Nikkei (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
British American Tobacco Rejects Proposed UK RegulationLONDON (Dow Jones)--U.K. government proposals to combat underage smoking could fuel the black market, ruin small retailers, make cigarettes more accessible to children, undermine competition and breach intellectual property law, British American Tobacco said Friday.
Computerworld UK's Roundup (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
HSBC said today that it is setting up a global telepresence network, providing yet more evidence that the top-end, high-definition cousin to videoconferencing might well be the technology investment that gets the green light from CFOs despite recession indicators being on red alert.
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Anaqua, a leading provider of intellectual asset management (IAM) software and services, has announced ANAQUA Express, a new version of its IAM solution packaged and
All Africa (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
THE Court of Appeal has upheld a death sentence against four men, including a Police constable, convicted of armed robbery.
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
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Mondo Visione (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
STOXX Ltd. today announced the results of the regular annual review of the Dow Jones STOXX 50, Dow Jones EURO STOXX 50, Dow Jones STOXX NORDIC 30 and Dow Jones STOXX EU Enlarged 15 blue-chip indexes as well as the results of the annual review of its style indexes. The changes will be effective on September 22, 2008.
New Vision (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
BRITISH American Tobacco (BATU) has posted a 135% rise in net profit of sh4.2b in the first half 2008, a statement of the company's unaudited accounts indicates.
Forbes (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
Shares fall as the drinks maker's strong valuation is called into question.
The Australian (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
RIO Tinto chief financial officer Guy Elliott has defended the company's $US38 billion Alcan acquisition, saying investors would have to wait a couple of years for its earnings potential to be realised, and that demand and prices of aluminium are expected to stay strong.
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
DALLAS, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- BeaconEquity.com announces the availability of Trade Alerts on stocks making news today. Investors can view all of the daily trading notes for free by visiting: Today's Trade Alerts include: Star Scientific Inc. (Nasdaq: ), Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE: ), British American Tobacco plc (Amex: ), Altria Group Inc. (NYSE: ), Reynolds American Inc. (NYSE: RAI)...
Mail & Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
Two masterminds of a series of hijackings of cigarette vehicles belonging to British American Tobacco were on Tuesday slapped with lengthy jail terms.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
BEIJING, China -- Two Chinese tobacco companies are merging to form the world's fourth-largest cigarette producer by volume, a financial newspaper reported Tuesday.
New Vision (Free subscription) | 08/24/2008
FOR an institution that turns 10 this year, it is 2007 that stands out as one of the best years at the Uganda Securities Exchange (USE). The listing of Stanbic Bank last year after a successful Initial Public Offer (IPO) catapulted the bourse from sluggish trade to a vibrant market.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 08/23/2008
A homeless chef who lived at Gatwick airport for three years has been jailed for 15 months for breaking an antisocial behaviour order (Asbo) banning him from the site.
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
BERLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toyota, Pepsi, Deutsche Telekom, Marks & Spencer and Cadbury are just five of the large multi-national corporations converging in Berlin to discuss responsible
