Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Steven Wevodau - London shares shed 3.06% (AFP)

London shares have slumped by 3.06 percent in mid-morning trade as recession jitters hit global equity markets once again, analysts have said.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)AFP - London shares slumped by 3.06 percent in mid-morning trade on Wednesday as recession jitters hit global equity markets once again, analysts said.


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The AT and T logo in an undated photo. The top U.S. phone company reported a rise in third-quarter revenue and mobile phone subscribers despite a weaker U.S. economy, helped by the popularity of Apple' new iPhone. (Handout/Reuters)Reuters - AT&T said Apple Inc's iPhone would hurt full-year profit margins by more than expected, although it helped the top U.S. phone company grow revenue and mobile subscribers in the third quarter.


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A man withdraws money from an ATM inside of a Wachovia branch in the financial district of New York, September 19, 2008. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)Reuters - Wachovia Corp on Wednesday posted a $23.9 billion third-quarter loss, a record for any U.S. lender in the global credit crisis, underscoring the challenges Wells Fargo & Co will face after it acquires the big lender.


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A Phillips 66 service station in an undated image. ConocoPhillips, the third-largest U.S. oil company, said on Wednesday its quarterly earnings rose 41 percent on higher oil prices and topped Wall Street estimates even as storms in the Gulf of Mexico dented results in its refinery business. (Handout/Reuters)Reuters - ConocoPhillips , the third-largest U.S. oil company, said on Wednesday its quarterly earnings rose 41 percent on higher oil prices and topped Wall Street estimates even as storms in the Gulf of Mexico dented results in its refinery business.


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A McDonald's restaurant in a file photo. McDonald's reported better-than-expected quarterly profit on Wednesday, fueled by strong sales in the United States and abroad, sending its shares up 3.4 percent in premarket trade. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)Reuters - McDonald's Corp reported better-than-expected profit on Wednesday, fueled by strong sales in the United States and abroad as consumers sought lower prices when they dine out.


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Customers walk out from the gate of a Wal-Mart supermarket in Loudi,  Hunan Province, China Friday June 20, 2008. Maoming, Wuhu and Loudi are Chinese cities so far in the boonies that the popular Lonely Planet travel guide doesn't even mention them, but Wal-Mart has found them. The American mega-retailer is making an aggressive push into China's smaller markets as economic growth spreads to the hinterlands. The expansion is a key part of Wal-Mart's attempt to gain a bigger foothold in what could become the world's largest retail market. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)AP - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, said Wednesday it will set new quality standards for its suppliers amid a scare over toxic milk products that have sickened tens of thousands of babies across China.


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Boeing machinists march from company's Renton, Washington factory to their union hall to vote on the company's final contract offer, September 3, 2008. (Robert Sorbo/Reuters)Reuters - Boeing Co reported sharply lower third-quarter profit on Wednesday after a strike by its plane assembly workers wiped out almost a month of production at its Seattle-area plants.


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US Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson at a press conference in Washington, DC. Growing warnings of an AFP - Growing warnings of an "inevitable" global recession and the expectation of more interest rate cuts triggered turmoil on the currency markets and sharp falls on stock exchanges Wednesday.


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