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From the business wire

• Global financial crisis to top agenda at summit of China, Japan, SKorea

• Sharp may cut production of liquid crystal displays on slumping global demand

• German airport operator Fraport sees 7 percent fall in Frankfurt Airport passengers in Nov.

• International Energy Agency predicts oil demand will shrink in 2008 for 1st time in 25 years

• UN envoy tells international piracy conference that world has ignored the problem long enough

• Swiss National Bank cuts key interest rate to 0.5 percent

• China's inflation falls to nearly 2-year low, clearing way for heavy stimulus spending

• Finnish stainless steel maker Outokumpu warns of poor 4th-quarter demand, layoffs

• $35B takeover of Canada's largest telecom company, BCE, officially dead

• Qantas, BA fined by Australian court for cargo price fixing

• China's Lenovo says discussing acquisitions but refuses to confirm bid for Brazil PC maker

• Couple in Hawaii offers bounty to locate buyers for pricey property

• Meltdown 101: Who would invest in a bond that promises little or no interest _ and why?

• Federal prosecutors turn their attention to fraud cases that contributed to mortgage meltdown

• Argentine inflation slows to 7.9 percent as global slowdown cools economy, commodity demand

• Drugs scheduled to go generic soon include some commonly prescribed medicines

• GMAC hasn't raised enough capital to become a bank holding company, get federal aid

• Ford's gamble to leverage all assets to raise $23 billion pays off as it turns down aid

• South Korean central bank slashes key interest rate to record low 3 percent

• What bailout? Asian banks still standing strong, but face growing risks as slump deepens

• Russia's Putin to visit troubled factory as he oversees efforts to ease economic blow

• Ireland resumes selling pork as EU experts say tainted meat poses no real health risk

• Screen Actors Guild sets strike vote on Jan. 2; won't disrupt Golden Globes

• Mercosur trade bloc looks to end double tariff on imported goods

• Bolivia's YPFB plans $20 billion investment to expand production, fight fuel shortages

• Swedish bearings maker SKF to lay off 2,500 workers worldwide due to low demand

• Sanofi-Aventis' top finance and legal executive steps down in management shuffle

• Miner Rio Tinto will cut 14,000 jobs, investment to reduce debt and cope with slowdown

• China's exports fall for first time in 7 years, adding to pressure to reverse slump

• Industry executives say oil and gas will lose top rank as world's cheapest energy source

• Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn to add title of chairman of the board

• German lender Hypo Real Estate increases government guarantees to euro30 billion

• Germany's Commerzbank board agrees to accelerated takeover of Dresdner Bank

• New foreclosure filings fall to lowest level since June

• Mexico: Oil exports to fall sharply by 2017 as domestic consumption rises

• More flights arrived on time in October; Mishandled baggage rate also improved

• Administrator Deloitte says Woolworths will launch closing down sale on Thursday

• Prediction: Czech car makers, suppliers to lay off 13,500 workers due to economic downturn

• Ford executives say shunning loans makes the company different from Detroit competitors

• Wireless to lay off 1,200 workers across the Caribbean

• Dunkin' Brands hires Papa John's Chief Executive Nigel Travis to succeed Jon Luther as CEO

• Babelgum launches free video to mobile in venture with Vodafone

• Continental sees impact from world economic situation; revises pretax profit margin outlook

• American Reserve Life Insurance Company buys Albania's insurance Insig for euro41 million

• Sweden says international emergency fund for Latvia will be ready before Christmas

• Britain's Treasury chief: UK is entering recession, but growth will return in 2nd half of 2009

• High-debt Tribune was extreme, but other newspaper companies could follow with bankruptcy

• Drug makers face new EU rules on medicines labeling information

• Survey shows large company employees guard against overpaying on premiums for health benefits

• Truck makers say they need more loans to survive crisis, make cleaner vehicles

• EU's food safety authority says there's no risk for most consumers of tainted Irish pork

• Bumper harvest pushes Italian wine production above French for first time in decade

• Wyeth Pharmaceuticals to lay off 276 workers in Puerto Rico, cites drop in demand for products

• Clean energy innovator looking to EU summit for help creating world's largest windfarm

• EU to allocate unspent agriculture funds to energy and internet links

• French budget minister says stimulus plan will push back budget balancing by 2 more years

• FDA panel says risks and uncertainty outweigh benefits of Acusphere imaging drug

• Administration declines to cite China as currency manipulator despite unhappiness over trade

• Mexico's Grupo Bimbo bakery company buys US division of George Weston Foods Inc.

• Toyota to further cut production in North America over next 2 months

• Tribune gets authority to make some payments as bankruptcy proceedings begin

• Media General gets new lending terms; other publishers still contend with debt

• Economic weakness and stronger dollar prompt Eastman Kodak to withdraw full-year 2008 outlook

• CBS' Moonves says network will get stronger by NBC's move to put Leno in prime time

• Sony launches PlayStation virtual community, but not courting new PS3 owners

• Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac regulator says mortgage rates could drop to 4 percent

• Insurer AIG says working to unwind $10B of investment losses not covered by government bailout

• Generic drug prices falling in US due to retailers' low prices, competition among makers

• China urges airlines to cancel plane orders, defer purchases to aid ailing industry

• EU clears Austria's financial crisis bailout package

• KFC plans 2Q national rollout of new grilled product in hopes of lifting sales

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• Merkel's cabinet approves EU mission to fight piracy off Somalia; 1 ship, up to 1,400 troops

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From the tech wire

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