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BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - European Union trade chief Peter Mandelson said China must address the issue of climate change and reduction of greenhouse gases while pursuing economic growth. At a seminar in Beijing on trade and climate change, Mandelson called on China, which still relies heavily on coal power, to start looking at the environmental costs of its rapid development and to remedy the problems ...

InBev said it suffered a bad summer in Britain after volumes slumped during the July heatwave, with Stella particularly badly hit.The downturn was in stark contrast to the success of Magners, with demand for ice-cold cider so high during the summer that maker C&C struggled to keep up.Analysts have already suggested that the growing popularity of Magners also damaged sales of Guinness, as demand fo ...

TOKYO (XFN-ASIA) - Share prices closed lower but off their lows after the September machinery orders data showed an unexpected decline from August, prompting investors to lock in gains made shortly before the closely-watched economic indicator was released, dealers said. They said investors will remain cautious as they await next week's Japanese GDP data for the July-September quarter and until t ...

HONG KONG (XFN-ASIA) - Shares across the Asia-Pacific region closed mostly lower, with selling in Tokyo after the release of machinery orders data that showed an unexpected decline, dealers said. Tokyo shares closed down, but off their lows, after the September core private sector machinery orders data fell, indicating corporate capital spending is slowing. Orders fell a seasonally adjusted 7.4  ...

LONDON (AFX) - Leading shares are tipped to open lower this morning, following on from declines on Wall Street and Asian indices overnight amid investor caution over rising oil prices and US election concerns, dealers said. According to spread-bettors IG Index, the FTSE 100 index is seen opening down around 20.5 points at 6,210-6,216, extending yesterday's decline when the index ended 7.5 points  ...

This is Money10 November 2006 Leading shares are tipped to open lower this morning, following on from declines on Wall Street and Asian markets overnight with investors cautious over rising oil prices and US election concerns. OTHER STORIES NTL wants merger with ITV Market report: Yesterday's trading Broadband battle for BT T-Mobile lifted by Flext offer Baugur to wow High St with ...

TOKYO (XFN-ASIA) - Share prices closed lower but off their lows after the September machinery orders data showed an unexpected decline from August, prompting investors to lock in gains made shortly before the closely-watched economic indicator was released, dealers said. They said investors will remain cautious as they await next week's Japanese GDP data for the July-September quarter and until t ...

SYDNEY (XFN-ASIA) - Share prices closed slightly higher on selected buying in a market lacking direction because of uncertainty over the US political situation, dealers said. They said the market remained positive about earnings prospects but there was no clear direction as investors weighed up the impact of the US mid-term elections. Dealers said the increased power of the Democratic Party is c ...

SYDNEY (XFN-ASIA) - Share prices closed slightly higher on selected buying in a market lacking direction because of uncertainty over the US political situation, dealers said. They said the market remained positive about earnings prospects but there was no clear direction as investors weighed up the impact of the US mid term elections. Dealers said the increased power of the Democratic Party is c ...

HONG KONG (XFN-ASIA) - Share prices closed lower as investors locked in profits in blue chips and H-shares following yesterday's rally, dealers said. They said losses on Wall Street and on the Tokyo bourse, after crude prices rose overnight made many investors turn cautious. The Hang Seng Index closed down 61.72 points or 0.33 pct at 18,891.14, off a low of 18,861.94 and high of 18,976.15. Turn ...