Praxair gets brunt of $1.7b fine for collusion
| Rio de Janeiro : Brazil's antitrust regulator, known as Cade, fined five industrial gas companies 2.94 billion reais ($1.68 billion) for engaging in cartel-like activities, with Praxair I...
Indian artist Menon at ease with all mediums
| It was the perfect birthday bash for Anjolie Ela Menon, the celebrated Indian artist, who turned 70 on July 17. In a glittering hall in New Delhi, ricocheting with the laughter of friends and family...
Turkey's new path...
A few months before he became Turkey's foreign minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, then Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's chief adviser, met with a group of Middle Eastern academics and policy experts, inc...
BGC Partners Trades Fully Electronic Euro Interest Rate Swaps
Transactions Executed Through BGC(TM) Trader IRS Technologies Incorporating Volume Match | LONDON, Sep 02, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP), a leading global intermediary to...
Brazil beats Croatia to take 3rd in Group B
Posted | Comment | Recommend | | | ISTANBUL (AP) — Marcelo Machado scored 18 points, Anderson Varejao grabbed 12 rebounds in his longest stint at the world championship, and...
Illinois Tool Works spent $200,000 lobbying in 2Q
| WASHINGTON — Industrial equipment maker Illinois Tool Works Inc. spent $200,000 in the second quarter to lobby Congress on trade policy for manufacturing, intellectual property rights and othe...
Thieves steal 2 tons of explosives in Brazil
| SAO PAULO — Authorities say armed men stole a truck with more than 2 tons of explosives from a chemical company in Brazil. | Police say five men in two vehicles blocked the truck and held the ...
Brazil Players Sing The Praises Of Coach Mano Menezes
Several Canarinha players have high praise for their new boss Mano Menezes... | By Daniel Edwards | Share Share Brazil coach Mano Menezes has received the plaudits of several members of the Selecao, w...
Burger King sets sights overseas after $3.26B sale
CHICAGO (AP) -- Burger King's new ruler could help its empire expand. | Burger King Holdings Inc. sealed a deal Thursday to sell itself for $3.26 billion to 3G Capital, an investment firm with strong ...
Burger King agrees to $3.3 bln sale to 3G Capital
* Deal with 3G Capital reached at $24/shr * Valued at $4 billion, including debt * Tender offer expected to start by Sept. 17 * Price is a 46 pct premium vs pre-rumor share price (Adds Burger King CEO...
South Florida drug shipments with food found in traffic stop.
| Shipments of drugs were hidden in seafood in the keys last weekend.  There were 151 traffic stops made. Agents enlisted the help of a drug sniffing dog. | Along with food items there was coca...
Petrobras Upgraded on Share-Swap Deal
American depositary receipts of Petrobras rose 1.3% in early-afternoon trading on high volume. | Petrobras said it will pay Brazil $42.5 billion in new stock in exchange for being allowed to develop 5...
Over 70 Countries Converge to Craft a Truly Global Congress
| ROYAL PALM BEACH, FLORIDA--(Marketwire - Sept. 2, 2010) - The Medical Tourism Association announced today that over seventy countries have confirmed participation in the 3rd Annual World Medical Tou...
Bow and arrow used to send phones into Brazil jail
| SAO PAULO - Police say a 17-year-old teen was detained after he shot arrows with cell phones attached over the walls of a prison in southern Brazil to inmates waiting on the other side. AC = 1234 | ...
Bow and Arrow Used to Send Phones Into Brazil Jail
| Filed at 12:30 p.m. ET | SAO PAULO (AP) -- Police say a 17-year-old teen was detained after he shot arrows with cell phones attached over the walls of a prison in southern Brazil to inmates waiting ...
Bow and arrow used to send phones into Brazil jail
| Authorities say the boy was caught after one of the arrows he launched struck a police officer on the back. The officer was not seriously injured because the cell phone was tied to the tip of the ar...
Bow and arrow used to send phones into Brazil jail
| SAO PAULO-Police say a 17-year-old teen was detained after he shot arrows with cell phones attached over the walls of a prison in southern Brazil to inmates waiting on the other side. | Authorities ...
