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Japanese banks' profits crimped

TOKYO, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Japan's top six banking groups, hit by the global financial crisis, saw their combined profits plummet 58 percent in the first six months in fiscal 2008. Their profits, shown in their earnings statements...

Aerospace Notebook: 787 wing break passes structural test

On purpose. For a couple of years, Boeing engineers have had a lively internal debate over whether to break the wing as part of the static ground tests. A Boeing spokeswoman said engineers will study the results of the...

Oil Search inks MoU to update study of PNG petrochemical project

Sydney (Platts) --19 Nov 2008 -- [Oil] Exploration and production company Oil Search has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Papua New Guinea government, and Japan's Itochu Corporation and Mitsubishi Gas Chemical to...

Ben muscles his way up to Carlow

By Con Power Wednesday November 19 2008 BEN Dunne has received planning for a gym in Barrow Valley Retail Park in Carlow. The project is expected to cost in the region of €9m. The retail park also received a boost when the...

Car Hits Mattress, Leading to Another Fatal Crash

Less than 24 hours after a teenager driving the wrong way on Interstate 66 slammed head-on into a car, killing two people and injuring three others, a 21-year-old Fairfax County woman was killed in a crash on the roadway when a...

Indonesia's Medco confident of landing loans for major projects

Singapore (Platts) --19 Nov 2008 -- [Oil] Indonesia's private upstream player Medco Energi is confident the various financiers and funding plans it has lined up for all seven of its major projects launched this year, including...

Nikkei set to rise after US rally, Mazda in focus

TOKYO, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average is expected to firm on Wednesday following an overnight rise on Wall Street, though global recession fears may limit gains in Tokyo shares. One stock to watch will be Mazda Motor...

Posco Stalks Murchison

It might be slump time in the steel industry, but there's always room for a strategic investment or two for a global major like Posco.The South Korean steel giant, the world's 4th largest, continues to creep up the share...

Elpida shares drop on fears of lengthy chip slump

By Mayumi Negishi TOKYO, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Shares of Elpida Memory Inc dropped as much as 19.6 percent on Wednesday on fears that rival computer memory firms in Taiwan could receive government support, which could worsen a...

Yamaha sound bar in a console

That's right folks! Instead of hanging your virtual surround sound bar below your flat-panel HDTV, Yamaha has integrated it right into a TV console designed to accommodate up to a 46-incher with a few crucial extras. Besides an...