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Coles Myer's bold five year strategy that includes job cuts, brand integration, supply chain upgrades and hypermarkets may have scared off any potential predators, retail analysts said.

AT&T said on Thursday it will be adding 2,000 of its previously outsourced technical support jobs to its payroll.

The US dollar continues to be the appropriate anchor for the Hong Kong dollar for the foreseeable future and no change is needed......

DaimlerChrysler will not make any management changes over last week's profit warning at U.S. arm Chrysler, which is not up for sale, Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche told a German newspaper.

Building a much bigger plane was always a gamble for Airbus, but fresh delays are raising the stakes and could leave the planemaker a far smaller player in the global aerospace industry.

The old cliche that when America sneezes the rest of the world catches cold is about to be tested and this time it may be just the U.S. economy that ends up with the major aches and pains.

The FTSE 100 fell on Friday, with Wall Street seen extending losses after a Philadelphia Federal Reserve survey sparked concerns over U.S. growth and corporate profitability

Merck & Co Inc's Gardasil, the first vaccine to prevent cervical cancer, has been approved for sale in the European Union

A court in India on Friday lifted a state ban on Coca-Cola and PepsiCo drinks, which had been imposed after an environmental group said they contained unsafe levels of pesticides.

Nike Inc., the world's No. 1 sport shoe and apparel maker, on Thursday posted quarterly earnings above Wall Street targets, boosting its shares nearly 6 percent and easing some fears that pricey styles bearing its signature swoosh were losing their luster.

European Central Bank governing council member Erkki Liikanen said on Friday that vigilance was needed on inflation despite a sharp fall in oil prices.

Volkswagen and its German workers union are set to resume critical talks over planned wage cuts on Friday

Volkswagen and its German workers union are set to resume critical talks over planned wage cuts on Friday, overshadowed by a threat from its influential works council chief to break off the talks if no immediate progress is made.

U.S. consumer products giant Procter & Gamble Co. has suspended sales of its SK-II skincare line in mainland China, pending clarification from the quality watchdog over traces of possibly harmful metals.

Rite Aid Corp., the third-largest U.S. drugstore chain, on Thursday posted a smaller quarterly loss, aided by stronger sales......

The United States and China differ on how quickly they can resolve their economic disagreements, but not on the general goals, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said on Friday after meeting China's top two leaders.

Billionaire Richard Branson on Thursday committed to spending all the profits from his airline and rail businesses an estimated $3 billion (1.6 billion pounds) over the next 10 years on combating global warming.

Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening down 26 to 28 points on Friday, financial bookmakers said

The United States will not seek $1.3 billion (683 million pounds) in back oil royalties on some Gulf of Mexico drilling leases but is negotiating a deal with BP and Shell to make payments on those offshore tracts in the future

U.S. stocks slid on Thursday after a report said factory activity contracted in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region in September for the first time in over three years, prompting worries about a slowdown in the U.S. economy and corporate profits.

Boeing Co. announced new orders for 47 planes from unidentified buyers on Thursday, worth more than $4 billion overall, including 16 for its new carbon and titanium 787 Dreamliner.