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Wall St slips amid global rout

US stocks close lower, but avoid worst of sell-off in Asia, Europe. Read More | View Original Article

World economy set for weak recovery: UN

United Nations revises down world GDP forecast, warns Japan on pump-priming spending. Read More | View Original Article

Adviser jailed in Kismet Trading case

Ex-Bell Potter adviser gets jail time for siphoning off client money. Read More | View Original Article

Tasmania to sign up to Gonski

Giddings flags intention to sign up to reforms, allocates funds in budget. Read More | View Original Article

Service Stream shares fall sharply

Loss of NBN contract continues to weigh heavily on telecom firm. Read More | View Original Article

US must rein in war on terror: Obama

US president lays out security plan in major policy speech. Read More | View Original Article

Manufacturers need help: SABMiller

Brewer says Aust needs to create more 'equitable' tax regime. Read More | View Original Article

BHP may shelve remaining projects: report

Mackenzie's comments interpreted to suggest Jansen project could be shelved. Read More | View Original Article

Aust dollar rises from 11-month low

In overnight trading, local currency recovers slightly from earlier losses. Read More | View Original Article

European stocks fall sharply

European markets close sharply lower in wake of plummeting Asian stocks. Read More | View Original Article

British economy returns to growth

British economy avoids triple-dip recession in Q1. Read More | View Original Article

Abbott will 'rescue' economy: Costello

Former treasurer calls Abbott's budget reply speech 'best in decades'. Read More | View Original Article

Ford move pressures govt to lower manufacturing costs

Federal, state parties pushed to lower cost of manufacturing in Australia. Read More | View Original Article

Volatility likely to persist for miners

Ernst & Young report warns miners to prepare for continued price, currency volatility. Read More | View Original Article

L'ex-président de l'espagnol Pescanova inculpé de délit d'initié

Manuel Fernandez de Sousa, ancien président de la société de pêche espagnole Pescanova, a été inculpé jeudi de falsification de données et de délit d'initié. Read More | View Original Article

Delhaize veut céder deux divisions aux Etats-Unis-sources

Le distributeur belge Delhaize envisage de céder deux chaînes de supermarchés aux Etats-Unis, principal marché du groupe où il est en passe de réduire ses coûts, ont dit jeudi deux sources proches du dossier. Read More | View Original Article

US jobless applications drop

Data suggests US job market is slowly recovering. Read More | View Original Article

Novos fedmepille tættere på markedet

Novo Nordisk har opnået opløftende resultater med sin fedmemedicin og venter at kunne indsende registreringsansøgning til behandling af fedme i USA og EU omkring årsskiftet. Read More | View Original Article

Saudi Arabia confirms another death from SARS-like virus

Non-Saudi, whose nationality and age were not given, died on Tuesday, the Health Ministry said Read More | View Original Article

Wall St slides amid global rout

US stocks decline as Japanese share plunge sparks sell-off in Europe, Asia. Read More | View Original Article

France-Les buralistes demandent à l'UE une harmonisation fiscale

Quelque 500 buralistes français ont manifesté jeudi à Strasbourg, du centre-ville au Parlement européen, pour protester contre la hausse des prix du tabac et demander une harmonisation des taxes dans l'Union européenne. Read More | View Original Article

L'extraction du gaz de schiste inquiète les brasseurs allemands

La fédération des brasseurs allemands a exprimé jeudi ses inquiétudes quant à la technique d'extraction du gaz de schiste, dite de la fracturation hydraulique, qui pourrait remettre en cause une règle vieille de 500 ans sur la fabrication de bière. Read More | View Original Article

SABMiller-Hausse du bénéfice annuel grâce à l'Afrique

Amélioration de 20 à 50 pdb de la marge prévue en2013-2014BPA de 2,38 $ (consensus Thomson Reuters 2,39 dollarsL'action perd 2,8% (Actualisé avec hausse prévue de la marge, Bourse, analystes) Read More | View Original Article

US home sales, prices rise in April

Sales hit second-highest level since mid-2008. Read More | View Original Article

Wall St joins global stocks rout

US stocks decline as Japanese share plunge sparks global sell-off. Read More | View Original Article

Carrefour pourrait encore réduire son exposition aux émergents

Après le Moyen Orient, d'autres cessions pourraientintervenirForte baisse du titre en Bourse Read More | View Original Article

Ralph Lauren Q4 profit rises

Profit increases despite sluggish revenue growth. Read More | View Original Article

Viande de cheval-Le directeur d'un grossiste néerlandais arrêté

La police des Pays-Bas a arrêté le directeur d'un des deux grossistes néerlandais au coeur du scandale de la viande de cheval, a annoncé jeudi le bureau du procureur d'Amsterdam. Read More | View Original Article

Asian shares close sharply lower

Tokyo shares fall off a cliff in wake of weak Chinese data, US Fed testimony. Read More | View Original Article

Rio Tinto, Vale displacing Mozambicans: HRW

Report alleges miners are resettling citizens without homes, income. Read More | View Original Article