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Japan unlikely to swap West Asia supply for India’s Sakhalin gas

New Delhi: India’s efforts to make Japan agree to swap gas that it sources from West Asia with supplies obtained by India off the Russian coastline is unlikely to succeed. Tokyo is averse to any deal involving its neighbour...

Consortium to build the world's first clean coal plant

Consortium in first clean coal plant Miner Xstrata is joining with Japan's Electric Power Development Co to start building the world's first clean-coal power plant. Engineering firms Schlumberger, Mitsui & Co and IHI are part...

Xstrata, J-Power in low-emission coal tech first

SYDNEY (Bloomberg) J-Power and Xstrata PLC have started a 206 million Australian dollar, or $137 million, project in Australia that will be the first in the world to use a low-emission coal-fired generating technology. The...

Consortium to build the first clean coal plant

Consortium in first clean coal plant Miner Xstrata is joining with Japan's Electric Power Development Co to start building the world's first clean-coal power plant. Engineering firms Schlumberger, Mitsui & Co and IHI are part...

Australian venture capital firm Starfish Ventures closes AUSUSD185m technology fund

Melbourne-based venture capital firm Starfish Ventures has closed its Starfish Technology Fund II on AUS$185m. The fund will invest in information and communication technology, life sciences and cleantech. All investors in the...

Not all firms hurting in hard times

While the yen's surge and the recession may be battering the sales and profits of the country's blue-chip firms, others are making headway through the storm, posting record half-year profits even as the global financial turmoil...

Nikkei slips on grim outlook for earnings, economy

TOKYO (Reuters) - The Nikkei average fell 1.3 percent in light trade on Wednesday, hurt by a firmer yen and fears about a global recession, with commodity-linked stocks sliding as lower oil and copper prices sparked earnings...

Asian markets extend losses on lingering recession fears

The stock markets across the Asia-Pacific region closed lower on Wednesday as falling commodity prices stoked inflation fears. Energy stocks fell as oil prices continued to drop on Wednesday ahead of the U.S. government's...

Texas power generation boosts Calpine profits

Calpine Corp., the U.S. power producer that exited bankruptcy protection in January, reported that third-quarter earnings beat analyst estimates as the company benefited from electricity generation in Texas.

Nikkei slides 3.6 pct on economy fears, Toyota shock (Reuters)

By Elaine Lies Elaine Lies – 3 mins ago Reuters – A man walks past the sign of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo October 27, 2008. REUTERS/Issei Kato TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan's Nikkei average dropped 3.6 percent on Friday, as...

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