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Norway increases loans for export financing
AP - Norway said Thursday it will lend 50 billion kroner ($7 billion) to the oil-rich nation's export credit agency Eksportfinans over the next two years to help industries such as shipbuilding through the credit crunch. The loans will run for five years.
German carmaker Daimler may cut work hours
AP - Daimler AG says it's considering cutting working hours at some of its car production plants in Germany as the economic gloom pushes down sales.
Dollar down, gold up in morning trading
AP - The U.S. dollar was lower against other major currencies in European trading Thursday morning. Gold rose.
UN: financial crisis a burden on climate change
AP - The global financial crisis will make it harder for countries to agree on an ambitious new treaty to combat global warming and underscores the need to make green technologies profitable, the U.N. climate chief said Thursday.
Woolworths desperate for buyer amid retail turmoil
AP - Just a year shy of celebrating its centenary, retailer Woolworths Group PLC was on the verge of collapse Thursday as financial administrators appointed to the company raced to find a buyer for its 800-strong chain of outmoded stores.
German carmaker Daimler may cut some working hours
AP - Daimler AG said Thursday it is considering cutting working hours at some of its car production plants in Germany as the economic gloom pushes down sales.
ArcelorMittal looks to cut 9,000 jobs
AP - ArcelorMittal SA, the world's largest steelmaker, said Wednesday it is looking to cut 9,000 jobs through voluntary agreements, shedding around 3 percent of its global workforce in response to the economic downturn.
Austria: MAN to make 2,000 workers part-time
AP - Austrian truck manufacturer MAN Nutzfahrzeuge Oesterreich AG will downgrade 2,000 of its employees to part-time status due to the global economic downturn, the company said Thursday.
Macedonia unveils euro330 million economic aid plan
AP - The government on Thursday announced plans for a euro330 million ($425.7 million) support package to alleviate the impact of the financial crisis on the local economy.
Clues suggest homegrown terrorists in India attack
AP - The attack on India's financial capital bears all the trademarks of al-Qaida — simultaneous assaults meant to kill scores of Westerners in iconic buildings — but clues so far point to homegrown Indian terrorists, global intelligence officials said Thursday.
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