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ECB seen delivering new rate cut
AP - The European Central Bank is expected to cut interest rates again on Thursday amid a persistent drip of increasingly bad economic news from the 16-nation euro zone.
Airbus sees 2009 orders dipping below deliveries
AP - Airbus expects orders to dip below deliveries in 2009 for the first time in six years as airlines curb spending amid the economic crisis, the planemaker's head said Thursday.
Frankfurt airport sees fewer passengers
AP - Frankfurt airport, one of Europe's busiest, saw passenger numbers decline by more than 5 percent in December from a year earlier as the economic crisis kicked in, the airport operator said Thursday.
European Central Bank cuts rates to 2 percent
AP - The European Central Bank has cut interest rates by a half percentage point to 2 percent amid increasingly grim economic data.
Ukraine rejects Russia's latest gas request
AP - Ukraine rejected Russia's latest request to pipe natural gas westward to increasingly frustrated EU consumers on Thursday, deepening the bitter economic and political dispute that has paralyzed energy shipments to Europe.
EU calls for talks on helping carmakers
AP - EU regulators called Thursday for member states to discuss their plans to help carmakers as it revealed France has been discussing possible subsidies for the industry, which has been hit hard by the economic downturn.
SABMiller beer volumes fall in 3Q
AP - SABMiller PLC, the brewer of Grolsch, Miller Genuine Draft and Peroni Nastro Azzurro lagers, reported an unexpected fall in beer shipments in the third quarter as the global economic slowdown took hold in key markets.
Oddo wins case against UBS in Madoff fund dispute
AP - A Luxembourg court has ordered Swiss bank UBS AG to pay French financial company Oddo & Cie euro30 million ($40 million) it had invested in a fund linked to the alleged fraud perpetrated by U.S. financier Bernard Madoff, the companies said Thursday.
Fewer tourists visit Britain
AP - The number of visitors to Britain fell in the three months to November, and Britons took fewer trips abroad, according to official figures that suggest the global economic slowdown is hitting the travel industry.
Airbus retains title as world's largest planemaker
AP - Airbus claimed the title of the world's largest planemaker on Thursday after delivering a record number of aircraft in 2008, but predicted a difficult year ahead for the industry as airlines curb spending amid the economic crisis.
Anti-government protest held in Bulgaria
AP - Bulgarians have held a rally outside parliament for the second day to demand that their government resign because of alleged corruption and a deepening economic crisis.
Bulgaria asks neighbors for help in gas shortage
AP - Bulgaria's economy minister says he's seeking emergency assistance from neighbors Greece and Turkey amid the European energy crisis caused by the cutoff of natural gas supplies from Russia.
Putin proposes that Europe pays to pump gas west
AP - Russia's prime minister is proposing that European gas consumers form a consortium to buy the so-called 'technical gas' used to push Russian natural gas through Ukraine's pipelines to Europe.
Ireland's gov't to nationalize Anglo-Irish
AP - Ireland's government will take over Anglo-Irish bank, saying its earlier plan to inject money into the troubled lender was not enough to secure its future.
Putin suggests Europe pays to pump needed gas west
AP - European nations shivering amid a cutoff of Russian natural gas should form a consortium to purchase from Russia the fuel that is needed to pump the gas west though Ukraine's pipelines, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin suggested Thursday.
Economic crisis pressures Russia's ruling tandem
AP - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev has twice rebuked the government led by his predecessor Vladimir Putin in the past couple of weeks, raising questions of whether a rift is developing between the powerful former Kremlin leader and the man he chose to replace him.
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