanker driver mans a picket line set up on a highway near Athens, on Tuesday, July 27, 2010. Greece orders striking lorry drivers back to work
The Greek government has used a rare emergency order to force lorry drivers back to work after a three-day strike. The drivers... (photo: AP / Petros Giannakouris) BBC News
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UBA , Is one of Nigeria Multi-national banking institutions located in Freetown-Charlotte street-Sierra Leone. Nigeria the frontier market for new hotel development
  Demand outstrips supply in west Africa Submit your comment South African hotel groups are boosting their investments in oil-rich Nigeria, which is attracting a... (photo: WN / John Sahid) Business Report
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INDIA-FOOD-STALL-PAWBHAJIIndia Road Side Food Stall Vendor Wait for Customer at babughat in Eastern India City ---- WN/BHASKAR MALLICK Food for inflation
This refers to your edit, ‘But don’t just leave it to RBI’ (ET, July 28). Food inflation in mid-2007 was around 5% and had relentlessly risen to 12% even before we knew... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) The Times of India
Agriculture   Food   Inflation   Photos   Wikipedia: Inflation
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