Claiming that Chinese steelmakers have dumped their products at below-cost prices, European steelmakers have asked the European Commission to impose tariffs.

… for the quarter ended Nov.30 increased 12% to $496.6 million from $442.7 million. A. Schulman expects "challenging market conditions" throughout the remainder of the fiscal year as a result of high and volatile oil prices and a slow automobile market. For fiscal 2008, A. Schulman continues to expect net income to exceed $36 million. In addition, the company said its agreements related to the chief executive transition aren't finalized.

… Ministry of Information Industry (MII) minister Wang Xudong on December 27. Wang said China expects to add 62...

President of European Investment Bank says bank would lend China more than $700 million for projects to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions

Officials say dam is actuallly a positive force on environment and has improved lives of …

China 3C Group, a retailer and distributor of consumer and business products in China, announced that it signed a binding letter of intent to become the exclusive supplier for 3C800.com, an online Chinese retailer of B2C electronics
products.

News from Lenovo is that it is planning to recruit some online agents for its PC products in China.

… out of the 20 million babies born in the country each year, up to 1.2 million are born with defects

… He stressed the US should fulfill its commitments substantially, cease official and military contacts with Taiwan authorities, stop selling weapons to the island, and take concrete actions to maintain the peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.

… the arrests, made during a nationwide crackdown on tainted food, drugs and agricultural products, as a major step forward for consumer safety.

HIV virus infected 3,000 Chinese people every month between last January and this June and has pushed the virus carrier population to 220,000 by June, the China News Service reported today.

HIV virus infected 3,000 Chinese people every month between last January and this June and has pushed the virus carrier population to 220,000 by June, the China News Service reported today.

… the United States should fulfill its commitments substantially, cease official and military contacts with the Taiwan authority, stop selling weapons to Taiwan, and take concrete actions to maintain the peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits.

… the United States should fulfill its commitments substantially, cease official and military contacts with the Taiwan authority, stop selling weapons to Taiwan, and take concrete actions to maintain the peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits.

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… expected earnings of 23 cents a share on revenue of $102 million. Looking ahead, Novatel expects fourth-quarter earnings of 31 cents a share on revenue of $120 million. Excluding share-based compensation, Novatel expects fourth-quarter earnings of 34 cents a share.

… Stan O'Neal, according to a published report Monday. The move would be necessary to avoid conflicts of interest, the Financial Times reported on its Web site. Fink's name has been floated as a possible successor to O'Neal, who recently retired after Merrill Lynch was hit by billions of dollars of losses in subprime mortgages and other assets. Merrill Lynch owns about half of BlackRock, which manages more than $1 trillion in client assets. (Corrects buyout amount in headline.)

… after receiving a validation from the Paris Court of First Instance on Monday. The company expects the acquisition to close by the end of the year.

… together to steer Iran away from its nuclear ambitions, and Defense Secretary Robert Gates expects to discuss the U.S. push for new sanctions against Tehran when he sees Chinese President Hu Jintao on Tuesday.

POLICE in Xingguo County, Jiangxi Province, have expanded their manhunt for two escaped convicts to the neighboring Gan County seven days after the pair broke out of jail, the Guangzhou Daily reported today.

POLICE in Xingguo County, Jiangxi Province, have expanded their manhunt for two escaped convicts to the neighboring Gan County seven days after the pair broke out of jail, the Guangzhou Daily reported today.

… a network-storage provider, for $1.4 billion in cash as part of an effort to sell more products to small and midsized business customers, the computer manufacturer said Monday.

… a visit to Uzbekistan, said the Chinese government should more closely study the possible effects of the move on China and Hong Kong's stock markets, adding that private Chinese investors may not understand the risks of investing their savings in the Hong Kong market. China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange announced on August 20 that the restrictions placed on mainlanders seeking to invest in Hong Kong would soon be lifted, causing a price surge in Hong Kong-listed …

… a visit to Uzbekistan, said the Chinese government should more closely study the possible effects of the move on China and Hong Kong's stock markets, adding that private Chinese investors may not understand the risks of investing their savings in the Hong Kong market. China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange announced on August 20 that the restrictions placed on mainlanders seeking to invest in Hong Kong would soon be lifted, causing a price surge in Hong Kong-listed …

… keep them open, and drug coatings help keep tissue from growing back through the mesh. Abbott expects to launch the Xience V in the first half of 2008 pending FDA approval. The only two companies with drug-coated heart stents currently on the U.S. market are Boston Scientific Corp. and Johnson & Johnson Inc. Medtronic Inc. is also awaiting FDA approval for its drug-coated stent. (Corrects ticker)

… losses from discontinued operations, as profits surged at the company's clinical and medical products business. For the quarter ended Sept. 30, Cardinal reported net income of $301.8 million, or 82 cents a share, up from $270.7 million, or 66 cents a share, a year earlier. The prior year had losses from discontinued operations of 5 cents a share. Both quarters also had charges of 4 cents a share for restructuring- and acquisition-related costs, partially offset by tax benefits.

TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Cardinal Health Inc., the Dublin, Ohio, provider of health-care products and services, reported that fiscal first-quarter earnings rose 11% on strength in its clinical and medical-products businesses plus efficiency measures. The company in a Monday statement affirmed its earnings outlook for the year. For the quarter ended Sept. 30, Cardinal earned $301.8 million, or 82 cents a share, compared with $270.7 million, or 66 cents, in the year-earlier period. The …

… in second-quarter profit and lifted its outlook for the year as it pointed to brighter prospects for the winter period.

… 75 cents. Ness raised the lower end of its full-year revenue estimate by $5 million, and new expects revenue of $547 million to $550 million. Thomson's survey is looking for 77 cents on revenue of $552 million.

… group's European Liffe division saw volume rising 34.5% to an all-time high of 74 million contracts. The NYSE Arca unit also reported record trading of 1.66 million equity options contracts executed daily, more than double the volume from a year ago.