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What was behind today's nightmare on Wall Street?
26.06.2008 18:19
freep.com
Gloom and even more gloom for auto stocks, oil prices, inflation, the Fed, and yes, let's even throw in the kitchen sink sent stock prices skidding on Wall Street.
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Shares plunge on Wall Street
26.06.2008 17:23
breakingnews.ie
A barrage of bad news including a new record high for oil sent Wall Street plunging today, hurtling the Dow Jones industrials down nearly 360 points to their lowest level in nearly two years.
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Dow sinks 358 to lowest level in nearly 2 years
26.06.2008 17:22
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NEW YORK — A barrage of bad news including a new record high for oil sent Wall Street plunging today, hurtling the Dow Jones industrials down nearly 360 points to their lowest level in nearly two years.
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ISEQ suffers a bad day
26.06.2008 13:27
breakingnews.ie
The ISEQ index of Irish shares was down today, plummeting 185.33 points to 5,230.74.
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FTSE drops 3%
26.06.2008 13:27
breakingnews.ie
The FTSE 100 Index fell almost 3% today after investors were spooked by a sudden spike in oil prices and fears over inflation in the UK and US.
Ireland
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HBOS shareholders vote on £4bn cash call
26.06.2008 11:44
breakingnews.ie
Shareholders in Halifax Bank of Scotland were voting today on the bank’s request for an extra £4bn (€5bn) in capital.
Ireland
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Tata profits soar after Corus deal
26.06.2008 11:44
breakingnews.ie
Indian steel giant Tata Steel today said that last year’s £6.2bn (€7.8bn) acquisition of Anglo-Dutch company Corus had boosted profits by 60%.
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OPEC chief predicts further oil price rises
26.06.2008 11:44
breakingnews.ie
Oil prices could soar as high as US$170 a barrel over the next few months, the president of oil cartel Opec warned today.
Ireland
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Obama touts 'green' plans, asks for input from GM chief
26.06.2008 11:42
freep.com
PITTSBURGH — Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama asked the head of General Motors Corp. today what he could do to preserve the U.S. auto industry if elected, saying automakers "may need some bridges" to reach the future.
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MIKE WENDLAND: 4 phones that rival the iPhone
26.06.2008 09:28
freep.com
Remember all the hype over the iPhone last year at this time? Get ready for it again as Apple releases iPhone 2.0. But this year Apple has some serious new contenders. Mike shows off four of them.
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Accessorize your Chrysler with Wi-Fi
26.06.2008 09:28
freep.com
Buckle up and log on. Beginning in August, Chrysler LLC customers will be able to get in-vehicle wireless Internet as an option in all models. The hotspots will have a radius of about 100 feet and will allow Wi-Fi-enabled devices, such as laptops and iPhones, to connect to the Internet, according to the automaker.
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NTR reveal profit of €344.2m on sale of West-Link concession
26.06.2008 08:28
breakingnews.ie
National Toll Roads (NTR) today revealed its preliminary financial results for the year ended March 31 2008, showing attributable profit for the year was €830.8m.
Ireland
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FTSE deep in the red
26.06.2008 07:32
breakingnews.ie
The London market was deep in the red today as investors fretted over economic prospects on both sides of the Atlantic.
Ireland
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'Recession' not affecting property investors abroad
26.06.2008 07:32
breakingnews.ie
The economic recession in Ireland has had little impact on the number of Irish people investing in foreign properties, according to a leading French-based estate agent.
Ireland
Small Business
Workers return to Chrysler lab evacuated for spill
26.06.2008 07:23
freep.com
Employees have returned to their jobs after a chemical spill forced the evacuation of an engineering laboratory at Chrysler LLC's world headquarters in Auburn Hills.
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