International Business News - IDN http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Asian countries this week have been reporting the highest inflation in decades but slowing oil and food costs may help ease price increases by the end of the year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/asian-inflation-may-ease-in-2nd-half.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:59:49 EDT Standard & Poor's Inc. included three U.S. consumer staples companies among 73 companies based in the United States that made its annual Global Challengers, a list released Wednesday of mid-sized companies that show the "highest growth characteristics." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/s-p-names-3-us-consumer-staples-companies-to-list.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:19:28 EDT Standard & Poor's Inc. included two U.S. financial services and related companies among 73 companies based in the United States that made its annual Global Challengers, a list released Wednesday of mid-sized companies that show the "highest growth characteristics." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/s-p-names-2-us-financial-cos-as-likely-to-grow.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:18:55 EDT Standard & Poor's Inc. included 13 U.S. information technology companies among 73 companies based in the United States that made its annual Global Challengers, a list released Wednesday of mid-sized companies that show the "highest growth characteristics." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/s-p-names-13-us-it-companies-as-likely-to-grow.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:18:39 EDT Standard & Poor's Inc. included 18 U.S. energy companies among 73 companies based in the United States that made its annual Global Challengers, a list released Wednesday of mid-sized companies that show the "highest growth characteristics." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/s-p-names-18-us-energy-companies-as-likely-to-grow.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:18:07 EDT Standard & Poor's Inc. included eight U.S. consumer discretionary companies among 73 companies based in the United States that made its annual Global Challengers, a list released Wednesday of mid-sized companies that show the "highest growth characteristics." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/s-p-names-8-us-consumer-discretionary-cos-to-list.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:16:51 EDT Asia-Pacific powers on Thursday announced an ambitious plan to pool their military and civilian resources for disaster responses in a region beset by cyclones, earthquakes and floods. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/96889-singapore-asean-us-koreas-nuclear.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/asia-pacific-eyes-coordinated-disaster-relief-work.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080724/asia-pacific-eyes-coordinated-disaster-relief-work.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:37:42 EDT Standard & Poor's Inc. included 4 U.S. materials companies among 73 companies based in the United States that made its annual Global Challengers, a list released Wednesday of mid-sized companies that show the "highest growth characteristics." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/s-p-names-4-us-materials-companies-likely-to-grow.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:49:01 EDT Standard & Poor's Inc. included 10 U.S. health care companies among 73 companies based in the U.S. that made its annual Global Challengers, a list released Wednesday of midsized companies that show the "highest growth characteristics." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/s-p-names-10-us-health-companies-as-likely-to-grow.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:41:13 EDT Standard & Poor's Inc. included 15 U.S. industrial companies among 73 companies based in the United States that made its annual Global Challengers, a list released Wednesday of mid-sized companies that show the "highest growth characteristics." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/s-p-names-15-us-industrials-as-likely-to-grow.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:29:50 EDT Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their piles of money to pour $375 million into a global effort to cut smoking. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/96591-anti-smoking-billionaires.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/gates-bloomberg-pool-riches-to-fight-smoking.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/gates-bloomberg-pool-riches-to-fight-smoking.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:32:19 EDT Newmont Mining Corp., one of the world's largest gold mining companies, reports second-quarter earnings on Thursday. The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/newmont-mining-to-release-second-quarter-earnings.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:30:02 EDT Coal miner Peabody Energy Corp. said Wednesday its second-quarter profit more than doubled, beating Wall Street's expectations as the miner benefited from higher shipments, soaring global prices and tighter coal supplies worldwide. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/peabody-energy-2q-earnings-more-than-double.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:31:19 EDT Air travel in the Asia-Pacific region climbed 3.1 percent in the first half of 2008, but airlines are seeing symptoms of a slowdown that point to troubled times ahead, an industry group said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/asian-airlines-report-passenger-increase.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:37:51 EDT Australia announced Wednesday an extra $29 million in aid for survivors of Myanmar's May cyclone, but pressed its recalcitrant military junta to democratize quickly and respect human rights. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/96065-singapore-asean-myanmar.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/australia-to-give-aid-to-myanmar.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080723/australia-to-give-aid-to-myanmar.htm Wed, 23 Jul 2008 01:58:24 EDT RESULTS: Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., which produces copper, gold and molybdenum, reported a 14 percent drop in second-quarter income on lower copper and gold sales and one-time charges. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/summary-box-mining-firms-2q-profit-falls-14-pct.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:35:40 EDT Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. on Tuesday reported a 14 percent drop in second-quarter profit on lower copper and gold sales and one-time costs. The Phoenix-based company, the world's largest publicly traded copper producer, also paid more for everything from energy to labor and supplies as it pushed to meet demand in a tight copper market. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/copper-mining-firms-2q-profit-dips-on-costs.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:33:39 EDT Asian central bankers warned Monday that more interest rate hikes may be needed to help dampen surging inflation in the region. "There's an urgent need for countries to contain emerging inflationary pressures," Made Sukada, director of monetary policy research at Indonesia's central bank, said at a seminar in Singapore on inflation. Central banks need to prepare for further monetary tightening going forward." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/asian-central-bankers-eye-rate-hikes.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:52:34 EDT Myanmar's junta has indicated it will oppose any effort to give a Southeast Asian human rights body the power to monitor or investigate rights violations in the region, diplomats said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/95493-singapore-asean-myanmar.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/myanmar-opposes-investigative-powers.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/myanmar-opposes-investigative-powers.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:34:35 EDT Rising food and energy prices and volatility in financial markets are likely to ease this year's growth across emerging East Asia to 7.6 percent from 9 percent last year, the Asian Development Bank said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080722/east-asian-growth-to-ease-to-7-6-percent.htm Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:31:19 EDT