International Business News - Most Comments Articles http://www.ibtimes.co.uk All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.co.uk 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif The ongoing battle between Adobe Flash and HTML is set to come to the fore of web development this year as hardware manufacturers choose which OS/web plugin to use. 52639 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100311/html5-versus-flash-ipad-set-to-up-the-stakes-as-hp-launches-slate-039-flash-039-promo.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:40:54 EST The FTSE 100 <.FTSE> index is seen rising on Friday, recovering after a fall in the previous session helped by a late rally on Wall Street and strength in Asia, as investors await U.S. retail sales. 47454 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/data/articleimgs/18758-the-london-stock-exchange-building-is-seen.jpg http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100312/ftse-seen-opening-higher.htm http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100312/ftse-seen-opening-higher.htm Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:55:00 EST Commenting on the manufacturing output figures for January 2010, David Kern, Chief Economist at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), said: “The new figures were worse than expected, even after… 52587 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100311/bcc-sees-double-dipserious-possibility.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:46:51 EST London-based oil major BP has agreed to buy Brazilian, Azeri and Gulf of Mexico assets from Devon Energy for $7 billion (4.7 billion pounds), as the U.S. producer refocuses on onshore U.S. fields. 52588 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100311/bp-to-pay-devonbln-for-brazil-gom-azeri-fields.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:01:00 EST Low-cost fuel cell firm AFC Energy posts full year pre-tax losses of £2.29m - down from £2.96m a year ago.Operating losses for the year to the end of October fell to £2.34m - down from £3.11m… 52589 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100311/afc-energy-pre-tax-loss-narrows.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:37 EST Very small companies could be exempted from having to draw up annual accounts, after MEPs approved changes to EU accounting rules in Strasbourg on Wednesday. It would be up to each Member State to… 52590 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100311/eu-moves-to-reduce-red-tape-for-small-firms.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:54:25 EST With the date of the Budget now confirmed as 24th March, the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has produced a Budget submission urging the government to commit to the ongoing funding of measures to… 52591 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100311/cml-urges-budget-priority-for-housing.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:51:28 EST Home Retail <HOME.L>, Britain's biggest household goods retailer, nudged up its year profit guidance for the second time in three months despite fourth-quarter sales and margin declines at both its Argos and Homebase businesses. 52592 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100311/home-retail-ups-profit-view.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:02:00 EST Name Price Change %Change Brent Crude Oil 79.370 -0.540 -0.680 WTI Crude Oil 81.240 -0.250 -0.310 RBOB Gasoline… 52593 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100311/commodities-prices-at-08-00.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:15:01 EST Full year group revenues at European IT infrastructure services provider Computacenter fell by 2.2% to £2.5bn.Adjusted pre-tax profits for the year to the end of December rose 25.8% to… 52594 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100311/computacenter-expects-steady-growth.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:14:26 EST Oil giant BP is set to enter deepwater exploration offshore Brazil and enhance its position in core strategic areas after a broad-ranging deal with Devon Energy. BP will pay Devon Energy $7.0bn in… 52595 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100311/bp-agrees-broad-ranging-deal-with-devon-energy.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:05:53 EST Chinese officials reacted with anger to a speech by exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in which he said Buddhists were living in prison-like conditions and expressed sympathy with the people of Xinjiang. 52598 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/data/articleimgs/20055-the-dalai-lama-speaks-to-the-media.jpg http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100311/angry-china-blasts-dalai-lamas-speech.htm http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100311/angry-china-blasts-dalai-lamas-speech.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:24:00 EST Arbuthnot Banking is back in the black with full year group pre-tax profits of £5.1m compared with a loss of £2.2m last time.The group said growth had been achieved by all its operations.The… 52599 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100311/arbuthnot-achieves-growth-in-all-operations.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:33:19 EST First Derivatives is beating the taxman and paying a second interim dividend at the end of March.The firm - a technology and service provider to the capital markets industry - says its full year… 52600 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100311/first-derivatives-beats-taxman-with-second-interim-payout.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:28:16 EST Full year revenues at Latin America-focused petroleum exploration and production firm Global Energy Development were hit by lower oil prices.The firm said revenue for the year to the end of… 52603 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100311/lower-oil-prices-hit-global-energy-revenues.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:44:23 EST Omega Insurance Holdings reported a 67% rise in pre-tax profit to $47.1m for the year to December, against a previous $28.2m, helped by a benign US hurricane season.Gross premium income was flat… 52604 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100311/omega-insurance-profit-up-67-on-low-claims.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:42:03 EST Today's company news saw Wm Morrisons post a steep climb in profits as expected, after Marc Bolland's reign as CEO, whilst Home Retail Group also revealed profits 'slightly' ahead of expectations. 52605 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100311/company-news-wm-morrison-net-profit-rises-home-retail-group-slightly-ahead.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:32:22 EST Britain's biggest retailers are coping in a tough economic environment, but are concerned that steps to bring down government borrowing, like higher taxes and public spending cuts, could hit consumers in the months ahead. 52622 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/data/articleimgs/20058-a-woman-looks-inshop-window-in-the.jpg http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100311/retailers-coping-in-tough-consumer-climate.htm http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100311/retailers-coping-in-tough-consumer-climate.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:26:00 EST Greek public and private sector workers went on strike on Thursday, grounding flights, shutting schools and halting public transport in the second nationwide walkout in a fortnight in protest against austerity plans. 52606 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100311/greek-workers-strike-as-anger-at-austerity-grows.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:54:00 EST Jersey-based multi-channel retailer Flying Brands unveils full year results which, it says, demonstrate the benefits of restructuring, cost reduction and its focus on profitable sales.Ongoing… 52607 http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/20100311/flying-brands-sees-benefits-of-restructuring.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:04:47 EST