Investments

• Wednesday, September 24th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  “The Laptop”, the world's first underground stadium

  

  If all works out as planned “The Wall” stadium in Doha, Qatar's capital city, will claim two firsts: the world's first underground stadium and the world's first open-air, air-conditioned stadium. There's a long way to go however and the stadium is not due to be completed until 2010 at the earliest.

• Tuesday, September 23rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Step forward for Falklands port development

  

  FALKLAND Islands port development has taken another step forward with the appointment of a Major Projects Manager.

• Thursday, September 11th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Mexican billionaire has 6.4% stake in the New York Times

  

  Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim has bought a 6.4% stake in publisher of the New York Times, according to a US regulatory filing.

• Wednesday, September 10th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  World's largest iron ore miner hikes price 11% to Asian clients

  

  Brazil's Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, the world's largest iron ore miner, said it is negotiating price increases with its clients in Asia to put them at the same rate as European customers.

• Friday, September 5th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Aerolineas costing Argentina 1 million USD daily to operate

  

  The Argentine Congress authorized this week the purchase of the country's air flag carrier Aerolineas Argentinas and subsidiary Austral which are under the control of Spanish tourism group Marsans. But the process is far from over and operational debts keep mounting.

• Thursday, September 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands: Oil companies head for Stanley next May

  

  THE next joint oil operators' meeting to be held in the Falklands is scheduled for the first week of May 2009.

• Thursday, September 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Brazilian group reopens Fray Bentos corned beef plant

  

  The Brazilian group Mafrig has announced that it will begin production of cooked beef for the British market at the old Anglo abattoir in Uruguay, which for decades was the leading beef exporter to the United Kingdom.

• Wednesday, September 3rd 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  China's leading soft drink maker moves into juice market

  

  Coca Cola the world's largest beverage maker is to buy China's main fruit juice company for 2.4 billion US dollars, the biggest foreign acquisition of a Chinese company. The offer is three times the market value.

• Tuesday, September 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  London museum buys Rolling Stones iconic tongue logo

  

  The original artwork for The Rolling Stones' iconic lips and tongue symbol has been bought by London's Victoria and Albert Museum.

• Thursday, August 14th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Farming Systems Uruguay posts $US1.6 m profit

  

  New Zealand Farming Systems Uruguay today posted a net after tax profit of $US1.6 million ($NZ2.3m) for the year to June 30, boosted by earnings of $US8m from milk sales, at record prices of about US40c a litre.