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Oil & Gas

Oil prices fall to 13-month lows

Oil prices fell on Wednesday to their lowest in 13 months, dragged down by expectations that economic weakness will cut further into demand for crude.

Markets

UAE bourses reverse gains as investors book profits

After two consecutive days of strong gains, UAE markets reversed course on Wednesday, as desperate investors resorted to early profit booking after last week's drains.

Markets

Investors expected slump in markets

The tumbling of markets yesterday after two days of good business did not catch investors unawares.

Special Events

Gitex sees 20% growth despite global financial meltdown

The trade show business in the UAE continues to grow even in the face of the global financial crisis.

Aviation

Jet and Kingfisher form alliance to battle high costs

The two carriers have signed a partnership in codesharing, aircraft fuel management and interline agreements.

Technology

Intel announces a leap of 8% in its revenue

Intel, the world's largest maker of computer chips, on Wednesday announced third-quarter revenues of Dh37.4 billion ($10.2 billion), an increase of 8 per cent over the previous quarter.

Markets

Bahraini shares down 1% as banks post profits

The Bahrain All Share Index on Wednesday closed down 1.05 per cent as more financial institutions posted third-quarter profits and the prime minister highlighted the need to ensure the robustness of the financial system.

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Columns/Business

Tips to protect your business

Recession or not, during these volatile economic times it's worth taking a look at the playbook of turnaround specialists.

Columns/Business

Seeking a safe harbour for investment?

Last week, amid stock market crashes, I had lunch with a university colleague who lamented that he and his wife had a "largish" amount of cash banked in the United Kingdom. What, he wondered, could he do to protect this money.

Columns/Business

Don't panic, GCC markets will recover in the long run

A state of panic and uncertainty prevails among investors in the Gulf Cooperation Council and other parts of the Arab world, after many of them lost their savings in the stock market due to the global financial crisis.

Columns/Business

A meltdown of common sense

The Middle East is not insulated from an American-led economic downturn, even if such a theory is popular in Damascus or Tehran.

Iran seeks Arash partners
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COMMENT AND ANALYSIS

Don't panic, GCC markets will recover in the long run
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CONSTRUCTION

Mass developments put pressure on infrastructure

ECONOMY

Daman chief bullish on Dubai's debt

GENERAL

MAF offers new credit card with lots of discounts
Advertising industry expects healthy growth in spending

HOTEL & TOURISM

Rotana to build 500-room budget hotel in Dubai World Central

INDUSTRY

ESI revenue grows 135% to Dh3b

MARKETS

UAE bourses reverse gains as investors book profits
Investors expected slump in markets
Bahraini shares down 1% as banks post profits
Saudi market slump felt in Oman
Fears of recession grow
Experts call for action amid Saudi mutual fund crash
Leaders press for reforms
Liquidity worries wipe out Indian share gains
Pakistan rupee hits new low

OIL & GAS

Oil prices fall to 13-month lows

SPECIAL EVENTS

Gitex sees 20% growth despite global financial meltdown

TECHNOLOGY

Intel announces a leap of 8% in its revenue

TRANSPORT

UAE to form national railway entity

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Delta Air opens daily flights

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BANKING AND FINANCE

Finance House profit hits Dh381.9m

ECONOMY

Map of the global food crisis

GENERAL

New segment to highlight Gitex

Thales undertakes ADH air traffic control

EZW launches Business Centers

MARKETS

Recession fears snuff out Wall Street rally

Gulf markets slump after 2-day rally

Asian stock markets slip as investors take profits after two-day rally

European shares slip as recession fears resurface yet again

Gulf shares too decline

OIL & GAS

Call for strike at Kuwait's state oil refinery

Dana finds gas reserve in Egypt

TECHNOLOGY

eBay plans to cut workforce by 10%

Micron Tech will cut 15% of workforce

Aspire One netbook makes surfing easy

Obscure numbers have a tale to tell

100,000 cameras keep an eye on UAE residents 24 hours a day

Growth in online advertising slows in first half of 2008

Gaming majors get set for all-out war to capture virtual space

Apple founder fears dotcom collapse

EU tells music lovers to turn down MP3 players

LG forecasts slower phone sales in region for 2008

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