Wheat, gold make stunning runs in nervous markets The Times Of India Tweet | NEW YORK: Wheat charged higher on Friday to post its biggest weekly gain in 16 years and gold continued its recovery from four-month lows as commodity markets saw selective buying amid lingering worries about the euro zone. | Prices of crude oil and copper -- two of the biggest industrial co...
Fitch downgrades Greece on euro exit fears Al Jazeera | Fitch, a leading credit ratings agency, has downgraded Greece a notch to CCC "vulnerable to default" rating, citing the heightened risk that the country might have to leave the Eurozone. | The failure by Greek politicians to form a government underscores a lack of public and political support for ...
Japan train operator opens a new landmark Gulf News | Tokyo: The Tokyo Skytree, twice as tall as the Eiffel Tower, opens this week as Japanese train operators counter an ageing population by building malls, offices and tourist attractions. | The 634-metre (2,080-feet) structure in eastern Tokyo sits i...
Asian stocks wipe out this year's gains Gulf News | Singapore: Asian stocks fell, with a regional index posting its worst week in almost eight months, as Europe's debt crisis worsened, US economic data missed estimates and Chinese home prices and investment declined. | Samsung Electronics Co sank 11...
Google gets China OK for Motorola deal The Street | But Chinese regulators attached a big condition: that Google's Android operating system for mobile devices remain available to all at no cost for the next five years. | The approval brings the Internet search giant closer to sealing its biggest acq...
Google says it won China's approval for Motorola deal Hartford Courant | (Reuters) - said on Saturday that Chinese authorities have approved its $12.5 billion purchase of Motorola Mobility Holdings, the last regulatory hurdle to a deal that would allow the world's No. 1 Internet search engine to develop its own line of ...
Google gets China OK for Motorola deal Austin American Statesman | NEW YORK — Authorities in China have approved Google Inc.'s bid to buy phone maker Motorola Mobility, clearing the way for the $12.5 billion deal to close early next week. | But Chinese regulators attached a big condition: That Google's Andro...
White House acclaims exit of activist from China The News & Observer Email Print Order Reprint Share This Share Text tool name | tool goes here By JIM KUHNHENN - Associated Press By JIM KUHNHENN | CAMP DAVID, Md. -- The United States and other members of the Group of Eight industrial nations say they are ready to resp...
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Facebook Ads: Is Anyone Clicking On Them? Huffington Post | NEW YORK (AP) — Facebook's reach is wide but not deep. Few users surveyed in an Associated Press-CNBC poll say they click on the site's ads or buy the virtual goods that make m...
Gold falls to 4-1/2 month low on Greece risks Reuters | SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Gold dropped to its lowest since late December as the euro sank against the U.S. dollar on worries that a worsening debt crisis in Greece could spill over i...
DAVID GLEASON: Treat clothing shares with caution Business Day | AN EXAMINATION, however brief, of the clothing retail sector inevitably leads back to the economy. And, believe me, there is no doubt that it has turned down. That recent jump in...
Tunnel blast kills 19 at Chinese construction site The News & Observer Email Print Order Reprint Share This Share Text tool name | tool goes here The Associated Press Tags: | BEIJING -- Authorities say a tunnel blast has killed 19 workers at a central Chinese highway construction site. | Two officials from Hunan provinc...
Tunnel blast kills 19 at Chinese construction site Austin American Statesman | BEIJING — A blast in a tunnel killed 19 workers at a central Chinese highway construction site on Saturday, authorities said. | The explosion in Hunan province also injured one person, said two officials from the provincial work safety bureau...
The Real China Crash Won't Show Up In The Official Data Business Insider Also Sprach Analyst | Also Sprach Analyst is a website on global finance and economics with a special focus on China and Hong Kong economy, finance, and real estate. Recent Posts Counting down Grexit: money printer preparing to print drachma Chart: C...
Investments up, stocks tumble in the Philippines Xinhua | By Alito L. Malinao | MANILA, May 17 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine economy was marked by both positive and negative developments in the past few days, with a huge surge in investments registered last month and a big slide in the country's stock market. | In a report released Wednesday, the Board of Investments (BOI) said that in April, total investm...
Mongolia Sets Plan to Cap Investments Wall Street Journal By JAMES T. AREDDY | Mongolia's parliament approved a new investment law Thursday that caps future foreign participation in certain strategic industries, reflecting a growing public push to keep profits from the mineral-rich nation's industries inside the country. | When it goes into effect, the law will require foreign investors to obtain governme...
