msnbc.com: World businessMsnbc.com is a leader in breaking news and original journalism. Moody's downgrades Irish government debtMon, 19 Jul 2010 07:17:09 GMT Moody's Investors Service has downgraded its rating on Irish government bonds by one notch, citing a deteriorating economic outlook. Miss. native set to replace gaffe-prone BP CEOTue, 27 Jul 2010 10:55:52 GMT Bob Dudley's sudden rise to the top at BP PLC shows how the Gulf oil spill has dramatically changed the fortunes of people from local fishermen to corporate executives. Oil spill - BP - Gulf Oil - Business - Environment BP denies CEO to resign in coming monthsWed, 21 Jul 2010 12:04:49 GMT BP denied a report its embattled chief executive would leave soon, as it lined up $7 billion in asset sales to help pay for the worst oil spill in U.S. history, lifting its shares on Wednesday. BP - The Times - England - London - Tony Hayward Mexico's violence largely spares foreign firmsThu, 29 Jul 2010 20:11:18 GMT As bodies pile up in Mexico's drug war, local businesses bear the brunt of violence, extortion and kidnapping while big foreign-run firms have been spared the worst. War on Drugs - Mexico - Drugs - Health - Illegal Bud says it got boost out of World Cup dealWed, 21 Jul 2010 21:53:04 GMT The King of Beers is closer to becoming the Coke of beers. Sponsored By:Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:49:30 GMT New BP chief: Priority is plugging well for goodTue, 27 Jul 2010 15:24:21 GMT The newly-named CEO of BP said Tuesday morning his top priority at BP is sealing its blown oil well for good and cleaning and restoring the Gulf of Mexico. BP's new CEO: Gulf spill was a wake-up callTue, 27 Jul 2010 17:17:22 GMT The American who will take over as head of BP says he's not underestimating the nature and complexity of what the company must do to restore its reputation. Tony Hayward - BP - Chief executive officer - Oil spill - Gulf of Mexico Fund manager goes on $1 billion cocoa bingeMon, 19 Jul 2010 20:14:37 GMT Anthony Ward, co-founder of the Armajaro hedge fund, bought 240,100 tons of cocoa beans for $1 billion. Sponsored By:Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:04:49 GMT Zero-percent unemployment Cuba's labor strifeSun, 18 Jul 2010 21:04:51 GMT Here, nearly everyone works for the state and official unemployment is minuscule, but pay is so low that Cubans like to joke that "the state pretends to pay us and we pretend to work." Cuba - Caribbean - Work - Unemployment - Cubans IOC OK with BP sponsoring 2012 GamesFri, 16 Jul 2010 21:36:28 GMT President Jacques Rogge said Friday that the International Olympic Committee has had lengthy discussions with London organizers about BP's sponsorship of the 2012 Summer Games, and the IOC is OK with the deal if the company takes the proper corrective measures after the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. International Olympic Committee - Jacques Rogge - Gulf of Mexico - 2012 Summer Olympics - Oil spill Panasonic buying units in bid to go greenerThu, 29 Jul 2010 13:06:30 GMT Panasonic is planning to take 100 percent ownership of its subsidiaries Sanyo Electric and Panasonic Electric Works to strengthen green businesses. Ryanair boss in humbling apology to rivalFri, 16 Jul 2010 14:12:12 GMT Irish budget airline Ryanair said Thursday it has agreed to pay libel damages to the founder of rival carrier easyJet for falsely accusing him of suppressing reports about the company's performance. Ryanair - Airline - Low-cost carrier - EasyJet Switzerland - Stelios Haji-Ioannou Toyota subpoenaed by U.S. over steering issuesTue, 20 Jul 2010 20:54:27 GMT A federal grand jury in New York has subpoenaed Toyota's U.S. subsidiaries for documents related to problems with rods that connect a vehicle's steering to its front wheels. Seven of 91 banks fail European stress testsFri, 23 Jul 2010 19:39:41 GMT Seven of 91 European banks failed stress tests aimed at measuring their strength in case the continent's government debt crisis takes a turn for the worse, regulators said Friday. Moody's downgrades Portugal debt ratingTue, 13 Jul 2010 13:43:53 GMT Moody's credit rating agency downgraded Portugal's bonds on Tuesday, casting fresh doubt on the country's ability to weather its debt crisis as the economy weakens. Hayward will have few duties in new jobTue, 27 Jul 2010 19:49:30 GMT Tony Hayward is poised to move to a new job as a non-executive board member with few direct responsibilities at BP PLC's Russia venture, TNK-BP. Tony Hayward - BP - TNK-BP - Russia - Business New York and Ohio want to lead BP lawsuitsWed, 21 Jul 2010 16:25:59 GMT New York and Ohio have asked a federal judge to appoint them lead plaintiffs to handle shareholder class-action lawsuits against BP over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Irish test limits of austerity to mend deficitTue, 13 Jul 2010 18:05:19 GMT For two long years, the Irish have suffered through harsh government cutbacks and tax increases that have taken a fat chunk out of their take-home pay â?? painful medicine to avoid national bankruptcy. Government - Ethnicity - Celtic - Medicine - Irish Trader Joe's owner dies at 88Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:24:26 GMT German discount supermarket chain Aldi says Theo Albrecht, its co-founder and considered one of the country's richest men, has died. He was 88. Theo Albrecht - Aldi - Trader Joe - Business - Retail Bangladesh garment workers riot over new wagesFri, 30 Jul 2010 08:06:45 GMT Thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers took to the streets, burning cars and blocking traffic, police said, in a protest against the minimum wage rate, police said. Bangladesh - Minimum wage - Labor - Wage - Asia |
