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What crisis? China's billionaires live it up
BEIJING (AFP) - While the rest of the world struggles to bounce back from the global financial crisis, China's billionaires are living large, snapping up luxury products at a breathtaking pace.
Nations:China Activities:China Wealth Gap Source:(AFP)
2009-10-28
BMW auto sales fall by 4.3% in 2008
FRANKFURT (AFP) - Auto sales by the German car maker BMW fell by more than four percent last year owing to a collapse in global markets in the final months, the group said on Friday.
Nations:Germany Source:(AFP)
2009-01-09
Recession fears send world markets down
LONDON - European and Asian stock markets tumbled Thursday after recession fears sent Wall Street plunging the day before.
Nations:Italy South Korea Australia Activities:Asian Markets European Markets Source:(AP)
2008-11-20
Governments struggle to cope with rising unemployment
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Companies worldwide slashed jobs Thursday as the global financial crisis deepened, leaving authorities scrambling to cushion the blow and prompting the launch of a French state investment fund.
Nations:Sweden South Korea France Spain People:Nicolas Sarkozy Harry Reid George W. Bush Hu Jintao Activities:Global Financial Crisis
2008-11-20
Rolls-Royce plans up to 2,000 job cuts in 2009
LONDON (AFP) - Rolls-Royce, the British maker of aircraft engines, said Thursday it anticipated cutting between 1,500 and 2,000 jobs worldwide in 2009, or up to five percent of its global workforce.
Nations:U.K. Source:(AFP)
2008-11-20
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