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MADRID. — Spain’s borrowing costs fell in a bond auction yesterday, hours after European Union leaders reached an elusive deal to create a single banking authority.The auction of three-year and five-yearMitsubishi, SkyWest seal jet deal
TOKYO. — Japan’s Mitsubishi Aircraft yesterday said it has signed a deal with US-based SkyWest for 100 jets worth US$4,2 billion, with an option to buy another 100 planes.In a statement, the Japanese firmEU leaders meet after key bank deal
BRUSSELS. — EU leaders met yesterday for the final summit of a difficult year, clearing crucial bailout funds for Greece to tame the debt crisis at the heart of the bloc after thrashing out a bankingAir coolers cheaper, more environment friendly
Evaporative air coolers offer a viable and cheaper alternative to air-conditioners or fans for cooling all spaces inside or outside because: capital and installation cost is lower; operating costs are 70-80Bollywood’s ‘star wives’ mean business
NEW DELHI. — Bollywood wives were once expected to stay loyal, discreet and out of sight, but today they forge influential careers as businesswomen, designers and producers as India embracesOpec likely to cut oil output
VIENNA. — Opec will likely cut its oil production next year as prices risk falling in reaction to higher output from top crude consumer the United States and amid a slowing of energy demand growth,Coal miner Bumi in tussle with UK tycoon
JAKARTA. — Coal miner Bumi Plc yesterday said it will likely side with Indonesia’s powerful Bakrie family in a tussle with British tycoon Nathaniel Rothschild for control of the country’s lucrative mines.S. Korea interest rate unchanged
SEOUL. — South Korea’s central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged at 2,75 percent yesterday for a second straight month as the economy shows signs of recovering from a year-long slump.
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