Reuters By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, Aug 26 (Reuters) - World stocks and oil declined on Friday as investors played down chances that Fed chief Ben Bernanke would signal further US economic stimulus in a much-anticipated speech. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Associate Director - Advisory Services, Thomson Reuters Point Carbon Ecosystem Marketplace Point Carbon, a Thomson Reuters company, is a world-leading provider of independent news, analysis and consulting services for European and global power, gas and carbon markets. Point Carbon's comprehensive services provide professionals with ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Google TV to launch in Europe next year Reuters By Georgina Prodhan EDINBURGH, Scotland, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Google Inc (GOOG.O) will launch its TV service in Europe early next year, Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said on Friday, despite teething problems that had led some observers to question how ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Frontline plunges to loss amid tanker glut Reuters By Walter Gibbs and Joachim Dagenborg OSLO, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Frontline Ltd , the world'slargest independent oil shipper, swung to a second-quarter loss and saw its stock fall to a nine-year low on Friday amid a global tanker glut it said could last ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Obama, IMF chief agree on need to boost growth Reuters VINEYARD HAVEN, Massachusetts (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde both feel the world economy needs further steps to boost growth in the short term, the White House said on Friday. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Appirio to Accelerate Global Expansion Through New Strategic Investment MarketWatch (press release) Appirio, which works with enterprises to adopt, connect and extend cloud platforms like Salesforce.com, Google and Workday, already serves a number of global customers, including Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of intelligent information ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Brazil needs to fine-tune tax on derivatives-Fraga Reuters Fraga, a former Brazilian central bank president and a long-time fund manager for billionaire financier George Soros, said Brazil's economy has the ability to stand out even if the global economy continues to slow. The world, Fraga said, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Freeport Indonesia copper miners plan strike soon Reuters By Olivia Rondonuwu JAKARTA, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Workers at Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold's (FCX.N) Grasberg mine in Indonesia plan to stage a strike in coming days after talks with the company failed to resolve a pay dispute, a move that could tighten ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| EMERGING MARKETS-Latam stocks rise as Fed seen mulling stimulus Reuters By Michael O'Boyle MEXICO CITY, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Latin American stocks rose on Friday after the head of the US Federal Reserve raised some hope that US policymakers could offer more stimulus after a policy meeting next month. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| UPDATE 1-China COSCO says some ship lease disputes resolved Reuters China COSCO operates the world's largest bulk cargo fleet and is the global No.6 container shipping company. It had 234 self-owned dry bulk vessels and 201 chartered-in dry bulk ships with a combined capacity of 3.79 million dead weight tonnes at the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mexican Automotive Manufacturing Market Attracting Global Investments AftermarketNews.com (AMN) By aftermarketNews staff MEXICO CITY -- With manufacturing rates in Mexico rapidly increasing since last year, Mexico is fast becoming a world leader in the manufacturing business, according to a recent report from Dow Jones Newswires. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Insight: Next big drug against cholesterol takes shape Reuters UK Should PCSK9 inhibitors stumble, it would be a keen disappointment for some of the world's biggest drugmakers. Amgen, the largest global biotech company, is wrapping up early-stage trials of its PCSK9 inhibitor and will soon advance it into Phase II ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| W.Canada to grow more wheat, barley-Wheat Board Reuters Africa All-wheat production in Western Canada will rise to 21.3 million tonnes from 21.0 million tonnes a year ago, the board said, adding to one of the biggest global wheat crops on record. (Graphic on all-wheat, durum, barley crops: r.reuters.com/hev43s) ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Hong Kong, China shares post weekly gains; Bernanke speech awaited Reuters By Clement Tan HONG KONG, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares snapped a four-week losing streak as earnings-driven gains provided some respite with markets struggling to recover from steep losses earlier this month that has knocked 12 percent off the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| TSX may open lower ahead of Bernanke's speech Reuters CRB, a global commodities benchmark, fell 0.07 percent in early trade. * Oil prices inched down as investors looked ahead to a speech by the US Federal Reserve chairman on the health of the world'slargest economy and top oil consumer. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Analysis - Tight coffee supply emboldens Brazil producers Reuters Africa By Peter Murphy BRASILIA (Reuters) - Coffee producers in Brazil, the world's top grower, will have the upper hand in trading their stocks in the long inter-harvest from October to May with a smaller 'off year' crop to sell and growing demand. Global ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Iran says Palestinian statehood only "first step" Reuters India TEHRAN (Reuters) - The creation of a universally-recognised Palestinian state would be just a first step towards wiping out Israel, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Friday. He spoke weeks ahead of a UN General Assembly in New York where ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| SE Asia Stocks-Most fall amid outflows ahead of holidays Reuters Africa * Light volume ahead of long holidays next week * Region cautious of global economy spillover * Thai big cap dividends lure some buyers By Viparat Jantraprap BANGKOK, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Most Southeast Asian stock markets fell in light volume on Friday ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Danish PM calls Sept 15 election, trails in polls Arab News By REUTERS COPENHAGEN: Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen called on Friday a parliamentary election for Sept. 15, paving the way for a campaign that will focus on reviving a recession-bound economy. Opinion polls over the past year have shown ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| China's Shaanxi Coal Industry plans $2.7 billion IPO Reuters China is the world's biggest coal-producing country, with output at 3 billion tonnes in 2009, accounting for about 46 percent of total global production that year. Shaanxi Coal is headquartered in Xi'an, in the northern Chinese province of Shaanxi, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Guinea, China in talks over bauxite mine, refinery Reuters Africa CONAKRY (Reuters) - Guinea is in advanced talks with state-owned China Power Investment to develop a bauxite mine and build an alumina refinery, deep water port and a power plant in the West African state, Guinean government sources said. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Optimum Coal shares climb as Glencore circles Reuters Africa By Ed Stoddard and Clara Ferreira-Marques JOHANNESBURG/LONDON, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Glencore , the world's largest commodities trader, stood on the verge of its largest takeover bid since its May stock market listing on Friday, after South Africa's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| METALS-LME copper slips, Bernanke's speech eyed Reuters Africa Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold's Indonesian workers plan to stage another strike at its huge Grasberg mine in coming days after a deadlock in talks with the company's management, a union official told Reuters on Friday. Around 8000 workers in July held ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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