Vivvo CMS 4.0 BusinessDay... the voice of business http://www.businessdayonline.com/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. BusinessDay... the voice of business http://www.businessdayonline.com/files.php?file= http://www.businessdayonline.com/ Voting starts in historic Maldives elections http://www.businessdayonline.com/World/voting_starts_in_historic_maldives.html World Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:28:00 -0500 MALE, (AFP) - Voting started Wednesday in the Maldives' first democratic presidential election, which sees the Indian Ocean archipelago choosing whether to replace Asia's Bank of England to cut interest rates: analysts http://www.businessdayonline.com/World/bank_of_england_to_cut.html World Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:17:00 -0500 LONDON, (AFP) - The Bank of England was widely forecast to slash British interest rates on Thursday in a bid to prevent a long Wall Street slips to five-year low as global markets stay tense http://www.businessdayonline.com/World/wall_street_slips_to_five-year.html World Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:42:00 -0500 NEW YORK (AFP) - Stocks plunged for a second day running on Wall Street on Tuesday, while those in Europe were mixed, on persistent anxiety US budget deficit soars to 438 bln dlrs: congressional agency http://www.businessdayonline.com/World/us_budget_deficit_soars_to.html World Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:54:00 -0500 WASHINGTON (AFP) - The US government's budget deficit has ballooned in fiscal 2008 to 438 billion dollars (322 billion euros), or 3.1 percent of GDP, Little HIV protection from circumcision for gay sex: study http://www.businessdayonline.com/World/little_hiv_protection_from_circumcision.html World Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:04:00 -0500 WASHINGTON (AFP) - Circumcision, which has been found to reduce by about one-half the transmission of HIV between heterosexuals, appears to offer far less Troops patrol Thai streets after deadly protests http://www.businessdayonline.com/World/troops_patrol_thai_streets_after.html World Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:30:00 -0500 BANGKOK (AFP) - Troops patrolled Bangkok's streets Wednesday and police guarded the prime minister's residence a day after violent clashes rocked the Thai capital, Obama, McCain spar on crisis, Iraq, Pakistan http://www.businessdayonline.com/World/obama_mccain_spar_on_crisis.html World Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:58:00 -0500 NASHVILLE, Tennessee, (AFP) - John McCain and Barack Obama clashed heatedly over the financial crisis, Iraq and Pakistan, but strove to empathize with voters' Markets hit new lows as crisis deepens http://www.businessdayonline.com/World/markets_hit_new_lows_as.html World Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:00:00 -0500 TOKYO (AFP) - Asian stocks were pummelled again Wednesday as fears grew that policymakers may be powerless to stop the worst global financial crisis NKorea fires short-range missiles http://www.businessdayonline.com/World/nkorea_fires_short-range_missiles.html World Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:01:00 -0500 SEOUL (AFP) - North Korea fired short-range missiles into international waters in the Yellow Sea as part of a routine military exercise, a South Korean Senate wants gas flaring company shut down after Dec. 31 http://www.businessdayonline.com/energy/17105.html Energy Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:00:00 -0500 The Senate yesterday concluded debate on a bill for the shutting down of any oil and gas company involved in gas flaring after the December 10 deadline. BusinessDay... the voice of business