Brazilian shares rise on the news that government debt has been upgraded to investment grade.

The Federal Reserve makes a further cut in US interest rates, reducing them from 2.25% to 2.0%.

The US economy grew at an annual pace of 0.6% in the first quarter of 2008, slightly stronger than expected.

President Mubarak proposes a salary increase of 30% for public sector employees to compensate for recent price increases.

The US central bank is likely to cut rates to 2% later, but inflation risks mean this may be the last cut for a while.

The Scotch Whisky Association says whisky exports reached a record level of £2.8bn last year.

Japan cuts its growth forecast amid worries about the impact of the US slowdown on global markets.

Japan cuts its growth forecast amid continuing worries about the impact of the US slowdown on global markets.

The Bank of Japan’s rate-setting committee votes unanimously to keep interest rates at 0.5%.

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The bosses of America’s largest companies took a collective pay cut last year, for the first time since 2002.

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The media company reported Q1 profit decline, and a decision to split from its cable division.

The global-positioning leader is stung by high inventory and painful tax hike.

The first family of American oil calls on the company to develop alternative energy.

The media company reported Q1 profit decline, and a decision to split from its cable division.

As chips and networks both reach unprecedented levels of performance, many things are possible.

Robert Mao comes out of retirement to head up the data networking security firm because of the importance of the joint venture with Huawei Technologies to the company’s fortunes.

Loss widens for the telecom-equipment maker, and it predicts lower sales in 2008.

The International Monetary Fund’s members back plans to redistribute voting power in the organisation.

The Bank of England governor criticises the management and pay structures of leading City banks.

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