British pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) will pay $750 million to settle a US government lawsuit related to the manufacture and sale of adulterated drugs, the US Justice Department said Tuesday. View full post on Business Stories
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Ivanhoe Says Friedland Re-assumes CEO Role; Launches Rights Offering – Update
October 18th, 2010
davidguide Canadian mining company Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. said Monday that Executive Chairman Robert Friedland will re-assume the post of Chief Executive Officer, as part of a series of organizational changes. The company also established an Office of the Chairman to evaluate strategic initiatives. Separately, Ivanhoe launched a conditional rights offering to raise between US$800 million and [...]
Chilean miners rescue – live
October 13th, 2010
davidguide – 16 of the 33 trapped Chilean miners rescued – President Piñera hails operation as example to the world – Press play for live video feed courtesy of MSNBC.com – Follow Rory Carroll at the mine on Twitter 5.05pm: I’ve just been speaking to Dr Andy Wetherelt, senior lecturer in mining at the Camborne School [...]
Morning Forex Review: Interest Rates Awaited From RBA and BoJ
October 4th, 2010
davidguide Friday’s release of the ISM manufacturing index reinforced the view among market participants that the Fed will most likely counterbalance the headwinds faced by the US economy by more quantitative easing. The ISM survey signaled a slowdown in manufacturing growth and reported deceiving numbers in the inventories’ and backlogs’ sub-indices. View full post on All [...]
Al Shabaab Burns Millions Of Somali Shillings
September 28th, 2010
davidguide Abdi Hajji Hussein – AHN News Correspondent Mogadishu, Somalia (AHN) – The Al Shabaab extremist group on Tuesday set fire to about 10 million Somali shillings (US$322.58) in a square in the Kuntuwaarey district of the Lower Shabelle region in southern Somalia, according to residents. Sheikh Mohammed Abu Abdalla, Al Shabaab’s regional chairman, spoke at [...]
Iranian President Ahmadinejad says US behind 9/11 attack
September 24th, 2010
davidguide In a remark that sparked outrage in the US, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that some segments within the US government orchestrated the 9/11 attack to reverse the declining American economy. View full post on All Stories
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