* Air France-KLM abandons profit hopes for 2008/09 * Shares in Europe's largest airline fall 9 percent * Warning highlights trade slump ahead of G20 summit * Engine maker Pratt & Whitney braces for job...
* Air France-KLM abandons profit hopes for 2008/09 * Shares in Europe's largest airline fall 7 percent * Warning of loss highlights trade slump ahead of G20 summit * Engine maker Pratt & Whitney warns...
SUBIC BAY, Philippines, March 8 - It's 11 a.m. on a weekday but huge, bulky cargo ships scattered in this Philippine port are quiet and nearly deserted, save for a handful of workers repainting chipped...
* Asian shares gain as China hopes boosts outlook for trade * Euro steady ahead of ECB, sterling dips ahead of BOE * Oil prices inch higher, gold dips * JGBs gain, reversing day-earlier steep...
BEIJING (AFP)--Export contracts sealed at a major trade fair in China declined by almost 16% as overseas buyers cut budgets amid the ongoing global economic downturn, state media reported Friday. The value of orders signed...
BEIJING (AFP)--A major trade fair in China this week has seen orders dive as foreign buyers tighten their belts, state media reported, in a further sign the country is feeling the pinch from the global...
OSLO (AFP)--European Union Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson said Thursday that the current worldwide financial turmoil emphasized the need to conclude the global World Trade Organization trade pact that failed earlier this year. "The message that...
WASHINGTON -- The No. 1 concern for multinational companies regarding the administration of President-elect Barack Obama is whether Obama will raise taxes on their overseas earnings, according to the chief of a national trade group....
LONDON --The U.K. global goods deficit narrowed less than expected to GBP7.7 billion in July from an upwardly revised GBP8.0 billion in June, the Office for National Statistics said Wednesday. The market was expecting a...