Slavery: The long road to our historic 'sorrow' (Guardian Unlimited)
Captain Luke Collingwood's voyage was not going well. Poor navigation and strong headwinds meant his ship, the Zong, was taking months, not weeks, to sail from Africa to Jamaica. More worryingly, his cargo was beginning to rot....more...Morgain Board Approves Construction of Castillo Gold Project, Mexico (CCNMatthews via Yahoo! Finance)
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- - Morgain Minerals Inc. is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has approved the construction of its 100% owned Castillo Gold Project located in the State of Durango, Mexico, subject to receipt of final operating permit and construction financing....more... Air France-KLM Slides on Alitalia Deal Talk (BusinessWeek)
The companies' reported merger discussions prompted two brokerages to downgrade the Franco-Dutch carrier ...more... Information Technology & Telecommunications (Mondaq)
RFID4U United Kingdom: What Value RFID? RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) has been described as the oldest new technology. The term refers to a group of technologies that come together to enable communication via radio wave....more... David Sirota: "Bipartisanship" Hides the Real Power Equation That No One Talks About (HuffingtonPost)
Here's a very simple question to ponder with full stomachs after our Thanksgiving meal: is the real problem afflicting our political system a lack of so-called "bipartisanship" or is it actually too much bipartisanship? I ask this question honestly, because it seems to me that congressional Democrats believe that, above all, their mandate is to be more "bipartisan." Out of all the messages ...more... We'll have a Big Mac, fries and a green pea pie (Daily Telegraph)
The explosive growth of a middle class that eats out in China has got McDonald's executives gleefully contemplating the future. Mark Kleinman , our Asia Business Editor reports....more... London shares open firmer; ICI gains on disposal, DSG weak after H1 figs UPDATE (Sharewatch)
LONDON (AFX) - Leading shares opened firmer this morning with gains in Imperial Chemical Industries on the back of disposal news offsetting a \"mixed\" set of interim figures from DSG International, and following a positive session overnight on Wall Street ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, dealers said....more... (AFX UK Focus) 2006-11-22 09:47 GMT: London shares open firmer; ICI gains on disposal, DSG weak after H1 figs UPDATE (Interactive Investor)
(Updating with detail throughout)...more... London shares open higher after Wall Street gains, ICI rallies on disposal news (Sharewatch)
At 8.14, the FTSE 100 climbed 29.8 points to 6,232.4, up from a close of 6,202.6 on Tuesday. The wider market was also positive. Overnight, Wall Street clocked gains ahead of the holiday, and with retailers in focus ahead of one of the biggest shopping days of the year on Friday....more... |