Profits fall at world's largest recruiter Adecco
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Tue, 11/04/2008 - 09:26.The weak global economy has affected third-quarter profits at the world's largest recruitment firm, Adecco, sending them sharply down by 23 per cent compared to the same quarter of 2007, to 168 millio
Swiss Re reports surprise third-quarter loss of 260 million dollars
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Tue, 11/04/2008 - 07:50.Switzerland's reinsurance giant Swiss Re reported a surprise third-quarter loss Tuesday, slipping 304 million Swiss francs (259 million dollars) into the red after registering a profit of 1.47 billion francs in the same quarter of 2007.
Six Spaniards, Messi, 2008 winner Kaka on World Player shortlist
Submitted by Anna Tomova on Wed, 10/29/2008 - 21:43.Six players from European champions Spain and Olympic gold medallist
Lionel Messi of Argentina head a shortlist for the 2008 World
Footballer of the Year award.
The 23-player list released on Wednesday by the ruling body FIFA
also includes rising Russian ace Andrei Arshavin, England's Frank
Lampard, Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal, and the 2008 award winner Kaka
of Brazil.
Credit Suisse warns of tough market conditions ahead
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Thu, 10/23/2008 - 09:11.Credit Suisse became the first major European bank to unveil its third-quarter earnings Thursday warning that the banking business faced continuing tough conditions after the big Swiss bank confirmed a 1.26 billion Swiss-franc (1.08 billion dollars) quarterly loss.
South African stadium workers to get World Cup tickets
Submitted by Anna Tomova on Thu, 09/18/2008 - 12:24.Workers involved in the construction of South Africa's 10 World Cup stadiums will receive two free match tickets, football's world governing body FIFA said on Thursday.
The measure was announced by FIFA president Joseph Blatter at the end of a four-day trip to the 2010 tournament hosts.
World record bait for Bolt as Olympic stars gather in Zurich
Submitted by Anna Tomova on Thu, 08/28/2008 - 15:58.
Usain Bolt is back on the track at Zurich's Golden League meeting on Friday with the carrot of a big cash prize for another world record.
German exports plunged in November to record the biggest fall in nearly two decades, data released Thursday showed, as the deepening world economic downturn hits Europe's biggest economy.
When the Spirit rover landed on Mars five years ago, no one expected it or its sister rover Opportunity to make it to their first birthdays, let alone their fifth.
The San Antonio Spurs turned up their trademark defense down the stretch to turn back another opponent. 
US singer and Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson, 27, dominated the nominations for the 40th NAACP Image Awards.
After the Taipei Zoo received two giant pandas from China, another Taiwan zoo said Friday it is seeking to receive a pair of pandas from China.