Archive for March, 2007

Two thousand giants

31 March 2007

Forbes has published the list of the largest companies of the world
Magazine Forbes has published a rating of the largest public corporations of world Global 2000. Unlike other similar lists the magazine considered not only capitalization of the companies, but also their actives, a sales volume and profit. American Citigroup and Bank of America have […]

Hackers have gained access to 45 million credit cards

30 March 2007

Hackers have managed to receive the detailed information on 45,7 million bank cards which were used by clients of American TJ Maxx trading network and its British branch - TK Maxx.
As TJ Maxx admits that, unfortunately, now it is impossible to establish precisely, which data have been stolen and how it will affect owners of […]

Argentina does not want to give oil to Britain

29 March 2007

Argentina repudiates the contract with the Great Britain on common extraction of oil, which has been found out on Falkland Islands. This step has marked a new step of the conflict which started in 1833 and has reached its culmination in 1982, when 74-day’s bloody war took place between two countries. Next Monday will be […]

British MG Rover have been revived in China

28 March 2007

The manufacture of MG Rover cars has been again renewed after a two-year-old break. However Nanjing Automobile Company - the new owner of the brand - now is collecting the cars not in the Great Britain, but in the east of China.
As one of Nanjing Automobile top-managers has told, the company has started manufacture of […]

A member of Siemens board has been arrested for bribes

27 March 2007

Johannes Feldmayer, a member of German Siemens AG board, has been arrested in a Nuremberg on charge in excess of powers within the limits of case on briberies.
Siemens stuff has also confirmed, that the police have made searches at offices of the company in Nuremberg, Munich, and also that consequence on Feldmayer’s case is being […]

The UNO General Secretary has called to renew negotiations on the Iranian problem

26 March 2007

The UNO General Secretary Ban Ki-moon has called all the parties to renew negotiations on the Iranian nuclear problem. In the United Nations Secretary’s application it is marked, that he welcomes unanimous acceptance of the United Nations Resolution 1747 and calls Iran to execute all positions of the Resolution. Ban Ki-moon has also expressed confidence […]

Goodyear will sell EPD Inc. subdivision for $1,475 billion

25 March 2007

The American tires manufacturer Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. plans to sell its EPD Inc. business unit to the Carlyle Group investment company for 1,475 billion dollars. As it has become known such radical Goodyear’s measures are to be held within the limits of the program on the company’s re-structuring policy, which purpose is to […]

EADS and IAC have defined the terms of cooperation

23 March 2007

European space concern EADS and the Russian Incorporated Aircraft manufacturing Corporation (IAC) have concluded the agreements defining key parameters of further cooperation. The Russian party possesses 5 percent of the European concern’s shares. The amount of works on designing and manufacture of liner A-350, carried out by the Incorporated Aircraft manufacturing Corporation will be proportional. […]

For half a century together

22 March 2007

Yesterday in Italy the official solemn actions, devoted to the EU’s 50th anniversary, have been started. On March, 25th celebrating will come to the end with signing of the Berlin declaration which should become original resumes of semicentenial European history in German capital.
Angela Merkel wishes to use the Berlin declaration for the beginning debate about […]

Google will change system of context advertising

21 March 2007

Google Company tests the new system of context advertising. The New York Times informs that according to the new rules, the advertiser pays only in case that after transition under the advertising reference the user was registered in advertised service, has filled the questionnaire or has bought firm’s production of the.
The present systems pf online-advertising […]

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