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Japanese and Asian stocks are weaker in early trade Tuesday after a down day on Wall Street and the lingering effects of Monday's bomb blasts in India.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/25/asiastocks.tuesopen/index.html
Japanese stocks opened higher on Monday, with investors lured to NEC Corp and other high-tech issues after another rise in their U.S. peers on signs that an upswing in the world's biggest economy is under way.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/31/asia.stocks.open/index.html
Cathay Pacific has posted its biggest ever loss as it totals the financial cost of SARS and the Iraq war to its bottom line.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/06/cathay.results/index.html
China's biggest life insurer China Life Insurance Co may seek to raise up to $3 billion from overseas investors when it unveils details of its initial share offer in Hong Kong on Tuesday.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/25/china.insurance.biz/index.html
China's biggest mobile phone operator, China Mobile (Hong Kong) Ltd, has met expectations in posting a 13 percent rise in first-half net profit to 17.47 billion yuan ($2.11 billion).
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/12/china.mobile.biz/index.html
Cisco Systems, the leading manufacturer of computer networking gear, reported cautious optimism about its future sales, along with fiscal fourth-quarter earnings and sales that met Wall Street estimates.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/05/cisco.earnings/index.html
Coles Myer has confirmed its status as Australia's biggest retailer, pushing full-year revenue 6 percent higher to a record Aust. $27.017 billion ($17.8 billion).
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/14/australia.coles.biz/index.html
U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow, facing calls at home to take a stand against trade-distorting currency manipulation, was set to meet top Japanese officials as markets waited nervously for any sign that Japan would step back from its policy of preventing a higher yen.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/31/economy.snow.reut/index.html
The European Union has accused Microsoft of still abusing its dominant position, and says it is giving the company a final chance to defend itself.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/06/eu.microsoft/index.html
The euro fell against the dollar and yen to levels unseen since April on Thursday, crashing through key chart points as investors sold on the view the euro zone economy will be the laggard in a global recovery.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/21/currencies/index.html
The dollar hit a 3-1/2 month high versus the euro and a four-month peak on the Swiss franc on Tuesday as market hopes for U.S. economic recovery gathered pace ahead of new economic data from the United States.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/19/currencies/index.html
Shares in India's export-driven software companies have fallen as the rupee neared its highest close in three years Tuesday.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/12/india.rupee/index.html
Australian beer and wine giant Foster's Group aims to raise Aust. $1.4 billion ($920 million) by spinning off its hotel, gaming and retail liquor operations.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/12/australia.fosters.biz/index.html
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan fired back at his critics on Friday, saying he preferred to set policy by managing possible risks rather than by following formal rules, like inflation targets.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/29/greenspan.reut/index.html
Axa and other insurance companies helped push European equity markets to a higher close Tuesday, as a thin corporate and economic agenda left investors awaiting the U.S. Federal Reserve's latest economic prognosis.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/12/europe.stocks/index.html
Asian markets ended mixed on Friday, with Tokyo down from Thursday's 13-month highs despite a strong finish on Wall Street.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/22/asiastocks.fridclose/index.html
Asian markets powered ahead Thursday, the Nikkei shaking off Wall Street's mild downturn to close at a 13-month high. South Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan also finished at their best in a year or more.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/21/asiastocks.thursclose/index.html
Japan closed at a 13-month high and most other Asian markets rose on Tuesday, building on Wall Street's strong close Monday.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/19/asiastocks.tuesclose/index.html
Japan's market closed higher Wednesday, despite the twin shocks of the blast at the U.N. headquarters in Baghdad and the bus bomb in Jerusalem that between them claimed 35 lives. Other Asian markets were mixed.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/20/asiastocks.wedclose/index.html
Japanese stocks are higher in early trade Wednesday, extending gains into a fourth day after a strong finish for Wall Street.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/12/asiastocks.wedopen/index.html
Japan's market is higher in early Wednesday trade, despite the twin shocks of the blast at the U.N. headquarters in Baghdad and the bus bomb in Jerusalem that between them claimed 35 lives.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/19/asiastocks.wedopen/index.html
Asian markets closed mixed on Thursday, with Japan and South Korea in the red after the Nasdaq managed a modest rally on Wall Street.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/28/asiastocks.thursclose/index.html
Japanese stocks are slightly firmer in early trade Wednesday after positive economic data lifted Wall Street to a higher close.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/26/asiastocks.wedopen/index.html
Asian stocks are again mainly higher at midday Tuesday, with better than expected growth figures giving Japan's Nikkei a 1.0 percent boost.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/11/asiastocks.tuesmidday/index.html
Japanese stocks posted their biggest gains in a fortnight Monday, with the Nikkei jumping 1.7 percent in a broad rally by industrials and tech-related issues.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/11/asiastocks.monclose/index.html
New figures show Japan's economy was surprisingly strong in the June quarter, helped by more business investment and higher private spending.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/11/japan.gdp.biz/index.html
Japanese stocks again closed lower on Monday but other Asian markets including South Korea and Taiwan have posted gains.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/25/asiastocks.monclose/index.html
South Korea's biggest fixed-line and Internet broadband operator, KT Corp, says quarterly profits fell 33 percent as more users switch to mobile.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/01/korea.kt.biz/index.html
U.S. equity fund Lone Star has clinched a deal to buy 51 percent of Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) in what is seen as the largest overseas investment in South Korea's financial sector.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/27/korea.lonestar/index.html
Airline Deutsche Lufthansa AG posted a second-quarter operating profit on Wednesday, beating analyst expectations of a loss, but said it did not expect to end the year with a profit.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/13/lufthansa/index.html
Global financial markets are trading higher Friday despite a massive power outage that is affecting much of the northeast of the United States, including New York's financial district.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/14/asiastocks.fridayopen/index.html
Japan's Mazda Motor Corp said on Wednesday its president had stepped down to take charge of Ford's troubled European arm, leaving the car maker in the hands of a Japanese veteran for the first time in seven years.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/27/japan.mazda/index.html
A federal jury in Chicago has found Microsoft guilty of patent infringement and ordered the software company to pay $520.6 million in damages.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/11/us.microsoft.suit/index.html
Indebted Deutsche Telekom AG has beaten market forecasts with a second quarter net profit and a pledge to give investors a dividend in the next financial year.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/14/dtel/index.html
At least three Hollywood contenders are expected to line up for the final leg of Vivendi Universal's multi-billion dollar entertainment sale on Monday, with U.S. television network NBC earmarked for pole position.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/18/vivendi.update/index.html
Japanese stocks are higher in early Friday trade, following a rise on Wall Street and strong Japanese industrial output for July.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/28/asiastocks.fridayopen/index.html
Japan's Nikkei average is expected to extend gains to test the 10,500 mark this week as lagging tech issues could play catch-up with the rest of the market following a batch of upbeat U.S. and Japanese economic data.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/31/japan.nikkei.lookahead.reut/index.html
Japanese stocks are lower in early trade Thursday after a mixed session on Wall Street.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/27/asiastocks.thursopen/index.html
Asian stocks closed mostly higher for a second day in a row on Tuesday, with better than expected growth figures giving Japan's Nikkei a boost of almost 1 percent.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/12/asiastocks.tuesclose/index.html
European blue chips ground higher on Monday as high crude prices supported oil firms like Total and Italy's Eni. But trading was thin ahead of key indicators of the U.S. economy later in the week.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/11/europe.stocks/index.html
German sports car maker Porsche AG said on Tuesday it should sell between 70,000 and 75,000 vehicles globally in the current fiscal year, up about 7.7 percent to 15.4 percent from 65,000 in the previous year.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/19/porsche/index.html
Air New Zealand has returned to the black after the horror year of 2001-02, posting a net profit of NZ$165.7 million ($93.8 million) after getting a boost from the New Zealand dollar's appreciation.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/27/nz.airnz.biz/index.html
Swiss Re Friday posted an almost six-fold jump in first-half net profit as non-life premium income surged and it shook off the impact of a weak dollar, though its shares fell after a recent strong run.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/29/swiss.re.reut/index.html
Australia's second-largest bank Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has posted a 24 percent fall in full year net profit to just over A$2 billion ($1.32 billion) on restructuring costs and weak earnings in its wealth management business.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/20/australia.cba.biz/index.html
Shares in Hong Kong's largest telco PCCW are 2.7 percent lower Friday after the company's interim net profit was lower than expected at HK$703 million ($90 million) on losses at its Reach joint venture.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/29/hk.pccw.biz/index.html
Indonesia says it has awarded Australian-based Santos Ltd an oil and gas exploration block offshore from Bali, Reuters reports.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/22/indonesia.santos.biz/index.html
Employees who go for a drink with colleagues are more likely to get promotion and earn more money, a survey suggests.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/11/survey.drinks/index.html
Taiwan's largest electronics component maker, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, posted surprisingly strong quarterly profits on Friday, as cost cutting gave it an edge over rivals.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/29/taiwan.honhai.reut/index.html
European blue chips picked up from the day's lows in late Friday trade, boosted by stronger technology stocks as Wall Street turned positive after data showed manufacturing in the U.S. Midwest grew faster than expected.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/29/markets.europe.reut/index.html
Terrorism is now a key business risk for multinational corporations, with the United States ranking fourth on a list of countries most likely to be targeted by terrorists, the World Markets Research Center says.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/08/19/global.terror.biz/index.html
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Wikipedia-Article "Business [5]"
Business refers to at least three closely related commercial topics. The first is a commercial, professional or industrial organization or enterprise, generally referred to as "a business." The second is commercial, professional, and industrial activity generally, as in "business continues to evolve as markets change." Finally, business can be used to refer to a particular area of economic activity, such as the "record business" or the "computer business" (see Industry). This article is concerned primarily with the first definition of individual businesses, but also contains links to general business and management topics, in the sense of the second definition.
Individual businesses are established in order to perform economic activities. With some exceptions (such as cooperatives, non-profit organizations and generally, institutions of government), businesses exist to produce profit. In other words, the owners and operators of a business have as one of their main objectives the receipt or generation of a financial return in exchange for expending time, effort and capital.
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Types of Businesses
There are many types of businesses, and, as a result, businesses can be classified in many ways. One of the most common focuses on the primary profit-generating activities of a business, for example:
- Manufacturers produce products, from raw materials or component parts, which they then sell at a profit. Companies that make physical goods, such as cars or pipes, are considered manufacturers.
- Service businesses offer intangible goods or services and typically generate a profit by charging for labor or other services provided to other businesses or consumers. Organizations ranging from house painters to consulting firms to restaurants are types of service businesses.
- Retailers and Distributors act as middle-men in getting goods produced by manufacturers to the intended consumer, generating a profit as a result of providing sales or distribution services. Most consumer-oriented stores and catalogue companies are distributors or retailers.
- Agriculture and mining businesses are concerned with the production of raw material, such as plants or minerals.
- Financial businesses include banks and other companies that generate profit through investment and management of capital.
- Information businesses generate profits primarily from the resale of intellectual property and include movie studios, publishers and packaged software companies.
- Utilities produce public services, such as heat, electricity, or sewage treatment, and are usually government chartered.
- Real estate businesses generate profit from the selling, renting, and development of properties, homes, and buildings.
- Transportation businesses deliver goods and individuals from location to location, generating a profit on the transportation costs.
There are many other divisions and subdivisions of businesses. The authoritative list of business types for North America (although it is widely used around the world) is generally considered to be the NAICS, or North American Industry Classification System. The equivalent European Union list is the NACE.
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Business departments
Within businesses one can often find similar departments, named (and not limited to):
- Administration
- Finance & controlling
- Human ressources
- Management
- Marketing & sales
- Production/service
- Purchasing
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Business and Government
Most legal jurisdictions specify the forms that a business can take, and a body of commercial law has developed for each type. Some common types include partnerships, corporations (also called limited liability companies), and sole proprietorships.
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Business and Management
The study of the efficient and effective operation of a business is called management. The main branches of management are financial management, marketing management, human resource management, strategic management, production management, service management, information technology management, and business intelligence.
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See also
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This encyclopedia includes over 1600 business and economics articles, so not all appear listed here. This lists some of the main branches of business. For more specific topics, look at the various sublists.
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- Consumer electronics
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- List of America's Richest Men
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- List of popular business books
- List of human resource management topics
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