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US gas stations: Stay BP and its tainted image since Gulf oil spill or change name to Amoco? Orlando Sentinel
NEW YORK (AP) — Chevron Corp. says its second-quarter earnings tripled on higher fuel prices and better refining margins. The San Ramon, Calif. company on Friday reported...
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After shortages, officials say Philippines "swimming" in rice due to excessive importsHartford Courant2010-07-30MANILA, (AP) — The world's biggest rice importer, the Philippines, is now "swimming" in the staple grain because of massive imports by the previous government that drove world prices to record...
Virgin upbeat despite operating lossThe Independent2010-07-30Sir Richard Branson's airline Virgin Atlantic announced today that it made a big operating loss last year but that revenues and passenger numbers rose in the first part of this year. Virgin's group...
Airbus to boost output as outlook brightensBusiness Report2010-07-30 * Airbus to increase single-aisle production to 40/month Submit your comment Airbus parent EADS made sweeping increases in its financial forecasts on Thursday and pledged to increase jetliner...
ANA books $60m net loss in first quarterBusiness Report2010-07-30 Submit your comment Japan's All Nippon Airways on Friday said its quarterly net loss narrowed to $60 million on last year and retained its full-year net profit forecast of $57 million....
BA losses widen on strike action, ash cloudThe Times of India2010-07-30LONDON: British Airways on Friday said net losses widened to 122 million pounds during its first quarter as strike action and the Icelandic ash cloud grounded flights, but insisted it was set to break...
NEW ORLEANS - BP gas station owners across the country are divided over whether the oil giant stained by its handling of the Gulf spill should rebrand U.S. outlets as Amoco or another name as part of its effort to repair the company's badly damaged reputation. Some who have seen their sales plunge...
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Defense contractor ITT Corp. said Friday its second-quarter net income got a boost from better operating margins with revenue nearly flat. The company earned $238 million, or...
PARIS - Electricite de France announced a plunge in profits Friday but was boosted by a surprisingly high euro6.9 billion ($9.02 billion) bid by East Asia's richest businessman for the utility's British electricity grid. EDF, the world's largest nuclear plant operator, said it was in exclusive talks...
