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Sunday, 05 September 2010

Global airlines keen to invest in India: BA

Chief Executive Officer of British Airways, Willie Walsh, speaks to the media outside the Trade Union Congress headquarters in London, Friday March 19, 2010, after last ditch talks to avert a strike by cabin crew collapsed. Walsh said it was "deeply regrettable" that the union declined to accept a proposal on pay and working conditions from the airline, adding that offer would be withdrawn once the strike begins, but Unite joint general secretary Tony Woodley said that BA "does not want to negotiate and ultimately wants to go to war with this union." BA said it expects to operate around 65 percent of its scheduled flights over the next three days.

Given a chance, many international airlines would be keen to invest in Indian airline companies, British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh said on Saturday after announcing a code-sharing agreement with Kingfisher Airlines. "Today, foreign airlines cannot invest in Indian airlines because of the...

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Axis Bank plans to open branch in London

Axis Bank has sought approval from Bank of England to open a branch in London, executive director of the bank S K Chakrabarti said. He said the Reserve Bank of India has...

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British Airways staff demonstrate onboard a bus as they drive through London, Thursday, May 20, 2010.

Unite anger at alleged BA surveillance of cabin crew The Guardian2010-09-05

Union considers fresh strike ballot over "human rights violation" Tony Woodley is still holding out for a peace deal with BA. Photograph: Ben Stansall/AFP/Getty Images...

A migrant worker picks up a bottle of water during a break from his work near a construction site at Beijing's Central Business District Monday, Aug. 16, 2010. China has overtaken Japan as the world's second-largest economy.

Boom...or bust: Is China heading for big trouble?The Independent2010-09-05

A surge in bank lending. A speculative rush to buy houses - not just second properties, but third or fourth homes. Soaring property prices. Banks hiding the loans off their balance sheets. Surely it...

USAID Mission Director Craig Buck and Dr. Anwar-ul-Haq Ahady in 2002

Afghans pull money from major bank Al Jazeera2010-09-04

Nervous Afghans have withdrawn their money from Afghanistan's largest bank after newspapers in the United States published news reports alleging corruption among the bank's executives. The run on...

President of USA Barack Obama meeting with Iraqi president Jalal Talabani

Obama pledges to work for a thriving middle class The Boston Globe2010-09-04

WASHINGTON-A strong economy needs bustling Main Streets and a thriving middle class, not just a healthy stock market, President Barack Obama said in paying tribute to the American worker. In his...

Recession puts brakes on September auto deals Hartford Courant2010-09-04

shoppers know September traditionally is a great time to score a deal on a new automobile. The new model year is approaching, and dealers are desperate to get rid of the previous year's models. It's...

Mining bonanza rockets property prices in remote towns Business Report2010-09-05

By Jason Scott Submit your comment Paul Eaton moved into Karratha 10 years ago with a fledgling building business.Now he and his 40 employees can't build homes quickly enough in the remote Western Australian mining town where demand for land is so hot that the government organises lotteries...

Down Under gets leg up from China boom Business Report2010-09-05

By Malcolm Knox Submit your comment Every third Wednesday, Michael Box gets up early in the morning to catch a flight out of Perth, an isolated city of 1.6 million in southwest Australia, to an even more remote section of the country: The Pilbara. Box and about a dozen colleagues then spend...

New insurance rules to kick in, but dates vary Star Tribune2010-09-05

A slate of popular consumer protections roll out Sept. 23 as part of federal health reform. They include the extension of dependent benefits to age 26, a huge issue for many parents anxious to keep their kids on their company coverage as long as possible. But when that benefit applies depends on...

About this series Star Tribune2010-09-05

The sweeping health care bill signed by President Obama in March -- the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act -- is the biggest overhaul of American health care in decades. It will expand insurance coverage by 30 million people, tighten consumer regulations, update Medicare and eventually...

Craigslist drops adult services section after attorneys general urge shutdown Star Tribune2010-09-05

Craigslist appears to have surrendered in a legal fight over erotic ads posted on its website, shutting down its adult services section Saturday and replacing it with a black bar that simply says "censored." The move comes just over a week after a group of state attorneys general said...

Federal health insurance changes to start soon Star Tribune2010-09-05

Patti Rochek was bracing for her college-student daughter to be kicked off her employer's health insurance after the 20-year-old decided to take a semester off this year. But thanks to the federal health care overhaul, that won't happen. Her daughter, Catlin Arndt, can now stay on Rochek's company...