Archive for November 3rd, 2008

Bosch puts workers on shorter hours (AP)

AP - Auto parts supplier Robert Bosch GmbH said Monday it plans to reduce working hours for some workers at a German plant later this week as the car industry cuts costs and braces for economic recession.

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Turkey’s consumer, wholesale prices rise (AP)

AP - Turkey's consumer prices rose by a more-than-expected 2.60 percent in October, for a year-on-year rate of 11.99 percent, the Turkish Statistics Institute said Monday.

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Commerzbank 3Q falls into loss, to get bailed out (AP)

AP - Commerzbank AG said Monday that it swung to a net loss in the third quarter because of writedowns caused by the financial crisis and said it would take advantage of billions of euros in government bailout funds.

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EU: Euro economy likely in recession (AP)

EU Commissioner for Economy and Monetary Affairs Joaquin Almunia, from Spain, arrives to address the media at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Monday Nov. 3, 2008. The European Commission forecast Monday that the economy in the 15 countries that use the euro will barely grow next year, expanding just 0.1 percent as the financial crisis hits hard. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)AP - The European Commission forecast Monday that the economy in the 15 countries that use the euro may already be in a recession and will barely grow next year, expanding just 0.1 percent as the financial crisis hits hard.

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European markets higher ahead of Wall Street open (AP)

A Chinese man takes notes near a display charting stock prices at a securities company in Shanghai, China, Tuesday, Oct 28, 2008.  Chinese stocks rebounded in afternoon trading Tuesday after falling to their lowest level in more than two years Monday. The rally followed surges in regional markets as governments around Asia pledged market-boosting measures. (AP Photo)AP - Europe's stock markets rose modestly Monday ahead of an expected steady opening on Wall Street, with investors sitting tight ahead of a raft of U.S. economic news and Tuesday's presidential election.

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