en-us Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:13:18 -0800 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:00:00 -0800 NWS NWS Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:49:52 -0800 Reuters) - The U.S. aviation regulator decided to allow over 130 Boeing Co BA 777 airplanes to continue flying international trips through early 2011, despite warnings about suspect parts that have caused rare shutdowns in midair, the Wall Street Journal reported.In July, the Federal Aviation Administration had asked Boeing to...]]> Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:16:29 -0800 BA BA Reuters UK) - Regulators in countries hosting global banks should be able to dictate the laws under which those subsidiaries and branches operate rather than depending on regulation of parent companies, a new study on how to respond to banking crisis said Friday.The report by the Warwick Commission on...]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:15:19 -0800 Reuters UK) - The top shares ended at a three-week closing low on Thursday, pressured by hefty falls in the banking sector as concerns over Dubai's ability to pay its debts took a toll on confidence.The FTSE 100 ended down 3.2 percent, or 170.68 points, at 5,194.13,...]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:00:26 -0800 Reuters UK) - British water bills will barely fall during the next five years, disappointing recession-hit consumers and reassuring water companies who had feared the regulator would force them to make big cuts.Regulator Ofwat sets the amount water companies operating in England and Wales...]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:15:52 -0800 Reuters UK) - Global miner BHP Billiton BHP dismissed talk on Thursday that rival Rio Tinto RIO was baulking at a proposed $116 billion (69 billion pounds) joint venture in iron ore, insisting the two were close to a binding agreement.Rio Tinto RIO and BHP BLT, the...]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:00:27 -0800 BLT BLT Reuters) - Global miner BHP Billiton BHP dismissed talk on Thursday that its iron ore partner, Rio Tinto RIO, was baulking at their proposed $116 billion joint venture and said they were close to a binding agreement.Rio Tinto RIO and BHP Billiton BLT, the world's second and...]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:45:16 -0800 BLT BLT Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:52:07 -0800 JCG JCG Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:19:03 -0800 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:02:37 -0800 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:35:37 -0800 Reuters UK) - Northumbrian Water NWG said its first half results were buoyed by price hikes which helped offset the effects of businesses closing.The company, which provides water to people in northeast England and through its Essex & Suffolk Water unit in the southeast of the country, said on...]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:30:20 -0800 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:55:00 -0800 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:37:10 -0800 AXP AXP Reuters UK) - Europe's steel industry has voiced strong opposition to a planned $116 billion (69 billion pound) iron ore joint venture by global miners Rio Tinto RIO and BHP Billiton BHP, and has called on European regulators to oppose the deal.Eurofer, the main lobby group for European steel...]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:00:46 -0800 BLT BLT Reuters) - Congress ought to clarify if a proposed super-regulator of the U.S. financial system should be an overlapping overseer of securities and futures exchanges, the chief futures regulator said on Tuesday.Chairman Gary Gensler of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission spoke to the House Agriculture Committee at...]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:00:22 -0800 CME CME Reuters) - European regulators on Tuesday urged the United States and Europe to push through measures agreed by the G20 nations aimed at avoiding future financial crises, saying transatlantic relations were at risk if the effort flagged.The G20 group of industrial and emerging nations has laid out a raft...]]> Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:01:02 -0800