Tuesday, October 30, 2007 (PARIS)
Finmeccanica halts shipments to Boeing amid Dreamliner delays

Finmeccanica, the Italian company building carbon fiber pieces of Boeing's Dreamliner, sees no financial impact from the decision to suspend shipments until the U.S. plane maker sets a new production schedule.
Free from subprime investments, Mediobanca profit climbs

Mediobanca, the biggest publicly traded investment bank in Italy, said that fiscal first-quarter profit rose 6.4 percent after trading income more than doubled.
Wendy's blames choppy debt markets for sale delay

The U.S. hamburger chain, which has been seeking a buyer since April, said that it may give an update on the process soon.
Investor group to take U.S. utility private

An investor group led by the largest Australian investment bank agreed to take private Puget Energy, owner of the biggest utility in Washington State, for $3.51 billion.
Icahn seeks auction of BEA Systems

The billionaire investor sued BEA Systems, the software maker that spurned a $6.7 billion offer from Oracle.
Can emerging markets really take up the slack as the U.S. economy slows?

Declaring countries like Brazil, Russia, India and China the new citadels of the world economy is a stretch, and premature.
After drop, a potential bargain in bank stocks
Uranium wins more fans as an investment
Dollar weakens as expectations of a Fed rate cut grow
Wall Street bets on a U.S. rate cut
NYSE eliminates trading curbs set in 1987
Movers: Companies in the news
Shakers: Business personalities in the news
Shares of the Brazilian stock exchange operator soar in trading debut
Business Asia
ICBC is expected to buy a stake in Africa's largest bank
Shares plunge at Australia & New Zealand Banking Group
Nintendo raised its profit forecast for a second time
Canon reports its first quarterly profit decline in two years
Around the Markets: MTR stock may drop as a government subsidy replaces development rights
JPMorgan and Lehman to arrange 150 bIllion yen loan for Permira
PetroChina may raise $8.9 billion in Shanghai stock sale
Blackstone opens Japan office, eyeing property market
Honda's second-quarter profit rose 63% while Hyundai's climbed 45%
Nomura reports first loss in 18 quarters, on U.S. subprime loans
Viewpoint: As Asians did a decade ago, the U.S. is bailing out financiers who made bad decisions
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