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Spanish beaches busy, but tourist spending down

5 Sep 2008 21:19 GMT

... was the world's No.2 tourist destination after France last year, with almost half of its ... pound's 15 per cent slide against the euro in the last 12 months. Britain's Thomas ...

Midshipmen Study Abroad in Europe

5 Sep 2008 20:45 GMT

... abode on the fifth floor of the French military hotel, the Midshipmen were pleased to ... honors the soldiers who have fought for France. They also visited Htel Des Invalides, Napoleon’s ... the Midshipmen discussed the legacy of the euro, myths and misperceptions surrounding its establishment as ...

Future looks fragile

5 Sep 2008 20:09 GMT

... land. Lower interest rates, tax cuts and central bank bailouts have failed to stop the wave ... now spread to engulf Ireland, Italy, Britain, France, Spain, New Zealand and Japan. Uncertainty is ... two consecutive quarters of negative growth. The euro has gone into a nosedive in recent ...

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Cadbury rises on Australian sale talk

5 Sep 2008 19:34 GMT

... pence from 700 pence. Reuters Messaging 12:25GMT 05Sept2008-Euro techs, telcos fall on Nokia warning European ... <.SX7P> over funding fears after the European Central Bank tightens the rules on assets that institutions ... 50 , German DAX futures and French CAC futures trading around 1 percent ...

Scott Murdoch: Feathers fly in RBA boardroom

5 Sep 2008 19:31 GMT

... that time. Economists at BNP Paribas, the French investment bank, say the RBA message of ... to intervene in the trading of the euro currency. "The ECB has lost credibility in the ...

Feathers fly in RBA boardroom

5 Sep 2008 18:59 GMT

... that time. Economists at BNP Paribas, the French investment bank, say the RBA message of ... to intervene in the trading of the euro currency. "The ECB has lost credibility in the ...

Traders May Shy Away as Labor Market Conditions Worsen - RTTNews Daily Market Analysis

5 Sep 2008 18:39 GMT

... $1.10 at $802.10 an ounce. Among the currencies, the U.S. dollar is trading at 106.25 ... dollar is trading at $1.4321 against the euro. Stock markets across the Asia-Pacific region closed ... seeing significant weakness in Friday's session. The French CAC 40 Index and the German DAX ...

Stock Futures Point To A Lower Open Following Disappointing Jobs Data - U.S. Commentary

5 Sep 2008 18:39 GMT

... $1.00 to $802.20 an ounce. On the currency front, the U.S. dollar is trading at ... dollar is trading at $1.4318 against the euro. In overseas trading, stock markets across the ... seeing significant weakness in Friday's session. The French CAC 40 Index and the German DAX ...

Sterling takes a pounding against the dollar as markets wobble

5 Sep 2008 18:38 GMT

... much faster than than in Germany and France, where prices have remained largely flat or ... marginally negative over the past year. Panic: Currency traders had a tough time today as ... since yesterday. Anxiety over the state of euro-zone economies was raised yesterday by bearish comments ...

Patheon Reports Third Quarter 2008 Results

5 Sep 2008 17:34 GMT

... higher than last year (12% in local currencies), and EBITDA before repositioning expenses of $24.7 ... operation's expected exposure to U.S. dollar and euro denominated cash flows and mature at the ... operates in Canada, U.S.A, Puerto Rico, Italy, France and the U.K. The functional currency of ...

The $64 Trillion Question: What's the Dollar Really Worth?

5 Sep 2008 17:29 GMT

... transformed back to the solid, reliable, "reserve currency" that causes commodities from oil to gold ... easy. Bet against the buck, and the Euro would rise. You saw this in gold ... European countries. It was putting Germany and France into recession. "So the central banks of ...

Walker's World: Britain's recession

5 Sep 2008 17:19 GMT

... has reached a record low against the euro, and the latest GDP figures suggest the ... variables, from energy and food prices to currency movements. But one measure usually has proved ... ourselves into trouble, whether in American bars, French cafes, German beer gardens or British pubs. ...

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-STM falls as UBS downgrades to "sell"

5 Sep 2008 17:12 GMT

... on the earnings, presumably in the one-digit-million euro range," WestLB analyst Wolfgang Fickus says. "However, ... <.SX7P> over funding fears after the European Central Bank tightens the rules on assets that institutions ... 50 , German DAX futures and French CAC futures trading around 1 percent ...

Sterling pounded as markets shaken

5 Sep 2008 17:11 GMT

... much faster than than in Germany and France, where prices have remained largely flat or ... since yesterday. Anxiety over the state of euro-zone economies was raised yesterday by bearish comments ... Jean-Claude Trichet, the president of the European Central Bank (ECB). The ECB tightened its criteria for ...

Euro Stocks Fall on Growth Fears

5 Sep 2008 16:47 GMT

... low for an extended period. The European Central Bank had sparked the global equities sell-off by ... Oil falling between 0.6 and 3.4 percent. French energy group EDF fell 2.4 percent. Industry ...