Copyright (c) 2004 Yahoo!AUNZ Inc. All rights reserved. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/afp/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/financenews/afp_index.html AFP Finance News en-us Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:07:19 GMT http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/afp/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/091125/33/29y8h.html Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:34:31 GMT SINGAPORE (AFP) - The post-crisis world economy faces new risks from investment bubbles that risk plunging millions back into poverty, according to World Bank chief Robert Zoellick. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/afp/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/091125/33/29xvh.html Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:012:26 GMT TOKYO (AFP) - Japan on Wednesday posted a trade surplus for the ninth straight month in October, as the world's number two economy gradually emerges from deep stagnation, thanks to recovery in the rest of Asia. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/afp/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/091125/33/29xvg.html Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:58:18 GMT WASHINGTON (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund announced Tuesday athat a lending scheme to aid countries hit hard by the financial crisis had grown to 600 billion dollars. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/afp/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/091124/33/29xh4.html Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:48:53 GMT BERN (AFP) - Swiss authorities said Tuesday they had informed more than 500 UBS clients suspected of having evaded taxes in the United States whether their data would be transmitted to US tax authorities. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/afp/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/091124/33/29xh1.html Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:29:11 GMT NEW DELHI (AFP) - Indian federal investigators on Tuesday filed new charges against the founder of scandal-hit outsourcing giant Satyam in the nation's biggest case of corporate fraud, an official said. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/afp/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/091124/33/29xgc.html Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:17:55 GMT MOSCOW (AFP) - The Russian central bank cut its main interest rate to a record low 9. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/afp/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/091124/33/29xgb.html Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:003:27 GMT LONDON (AFP) - The Bank of England admitted Tuesday that it lent a total of 61. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/afp/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/091124/33/29xfv.html Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:23:53 GMT WASHINGTON (AFP) - US Airways said Tuesday it had delayed the delivery of 54 Airbus aircraft as part of spending cuts over the next three years aimed at returning the struggling airline to profitability. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/afp/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/091124/33/29xeq.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:023:25 GMT LONDON (AFP) - Europe's main stock markets fell in morning deals on Tuesday owing to profit-taking after beginning the week sharply higher. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/afp/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/091124/33/29xel.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:41:20 GMT JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - The South African economy has escaped from recession with growth of 0. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/afp/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/091124/33/29xe6.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:39:00 GMT HELSINKI (AFP) - Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, said on Tuesday it would cut around 220 jobs in Japan as part of its plans to streamline its vast research and development operations. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/afp/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/091124/33/29xep.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:36:29 GMT BRUSSELS (AFP) - Factories in the 16-nation eurozone reported a rise of new orders in September, although more recent data has suggested economic recovery in Europe may be peaking. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/afp/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/091124/33/29xeo.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:28:36 GMT LONDON (AFP) - The dollar firmed on Tuesday after recent sharp losses as investors largely stayed on the sidelines ahead of the US Thanksgiving holiday later in the week, dealers said. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/afp/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/091124/33/29xej.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:022:57 GMT LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices fell slightly on Tuesday amid lingering concerns about weak energy demand. http://au.rd.yahoo.com/finance/news/rss/afp/*http://au.biz.yahoo.com/091124/33/29xe3.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:021:10 GMT PARIS (AFP) - The French international fashion group PPR is set to sell its consumer goods chains Fnac and Conforama to focus on its luxury brands, chief executive Francois-Henri Pinault said on Tuesday.