Business News » the-first http://miceay.com/business Business news from Australia and around the globe Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:04:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Sydney Airport improves earnings http://miceay.com/business/2010/07/23/sydney-airport-improves-earnings/ http://miceay.com/business/2010/07/23/sydney-airport-improves-earnings/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:50:02 +0000 http://miceay.com/business/2010/07/23/sydney-airport-improves-earnings/ Sydney Airport has achieved a double-digit increase in earnings for the first half of calendar 2010.

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]]> http://miceay.com/business/2010/07/23/sydney-airport-improves-earnings/feed/ 0 UK confirms GDP growth at only 0.3% http://miceay.com/business/2010/07/12/uk-confirms-gdp-growth-at-only-0-3/ http://miceay.com/business/2010/07/12/uk-confirms-gdp-growth-at-only-0-3/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:44:08 +0000 http://miceay.com/business/2010/07/12/uk-confirms-gdp-growth-at-only-0-3/ Britain & #39;s recession is deeper than estimated previously, with statistics confirming the economy grew by only 0.3 per cent in the first three months of the year.

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]]> http://miceay.com/business/2010/07/12/uk-confirms-gdp-growth-at-only-0-3/feed/ 0 France Renault reports big rise http://miceay.com/business/2010/07/09/france-renault-reports-big-rise/ http://miceay.com/business/2010/07/09/france-renault-reports-big-rise/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:06:24 +0000 http://miceay.com/business/2010/07/09/france-renault-reports-big-rise/ France & #39;s Renault SA has reported a 21.6% rise in car sales in the first half of the year, boosted by growth in emerging markets such as Brazil and North Africa.

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]]> http://miceay.com/business/2010/07/09/france-renault-reports-big-rise/feed/ 0 Czech first-half car sales rise 3.0% http://miceay.com/business/2010/07/09/czech-first-half-car-sales-rise-3-0/ http://miceay.com/business/2010/07/09/czech-first-half-car-sales-rise-3-0/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:06:19 +0000 http://miceay.com/business/2010/07/09/czech-first-half-car-sales-rise-3-0/ Czech new car sales rose by an annual 3.0% in the first half of the year on renewed demand following the global downturn, the Car Importers Association said.

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]]> http://miceay.com/business/2010/07/09/czech-first-half-car-sales-rise-3-0/feed/ 0 US current account deficit rises http://miceay.com/business/2010/06/17/us-current-account-deficit-rises/ http://miceay.com/business/2010/06/17/us-current-account-deficit-rises/#comments Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:26:03 +0000 http://miceay.com/business/2010/06/17/us-current-account-deficit-rises/ The US current account deficit rose to & #36;US109 million in the first quarter, its highest point in more than year.

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]]> http://miceay.com/business/2010/06/17/us-current-account-deficit-rises/feed/ 0 Home building surges in early 2010 http://miceay.com/business/2010/06/16/home-building-surges-in-early-2010/ http://miceay.com/business/2010/06/16/home-building-surges-in-early-2010/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 03:18:47 +0000 http://miceay.com/business/2010/06/16/home-building-surges-in-early-2010/ Work commenced on the biggest number of new homes in nearly six years in the first three months of 2010, aided by last year & #39;s more generous housing grant.

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]]> http://miceay.com/business/2010/06/16/home-building-surges-in-early-2010/feed/ 0 Japanese economy grows 4.9 per cent http://miceay.com/business/2010/05/20/japanese-economy-grows-4-9-per-cent/ http://miceay.com/business/2010/05/20/japanese-economy-grows-4-9-per-cent/#comments Thu, 20 May 2010 01:34:22 +0000 http://miceay.com/business/2010/05/20/japanese-economy-grows-4-9-per-cent/ Data showed Japan & #39;s economy surged in the first three months of the year marking the fourth straight quarter of expansion as their recovery gathers pace.

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]]> http://miceay.com/business/2010/05/20/japanese-economy-grows-4-9-per-cent/feed/ 0 Gold One lifts 1st tonne at African mine http://miceay.com/business/2010/05/13/gold-one-lifts-1st-tonne-at-african-mine/ http://miceay.com/business/2010/05/13/gold-one-lifts-1st-tonne-at-african-mine/#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 03:01:18 +0000 http://miceay.com/business/2010/05/13/gold-one-lifts-1st-tonne-at-african-mine/ Shares in Gold One International Ltd rose after it said it had produced the first tonne of gold from its Modder East mine in South Africa.

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]]> http://miceay.com/business/2010/05/13/gold-one-lifts-1st-tonne-at-african-mine/feed/ 0 AIG swings back to profit in Q1 http://miceay.com/business/2010/05/08/aig-swings-back-to-profit-in-q1/ http://miceay.com/business/2010/05/08/aig-swings-back-to-profit-in-q1/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 15:01:57 +0000 http://miceay.com/business/2010/05/08/aig-swings-back-to-profit-in-q1/ Bailed-out US insurance giant AIG posted a better than expected net profit of & #36;US1.45b ( & #36;A1.64b) in the first quarter.

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]]> http://miceay.com/business/2010/05/08/aig-swings-back-to-profit-in-q1/feed/ 0 Spain scrapes out of recession – just http://miceay.com/business/2010/05/08/spain-scrapes-out-of-recession-just/ http://miceay.com/business/2010/05/08/spain-scrapes-out-of-recession-just/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 15:01:46 +0000 http://miceay.com/business/2010/05/08/spain-scrapes-out-of-recession-just/ Spain scraped out of recession in the first quarter, the central bank said, becoming the last major world economy to return to growth.

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