Vivendi Environnement core earnings up 5.2%
Paris: French utilities group Vivendi Environnement reported a 5.2 per cent rise in core earnings in the first half of the year on Thursday and stood by its medium-term sales target.
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Alan Greenspan to be knighted soon
London: Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan will soon share something in common with luminaries such as rock star Mick Jagger, Persian Gulf War Gen Norman Schwarzkopf and former US president Ronald Reagan honorary British knighthood.
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Adidas posts rise in Q2 earnings
Adidas-Salomon reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter earnings sales and orders, renewing analysts' confidence that the sportswear maker can meet its 2002 targets.
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IMF cuts global growth forecasts: report
New York: The International Monetary Fund has again cut its growth forecasts for the world's main economies, the financial daily Boersen-Zeitung reported in its Wednesday edition. Quoting internal IMF forecasts, the newspaper said the Fund expected the US economy to expand by only 2.2 per cent this year, slower than the 2.5 per cent it was previously expecting. 
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Bush signs trade bill, eyes new trade deals
Washington: Declaring the United States "back in the business of promoting open trade," President George W. Bush on Tuesday signed hard-won legislation strengthening the White House's hand again in negotiating major trade agreements.
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Mitsubishi Q1 group net profit up 0.2%
Tokyo: Mitsubishi, Japan's largest trading house, said on Wednesday its group net profit rose 0.2 per cent in the April to June quarter to 28.7 billion yen ($237.3 million). 
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