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Fuji Photo Film Co says it plans to spend 110 billion yen ($1 billion) in the four years from next April to boost production of film for LCD televisions and other electronic devices.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/01/japan.fuji/index.html
German business confidence increased for an eighth month in December in the latest sign that an upswing is underway in Europe's largest economy.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/18/ifo.germany.reut/index.html
German political leaders have agreed to a January 1 tax cut and other reforms meant to spur Europe's largest economy, Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder says.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/15/germany.taxcuts.ap/index.html
German industrial output rose almost twice as much as expected in October, data showed on Friday, as evidence of accelerating growth in Europe's biggest economy accumulates.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/05/europe.germany.output.reut/index.html
German retail sales increased slightly in October over the month but were still well down on a year ago and a leading retail association said it was gloomy about prospects for Christmas and next year.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/02/german.retail.reut/index.html
German unemployment fell in November as a result of government labour market reforms, but the economy remained too weak to create new jobs, the Federal Labour Office said on Thursday.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/04/german.jobless/index.html
A joint venture of General Electric and United Technologies unit Pratt & Whitney says it has won a new order to supply engines for 21 Emirates airline A380 superjumbos in a deal worth more than $1.5 billion.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/08/emirates.engines.reut/index.html
The world's biggest company, Wal-Mart Stores, has given a chillier outlook for December as more people delay holiday shopping or opt for gift cards that do not immediately count toward retailers' revenues.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/15/us.walmart.reut/index.html
GlaxoSmithKline said on Wednesday it had 20 potential $1 billion-a-year blockbuster drugs in its pipeline to drive future sales growth and lift it out of a lean patch for research productivity.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/03/glaxo.drug.reut/index.html
Global stocks have had their best year since 1999, with more gains expected in 2004 as investors regain confidence about economic growth prospects.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/31/globalstocks.yearclose/index.html
General Motors Corp, the world's largest auto maker, has thrown its hat into the ring in a race to buy South Korean sports-utility vehicle maker Ssangyong Motor Co.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/04/korea.ssangyong.reut/index.html
Luxury goods maker Gucci was upbeat on the key fourth quarter Friday as it reported a 17 percent rise in third-quarter operating income after shoppers snapped up its pricey leather handbags.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/19/gucci.reut/index.html
HHG, the British life insurer and funds manager spun off from AMP, has made a solid debut on the Australian market.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/23/australia.hhg/index.html
Sunday Communications, Hong Kong's smallest mobile carrier, has chosen China's Huawei Technologies to build its 3G network for up to HK$900 million ($115 million), bypassing better-known global equipment makers.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/18/hk.huawei.reut/index.html
Germany's influential Ifo economic research institute on Friday raised its prediction for German economic expansion next year by a tenth of a point and said growth prospects were the most favorable in a long time.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/19/german.economy.reut/index.html
India's booming stock market, Asia's second-best performer in 2003 behind Thailand, is poised to reach new highs following eight straight months of gains, chartists say.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/30/india.stocks.reut/index.html
Indonesia's biggest telephone company, Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom), says it expects a re-audit of its 2002 financial accounts to decrease net profit by a maximum of five percent.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/30/indonesia.telkom.reut/index.html
Indonesia estimates world oil demand will fall by 2.5 million barrels per day next April, depressing prices, the country's oil minister and incoming OPEC president said Tuesday.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/02/indonesia.opec.reut/index.html
Hong Kong investors queued outside bank branches Monday to subscribe for shares in China Life Insurance Co Ltd, which could be the world's largest listing this year at up to $3 billion.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/08/china.life.reut/index.html
The Italian government has taken a major step to help the employees of Parmalat, a food company racked by billions in debt.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/23/italy.cabinet.parmalat/index.html
Japan's draft budget for the fiscal year starting next April will total 82.1109 trillion yen ($763.3 billion), up from this year's 81.7891 trillion yen, according to a government paper seen by Reuters.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/19/japan.budget.reut/index.html
Japan's share market ended the year on a high Tuesday, pushed up by technology issues after the U.S. Nasdaq index rallied to its highest in almost two years.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/29/asiastocks.tuesclose/index.html
Japanese exports fell in November, new data shows, but analysts expect the drop to be temporary.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/21/japan.economy.reut/index.html
Japan's industrial production rose 0.8 percent in November from a month earlier on a seasonally adjusted basis, preliminary data from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) shows.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/25/japa.ip.reut/index.html
Police have arrested one of Japan's richest men, Takefuji Corp. Chairman Yasuo Takei, for allegedly ordering employees to tap the phone of a journalist.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/02/japan.takei.biz/index.html
Japan has joined the European Union in dropping the threat of retaliation after the United States scrapped its controversial tariffs on imported steel.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/04/us.steel.asiareax/index.html
Japan's unemployment rate remained unchanged in November at 5.2 percent, the government says.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/25/japan.jobs/index.html
Asian markets are mainly lower at midday Wednesday, with Tokyo posting the biggest fall. But Australia is higher after a rate rise.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/02/asiastocks.wedmidday/index.html
Asian stocks have closed mixed Wednesday, with Japan and South Korea losing ground on the U.S. mad cow scare, but other markets slightly higher.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/24/asiastocks.wedclose/index.html
Asian markets closed mixed on Wednesday, with Tokyo posting the biggest fall but Australia ending higher.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/03/asiastocks.wedclose/index.html
Japanese and other Asian stocks have recovered from early falls to close mainly higher Friday, but South Korea stayed in the red.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/26/asiastocks.fridayclose/index.html
The Japanese government will forecast growth in its gross domestic product (GDP) of 1.8 percent in real terms for the fiscal year starting next April, local media say.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/17/japan.gdp.reut/index.html
Japan's Nikkei fell two percent to below 10,000 in Wednesday morning trade, with techs hit by the strong yen and a drop in the Nasdaq on disappointing sales at big microchip makers.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/10/japan.stocks.midday.reut/index.html
South Korea and Japan have begun negotiations on establishing a free-trade agreement between the North Asian economic powerhouses.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/21/japan.korea.trade.ap/index.html
Japan spent about $180 billion this year to try to stop the yen appreciating too heavily against the dollar, the Ministry of Finance says, according to the Nihon Keizai business daily.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/30/japan.yen/index.html
Japanese stocks opened lower on Wednesday, with Tokyo Electron Ltd. and other techs hit by the strong yen and a drop in the Nasdaq.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/09/japan.stocks.reut/index.html
Japanese stocks opened higher on Friday, with the Dow's close over 10,000 and a strong reading from a key corporate survey spurring buying of Sony Corp.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/11/japan.stocks.reut/index.html
Japan led Asian stocks to a mainly higher close Monday following modest gains on Wall Street Friday. But Taiwan and Hong Kong eased.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/29/asiastocks.monclose/index.html
Japan and Thailand have decided to start formal talks on a free trade agreement (FTA), the leaders of the two countries said in a statement.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/10/japan.thailand.reut/index.html
South Korean companies are less pessimistic about business but a majority still expect conditions to deteriorate, the central bank says.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/04/korea.sentiment.reut/index.html
Press baron Conrad Black's Hollinger Inc. says its auditor, KPMG LLP, has resigned after it sought management changes at the Canadian company similar to those undertaken at its main subsidiary, newspaper publisher Hollinger International Inc.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/23/hollinger.kpmg.reut/index.html
U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers is poised to take over troubled British hotel company Le Meridien this week in a £700 million ($1.24 billion) deal, a source close to the situation says.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/29/lehman.meridien.reut/index.html
Creditors of debt-laden LG Card Co Ltd are discussing a joint takeover of South Korea's biggest credit card company after failing to find a buyer, a bank official says.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/29/korea.lgcard.reut/index.html
Japan's Nikkei stock average ended higher Tuesday with robust machinery orders data offsetting pressure on high-profile exporters such as Canon.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/09/asiastocks.close.reut/index.html
Japanese stocks fell slightly in largely directionless trade by mid-morning on Wednesday with many investors on holiday and other potential buyers refraining from buying amid worries over potential terror attacks.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/23/japan.open.reut/index.html
The stocks of McDonald's, other restaurant chains and meatpackers all took a big hit Wednesday after the Agriculture Department recalled 10,000 pounds of U.S. beef and reported what is apparently the first case of mad cow disease in the United States.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/25/stocks.madcow/index.html
Corn and soy complex futures at the Chicago Board of Trade are expected to open sharply lower Wednesday following the discovery of a case of mad cow disease in Washington state, analysts say.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/23/chicago.botfutures.reut/index.html
Malaysia says it will sign a deal on Thursday to buy six Airbus A380 planes valued at $1.5 billion, giving a fresh impetus to the European firm's superjumbo jet program.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/09/malaysia.airbus.reut/index.html
U.S. stocks look ready for a brief rally at Monday's open as investors welcome the capture of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, but remain cautious over the threat of violence in Iraq.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/14/markets.reaction.reut/index.html
Markets are sharply higher in Asia Monday as investors begin trading in the first reaction to the capture of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
http://cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/12/14/worldmarkets.reaction/index.html
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Wikipedia-Article "Business [3]"
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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