International Business News - markets 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 Cincinnati-based Procter & Gamble Co., the world's largest consumer products company, is increasingly looking to emerging markets for growth:--Total annual sales: $83.5 billion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081013/procter-gambles-global-growth.htm Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:47:58 EDT NEW CUSTOMERS: U.S.-based consumer products companies are increasingly looking overseas to emerging markets for sales growth lacking at home. But developing countries can be volatile places to do business. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081013/summary-business-issues-in-emerging-markets.htm Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:47:26 EDT Campbell Soup Co. found that selling its products to soup lovers in other countries isn't as easy as it seems. Russia and China, where the company launched sales nearly a year ago, slurp a combined 350 billion servings of soup each year--but almost all of it is made from scratch at home. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081013/selling-soup-in-china-russia-takes-culture-shift.htm Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:47:12 EDT With Russian troops pushing into Georgia, Keith Harrison was working his e-mail back in Cincinnati. The first thing he wanted to know: Were Procter & Gamble Co. employees accounted for? Yes, was the answer. Then, did they and their families want to be evacuated? No, came the response. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081013/new-markets-new-problems-for-us-companies.htm Mon, 13 Oct 2008 16:47:04 EDT Latin American stocks rebounded sharply Monday after European officials unveiled a sweeping bank rescue plan and regional governments eased access to credit. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081013/latin-american-stocks-rally.htm Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:33:53 EDT South Korean shares rose sharply Monday following last week's steep declines amid the global financial crisis. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index gained 3.8 percent to close at 1,288.53. At one point, the Kospi had risen as much as 4.1 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081013/south-korean-shares-rebound-sharply.htm Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:44:19 EDT Hong Kong's stock market staged a huge rally Monday after last week's sell-off as governments from Europe to Australia moved to shore up the global financial system. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081013/hk-stocks-rebound-sharply-after-recent-sell-off.htm Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:43:14 EDT Germany's benchmark DAX stock market index opened higher Monday as investors looked positively on world governments' plans to underpin the global financial sector and economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081013/germanys-dax-market-opens-up.htm Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:39:45 EDT Chinese stocks recovered from early losses Monday in what analysts said was a buying spree by state-owned financial institutions. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index gained 3.7 percent, or 73.00 points, to 2,073.57. It had dropped 3.4 percent by midday in volatile trading. The Shenzhen Composite Index added 1.9 percent to 541.32. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081013/china-stocks-rebound-on-government-led-buying.htm Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:30:55 EDT French markets jumped higher in early trading Monday after European leaders unveiled an emergency bank protection plan meant to restore confidence. The benchmark CAC-40 index rose 6 percent to 3,366 points, after diving 7.7 percent Friday at the end of a rough week for global markets. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081013/french-markets-rise-on-euro-zone-bank-plan.htm Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:29:11 EDT Shares rebounded by more than 10 percent on the Vienna Stock Exchange as traders reacted favorably to Europe's new bank protection plan. The Vienna exchange's benchmark ATX Index rose 214 points, or 10.69 percent, to 2,216 points in early trading Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081013/shares-jump-on-vienna-stock-exchange.htm Mon, 13 Oct 2008 07:22:36 EDT Indonesian stocks stabilized Monday as trading resumed after a three-day suspension and the government stepped up action to calm investors and prevent a local credit crunch. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081013/indonesia-shares-stable-as-trading-resumes.htm Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:56:04 EDT Stock markets around the globe soared Monday on hopes that government rescue efforts will shore up the world's battered financial system. The rally began in Asia, spread to Europe and then caught fire when Wall Street rocketed higher, pulling up Latin American shares in its wake. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/151325-australia-markets.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081013/world-stocks-bounce-back.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081013/world-stocks-bounce-back.htm Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:09:02 EDT Russian stock benchmarks dropped sharply Monday on declining world oil prices and new struggles for control of the world's largest nickel miner, prompting trading suspensions on the country's two exchanges. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081013/russia-stocks-open-mixed.htm Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:15:45 EDT Global stock markets rebounded strongly on Monday after last week's historic sell-off as governments from Europe to Australia and the U.S. intensified efforts to ease a financial crisis that threatened to the throw the world into recession. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/151219-australia-markets.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081013/asian-stock-markets-mixed-after-last-weeks-rout.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081013/asian-stock-markets-mixed-after-last-weeks-rout.htm Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:15:41 EDT Latin American markets seesawed lower in volatile trading Friday as skittish investors pulled cash from the region on fears that fallout from the global financial crisis could not be contained. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/149676-brazil-latam-markets.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081011/latin-america-stocks-seesaw-lower-on-us-frenzy.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081011/latin-america-stocks-seesaw-lower-on-us-frenzy.htm Sat, 11 Oct 2008 00:30:07 EDT President Bush on Friday offered reassuring words to stop the hemorrhaging on Wall Street, but once again the stock market fell. Bush has spoken about the economic chaos on 21 of the last 26 days as the market has been rocked by turmoil. After seven days of massive losses, the Dow Jones industrial average closed down a relatively modest 128 points Friday at its lowest level since April 25, 2003. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/white-house-disputes-that-bush-is-hurting-markets.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:58:51 EDT The Russian government will start buying stocks next week, spending billions to help prop up stricken markets, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Friday as parliament approved measures designed to get cash moving quickly into the troubled banking sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/russia-to-spend-almost-7b-on-domestic-stocks.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:41:40 EDT Germany successfully persuaded its EU partners Friday to make the bloc's gas and electricity distribution networks more open to foreign investment. EU energy ministers also bowed to a Dutch demand to boost protection for gas and electricity sectors in the Netherlands, Britain, Denmark, Sweden and elsewhere from competitors in other EU nations less keen to deregulate their markets. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/eu-governments-compromise-on-energy-deregulation.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:40:59 EDT President Bush's top advisers on financial markets are pledging to continue working to correct the mistakes that have led to more than a year of severe market turmoil. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/presidents-working-group-vows-market-attention.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:58:15 EDT