US CONCERNS: Respondents believed that global factors such as the forecast US slowdown, rather than domestic politics, would affect the local bourse's performance
By Jerry Lin
A bimonthly survey of investor sentiment showed a slight improvement from December, but economists warned that the lingering impact from the US subprime crisis and an anticipated US economic slowdown could continue to weigh on sentiment.

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By Judy Lin
The economy flashed another "green light," indicating stable and moderate growth last month, but the overall economic monitoring indicator score dropped 2 points from December to 27, the Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) said yesterday.

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OPPORTUNITIES: Greg Gibb was confident that the presidential election would bring about policy changes that would stimulate the economy
By Joyce Huang
Sagging consumer confidence is the biggest challenge facing the next administration, a bank executive said yesterday.

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By Shelley Shan
The Civil Aeronautics Adminis-tration (CAA) confirmed yesterday that Far Eastern Air Transport Corp (FAT, 遠東航空) must raise at least NT$18 million (US$582,000) to continue operating through Monday.

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By Lisa Wang
Global Mobile Corp (全球一動), one of the winners of a Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) license, has decided to postpone its commercial launch to early next year, a company executive said yesterday.

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By Joyce Huang
The Industrial Bank of Taiwan (IBT, 台灣工銀), one of the nation's three industrial banks, yesterday celebrated the launch of its NT$2 billion headquarters in the Neihu Science Park, Taipei City, by reporting record-high earnings for last year.

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BRAND NEW VEHICLE: The car maker is seeking to give its bottom line a new boost by jointly developing a complex with HTC that will be half commercial and half residential
By Kevin Chen and Lisa Wang
Yulon Motor Co (裕隆汽車) said yesterday its board had agreed to develop a property complex in a Taipei suburb and expected to make NT$3.282 billion (US$106.2 million) in profit within three years.

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Taiwan Power Co (Taipower, 台電), Asia's biggest thermal coal buyer, said the cost of the fuel will fall after China resumes exports in April, easing pressure on buyers to settle term negotiations at double last year's prices.

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By Jerry Lin
The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) announced late last night that it would postpone its proposal to sell an 80 percent stake in the debt-ridden Sino Swearingen Aircraft Corp (SSAC, 華揚史威靈) to a venture capital firm in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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TAIEX up 1.86 percent
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