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WASHINGTON - General Electric Co. says it expects fourth quarter earnings to be near the low end of its previous guidance. The diversified industrial, finance and media conglomerate says it will also take a charge of up to $1.4 billion for restructuring because of the difficult credit markets.

HETAUDA, Nepal, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- A general strike called by a Maoist-affiliated union continued Saturday in the industrial city of Hetauda in Nepal.

Fitch Ratings has recently placed Dubai-based diversified industrial Gulf General Investment Company's (GGICO) Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) and senior unsecured rating of 'BBB', respectively, on Rating Watch Negative (RWN).

02 December 2008 Amman (Petra) - Jordan Industrial Estates Corporation Director General Amer Majali denied this week news reports claiming that industries at the qualifying industrial zones have shut down due to the global economic crisis.

Highland Heights-based General Cable Corp. a global supplier of wire and cable products for the energy, industrial, specialty and communications markets, has hired Lance G. Bates as the company's vice president of U.S. sales.

A general strike called by a Maoist-affiliated union continued Saturday in the industrial city of Hetauda in Nepal.The work stoppage began Friday, ekantiput reported. The strike was organized by the All Nepal Trade Union Federation, which demands that wage scales be revised to match those set by the Maoist-led government.The Hetauda Industrial District is the biggest in Nepal. The city, with a ...

At the center of The New York Times’s investigation into the myriad business ties of Barry R. McCaffrey, the former four-star general and well-known military analyst, is a private equity firm that has become a major player in the defense industry.

Jordan- Majali denied news reports claiming shutdowns at qualifying industrial zones

SAO PAULO, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Industrial output in Brazil tumbled more than expected in October as the global financial crisis spilled over into Latin America's largest economy, prompting manufacturers to scale back production.

SAO PAULO, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Industrial production in Brazil contracted 1.7 percent in October from September, reversing course after a revised 1.5 percent increase the previous month, the government's statistics agency IBGE said on Tuesday.