Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Starbucks to close 500 more shops
The coffee chain Starbucks plans to close another 500 stores on top of the 100 it had already announced.
Euro interest rate likely to rise
The European Central Bank is expected to raise interest rates to control inflation, which is near a 15-year high.
Opec head sees new oil price rise
The president of oil producers’ cartel Opec tells the BBC crude oil prices could rise still further this week.
BP staff to get Russian permits
Senior British staff at TNK-BP will not have to leave Russia, after the migration service approves their work permits.
Fifa to pay in ex-media firm case
Football governing body Fifa told to pay 57,000 costs after a trial into the collapse its ex-media partner ISL.
US factory orders show weak rise
US factory orders grew by just 0.6% in May, the weakest growth for three months, the Commerce Department says.
EU trade chief lambasts Sarkozy
EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson accuses French President Nicolas Sarkozy of undermining him.
Merger forms transatlantic union
Britain’s biggest union, Unite, is merging with the US-based United Steelworkers union to create a new “global” body.
Lunch with Warren Buffett: Bidding ends at $2.1m
A Chinese businessman wins the right to have lunch with Warren Buffett after bidding $2.1m on auction site eBay.
Guidelines for financial journalists
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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Prime mover Peraticos dies, aged 90
MICHAEL Peraticos, one of modern Greek shipping?s foremost personalities, has died in Athens, aged 90. His funeral took place in Athens on Monday.
Hapag-Lloyd deadline looms
PROSPECTIVE Hapag-Lloyd purchasers have another two weeks in which to submit an initial bid and name their price.
Ironshore buys Pembroke for 17m
BERMUDIAN insurer Ironshore has entered the Lloyd?s market with its 17m ($34m) purchase of specialist insurer Chaucer?s managed syndicate Pembroke.
OSG legal win wiped out
OVERSEAS Shipholding Group has suffered a significant setback in its oily water separator case in the US, as an appellate court overturned a lower court?s dismissal of criminal charges against the tanker firm and one of its chief engineers.
Change the tune on climate change
AS SPRING turns to summer, and with the 2008 US presidential campaign now a two-person race, important developments on both the legal and the political fronts are taking place.
Time for debate is far from over
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French new marine hull policy launch hits snag
FRENCH insurers have postponed the launch of their promised new international marine hull policy, writes Andrew Spurrier in Paris.
Vinashin unveils ro-pax initiative
VIETNAM Shipbuilding Industry Group is set to embark on $1.2bn investment in a ro-pax ferry venture connecting the north and south of the country, writes Marcus Hand in Singapore.
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