(AFX UK Focus) 2007-09-21 12:21 GMT: Amsterdam shares higher at midday; Fortis and TomTom lead gainers (Interactive Investor)
AMSTERDAM (Thomson Financial) - Shares traded higher in Amsterdam at midday, with Fortis on the rise after a news conference this morning and TomTom outperforming after a price target upgrade, amid positive trends across Europe ahead of a higher expected opening on Wall Street later today....more...(AFX UK Focus) 2007-09-21 09:30 GMT: TFN NEWS BRIEFING: Banking and insurance highlights to 09:15 BST (Interactive Investor)
2007-09-21 08:39:56 BoE's 3-month money market auction accepted at average rate of 5.819 pct...more... CCID Consulting: Google Exploits the Wireless Network Market While Baidu Misses the First Opportunity (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
CCID Consulting, China's leading research, consulting and IT outsourcing service provider, and the first Chinese consulting firm listed in Hong Kong , releases its article on Google stepping up its efforts in the wireless network market while Baidu misses inroads to development....more... Private Villas for a Private Island (The Sun Post)
Miami architect Chad Oppenheim ? founder and principal of Oppenheim Architecture+Design , a firm known for creating world-class projects for such clients as Morgans Hotel Group, Marriott, Hyatt, Starwood Capital, The Setai Group and KOR ? just became the seventh member of the prestigious international design team selected for Dellis Cay , a private island surrounded by a coral reef in the ......more... Rally champion Colin McRae dies with son in helicopter crash (Times Online Sunday)
THE former rally driving champion Colin McRae was killed and his five year-old son feared dead in a helicopter crash yesterday afternoon. The aircraft came down in Jerviswood, Lanarkshire, half a mile from the family's home and burst into flames just after 4pm....more... Reuters Canada Business Summary (The Globe and Mail)
LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada can best promote market stability by keeping inflation under control, Governor David Dodge said on Wednesday, adding that policymakers need to see more data before changing their policy stance....more... Singapore: the city in a suit (Daily Telegraph)
Jeffrey Mills chooses the best sights, hotels, restaurants and bars for business in Singapore....more... TomTom Seeks to Buy Map Supplier Tele Atlas (GPS World)
A navigation unit and its maps are a necessary combination for personal navigation devices, but the announcement in July that PND-maker TomTom seeks to buy mapmaker Tele Atlas for $2.5 billion (?2 billion) has analysts and competing PND makers concerned....more... Legends from the Worlds of Screen, Stage and Sport to Attend BGC Charity Day on Tuesday, September 11 (wallstreet:online AG)
Celebrities Including: WHOOPI GOLDBERG; ELI WALLACH; YOGI BERRA; BOOMER ESIASON and Cast Members from...more... |