• BAA must sell 3 airports
  LONDON (Reuters) - Spanish builder Ferrovial must sell three of the seven British airports it bought for 10 billion pounds ($18 billion) two years ago under a tougher-than-expected ruling on Wednesday.

  

  

  
• LandCap JV to buy Wachovia loans: report
  (Reuters) - A joint venture created by LandCap Partners is buying $40 million of troubled land and construction loans from Wachovia Corp The Wall Street Journal said.

  

  

  
• Murdoch's pay falls to $27.5 million in 2008
  (Reuters) - News Corp Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch's total compensation for 2008 fell 14 percent to about $27.5 million, the company said in a regulatory filing.

  

  

  
• EBay lowering fixed-price sellers' listing fees
  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - EBay Inc is cutting the fees U.S. sellers on its site pay for fixed-price items, in one of the company's boldest moves this year to boost merchandise for sale, lure new buyers and take on competitors.

  

  

  
• Oil climbs to $115 a barrel on lower dollar
  SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Oil prices extended gains to $115 a barrel on Wednesday, after a lower U.S. dollar rekindled buying in oil and other commodities.

  

  

  

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• Japan back from Bubble
  Oct. 18 - Japanese real estate prices are rising again, 16 years after its "Bubble" era ended in tears.
• Intel cheers Asian shares
  Oct. 18 - Asian shares rose Thursday on expectations of lower U.S. interest rates and strong results by tech giant Intel.
• New facets for diamond business
  Oct. 16 - The world diamond industry says it wants to rethink its business strategy and give more power to producing countries in Africa.
• Posting for profit
  Oct. 10 - A new service from Blinkx.com allows consumers to take a cut of ad revenue from video on their own websites.
• A380 finally lands in Singapore
  Oct. 17 - Two years later than originally scheduled, the Airbus A380 superjumbo lands in Singapore ready for commercial service.