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A one-time tax hit sent profits at drinks company Diageo PLC's down 20 percent in the last six months of 2011, despite rising income following a strong performance in emerging markets.

Budget airline Ryanair has reported a 28 percent increase in profit in the six months ending Sept. 30 as the company extracted more revenue per passenger.

Japan says industrial production in September fell for the first time in six months as the export-reliant country grappled with a strong yen and global economic turmoil.

Japan's central bank on Friday kept its key interest rate unchanged at nearly zero and extended by six months an emergency loan program for disaster-hit regions.

Clickbooth and Verified Credible are currently in the first stage of implementation, but Clickbooth company officials have confirmed that they hope to have the service implemented with all of their advertisers and publishers within the six months.

Even if Congress approves a deal to raise the federal government's debt ceiling, the U.S. could still lose its coveted AAA debt rating sometime in the next six months, largely because the proposed agreement does not cut enough spending.

Farewell and good riddance to the first half of 2011 — six months that are ending as sour for the economy as they began.

The communications regulator has been oddly slow in unleashing new powers to police the Internet, six months after finalizing the controversial rules.

The number of US citizens claiming unemployment benefit has suffered its biggest upwards surge in six months, officials said, adding to disappointing data on America's recovery.

Top corporate executives expect to hire more workers and spend more on their companies over the next six months.