Mittal Steel, one of the world’s largest steel producers, could cut up to 45,000 jobs over the next five years,…
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Feta cheese battle reaches court
A row over whether only Greece should be allowed to label its cheese feta has reached the European Court of…
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Christmas shoppers flock to tills
Shops all over the UK reported strong sales on the last Saturday before Christmas with some claiming record-breaking numbers of…
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Mixed Christmas for US retailers
US retailers posted mixed results for December – with luxury retailers faring well while many others were forced to slash…
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China now top trader with Japan
China overtook the US to become Japan’s biggest trading partner in 2004, according to numbers released by Japan’s Finance Ministry…
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Rich grab half Colombia poor fund
Half of the money put aside by the Colombian government to help the country’s poor is benefiting people who do…
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China had role in Yukos split-up
China lent Russia $6bn (£3.2bn) to help the Russian government renationalise the key Yuganskneftegas unit of oil group Yukos, it…
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FAO warns on impact of subsidies
Billions of farmers’ livelihoods are at risk from falling commodity prices and protectionism, the UN’s Food & Agriculture Organisation has…
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Cars pull down US retail figures
US retail sales fell 0.3% in January, the biggest monthly decline since last August, driven down by a heavy fall…
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BMW drives record sales in Asia
BMW has forecast sales growth of at least 10% in Asia this year after registering record sales there in 2004.…
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