FTSE down as Vodafone drags, commodities ease - Guardian Unlimited

LONDON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Britain's bluechip index edged lower early on Thursday as heavyweight Vodafone dragged after a negative broker note and commodities eased. At 0802 GMT the FTSE 100 was down 27.8 points, or 0.5 percent at 5,500.3. One of the ...

Business Jet Crashes Show Rise of Rule-Breaking Charter Brokers - Bloomberg

Aug. 26 (Bloomberg) -- The Bombardier Challenger CL-600 chartered jet carrying employees of New York-based private equity firm Kelso & Co. was barreling down the runway of New Jersey's Teterboro Airport at almost 127 miles per hour en route to ...

Corn, Soybeans Decline as Price Gains Slow U.S. Export Sales - Bloomberg

Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Corn and soybeans declined in Chicago as recent gains reduced demand for U.S. supplies and prompted some investors to unwind their bets ahead of a three-day weekend. Corn rose 15 percent from Aug. 8 to yesterday's close and ...

Small trader who lost big money in stock market - Sify

Prafulbhai Chanabhai Patel saw the words 'KGN Industries relisting today' scrolling on the ticker of a popular TV channel. By the time he reached his sub-broker's office, the scrip had already shot up to Rs 700 levels. Patel was excited. He sensed an ...

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Higher oil price, finacial woes weigh early - Forbes

European shares slip as quarterly results do little to dispel worries over the financial sector and oil threatens to breach $120 a barrel on weather-related supply concerns. The FTSEurofirst 300 index .FTEU3> of top European shares is down 0.5 ...