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Cable & Wireless Worldwide has risen sharply Wednesday in the London Stock Exchange, on rumors of interest from U.S. rival AT & T.
The group was not immediately available for comment on this information.
At mid-day, action, Cable & Wireless gained 5.24% to 70.3 pence, after a while jumped nearly 13% in the [...]

The Federal Reserve Chairman United States, Ben Bernanke said Friday that the economic recovery had slowed more than expected and the Fed was prepared, if necessary, to adopt additional measures to support the activity.
"The committee (monetary policy) is ready to implement further monetary easing through unconventional measures, if necessary, especially if the outlook [...]

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The Japanese company Astellas Pharma has announced a fall of 18.2% of its current quarterly earnings and sharply reduced its annual earnings forecast, to take into account the cost of a license extension and the impact of yen appreciation .
Astellas said it would again cut its earnings outlook after the publication of its [...]

Delta Air Lines, world's largest airline, announced Monday it had returned to profit in the second quarter, thanks to the resumption of international air traffic.
The group sees growth in its turnover due to economic recovery, after two difficult years for the airline industry faces a sharp decline in demand.
The company's net [...]

Carrefour said on Wednesday he did not buy certain products in paper group in Indonesia Asia Pulp and Paper (APP), for environmental issues.
On the eve of the decision, Greenpeace accused APP, a subsidiary of Sinar Mas, of wanting to destroy the Indonesian rainforest and called distributors, including Carrefour, to stop buying its products. [...]

The manufacturing sector in the euro area in June recorded its slowest growth in four months, show the final results of the investigation Markit.
PMI final Markit purchasing managers stood at 55.6 in June, a level consistent with the flash estimate and slightly lower than the 55.8 for the month of May
It [...]

The British finance minister George Osborne presented an austere budget, reducing spending and raising taxes, while announcing the establishment of a tax on banks to reduce the deficit.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer said that state spending would be reduced by approximately 25% over the next five years, while the VAT will be raised [...]