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Cap carbon to spur economy: business leaders

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. business leaders including the troubled Big Three automakers offered a prescription on Tuesday for economic recovery and job creation: cap the carbon emissions that spur global warming.

Chief Procurement Officers Rise and Shine at Aberdeen's 4th Annual CPO Summit

BOSTON, MA, November 18 / MARKET WIRE/ -- Chief Procurement Officers and other executives from across the globe convened last week in San Francisco for the 4th Annual Chief Procurement Officer's Summit to discuss the...

Bank woes knock European stocks to 3-week low

By Blaise Robinson PARIS, Nov 18 (Reuters) - At 1209 GMT, the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares was down 1.6 percent at 823.76 points, after falling to as low as 818.78 points earlier, the index's lowest level since...

NMDC taps Rio Tinto for Birbhum mine

Public sector diversified mineral resources company, NMDC, is planning to induct a foreign partner in its proposed joint venture for thermal coal in West Bengal, and has held talks with Rio Tinto, the

Koala calls an old mine home

In collaboration with Rio Tinto Coal Australia, UQ researchers have found former coal mines can be successfully transformed into comfortable koala accommodation. At the Blair Athol Mine in Central Queensland, zoologists from UQ...

RLPC-Exeltium's 3.8 bln euro loan not feasible until 09-bankers

LONDON, Nov 18 (Reuters) - A 3.8 billion euro ($4.8 billion) loan backing French energy conglomerate Exeltium's industrial partnership with EDF is now expected to take place in 2009, as banks seek to defer underwriting risk in...

Recession fears hit European shares; banks slip

London: European shares fell in morning trade on Tuesday, as commodity stocks slipped tracking a retreat in metals and crude prices and banks weakened on concerns about a deep global recession in major economies.By 3:10pm...

Asian shares follow Wall Street lower

Asia-Pacific shares followed Wall Street lower on Tuesday as significant job cuts, such as Citigroup’s shedding of 52,000 positions, added to the bleak economic outlook. The FTSE Asia Pacific index dropped 1 per cent to 153.16....

BHP risks losing balance on regulatory tightrope

By Andrew Hill, Peggy Hollinger and Peter Smith The European Commission's objections to BHP Billiton's $80bn hostile bid for Anglo-Australian mining rival Rio Tinto will spill into the public domain this month with the...

Taylor Wimpey boosted by takeover talk

Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey perked up 6pc as it emerged that Prudential – possibly its investment management division M&G – is one of the company's bondholders in a syndicate being advised by investment bank Close Brothers....