http://en.redtram.com/ All news  in "Near East" Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:07:21 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 139137 | AIG exceeds expectations, posts $455 million Q3 profits http://en.redtram.com/go/229211637/top100/ 229211637 Bailed out insurance giant AIG announced Friday a profit of $455 million in the third quarter, a massive turnaround from a $24.4 billion loss in the same period last year.The earnings from group, the largest recipient of US government aid Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:30:02 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229211637/top100/ 139137 | G20 finance ministers discuss efforts to shore up global economy http://en.redtram.com/go/229211635/top100/ 229211635 G20 finance ministers met Friday to shore up the recovery from the global financial crisis and discuss funding for a still uncertain agreement on climate change.The ministers from the world's 20 most powerful and fastest emerging economies held the third Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:29:58 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229211635/top100/ 139137 | US unemployment rate soars past 10 percent for first time since 1983 http://en.redtram.com/go/229211633/top100/ 229211633 The US unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent for the first time since 1983, and is likely to go higher.Nearly 16 million people can't find jobs even though the worst recession since the Great Depression has apparently ended. The Labor Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:29:56 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229211633/top100/ 139137 | Job seekers line up for Time Square toilets http://en.redtram.com/go/229211632/top100/ 229211632 Wanted: outgoing and enthusiastic applicants to work as restroom ambassadors in central New York location. Good pay.Amid a struggling US economy, hundreds of jobseekers applied on Thursday at the open auditions for the opportunity to interact with guests at the Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:29:52 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229211632/top100/ 139137 | British Airways sees record $482 million loss in first half http://en.redtram.com/go/229211630/top100/ 229211630 British Airways Plc. fell to a worse-than-expected first-half loss and forecast annual revenues 1 billion pounds lower than last year, but said traffic volumes and yields had stabilized.The airline, whose alliance with American Airlines and Spain's Iberia is being scrutinized Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:29:50 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229211630/top100/ 139137 | China blasts new US steel-pipe anti-dumping duties http://en.redtram.com/go/229211628/top100/ 229211628 China denounced as protectionist new US anti-dumping duties on steel pipes and launched its own investigation into imports of US-made automobiles on Friday, a week before a visit by President Barack Obama.It also called for Washington's swift recognition that China Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:29:46 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229211628/top100/ 139137 | Global unemployment still rising despite signs of recovery http://en.redtram.com/go/229211626/top100/ 229211626 Despite signs of an economic revival gathering pace around the globe, the millions of people laid off during the worst recession in 70 years are unlikely to see relief any time soon as joblessness is still climbing in many of Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:29:42 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229211626/top100/ 169053 | Exxon Group Wins Major Iraq Oil Contract http://en.redtram.com/go/229211185/top100/ 229211185 Oil ministry announces agreement to give companies, which include Royal Dutch Shell, 20-year contract to develop West Qurna Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:14:48 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/229211185/top100/