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Bridgestone, Gree, Pacific Metal, Redington: Asia Stocks Preview
BusinessWeek
By Norie Kuboyama and Yoshiaki Nohara on May 25, 2012 The following companies may have unusual price changes in Japanese trading on May 28. Stock symbols are in parentheses and share prices are as of the latestclose. The information in each item was ...
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Singaporeans Vote in By-Election as Lee Seeks to Regain Support
BusinessWeek
By Shamim Adam on May 25, 2012 Singaporeans vote in a by-electiontoday that will test whether Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is winning back support after the ruling party's poorest performance at polls last year. About 23000 people, or 1 percent of ...
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ETF Morning Call: May 25, 2012
IndexUniverse.com
By IndexUniverse Staff | May 25, 2012 ● Asian stock indexes were mixedtoday due to smaller demand for loans in China and concerns about weakness in global growth. ● Japan's Nikkei rose 0.20 percent; Korea's KOSPI climbed 0.53 percent; the Shanghai ...
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Perfect World to Announce First Quarter 2012 Financial Results on May29, 2012
Sacramento Bee
By Perfect World Co., Ltd. BEIJING, May 25, 2012 -- /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PWRD) ("Perfect World" or the "Company"), a leading online game developer and operator based in China,today announced that it will release ...
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European Stocks Rise, Head for First Weekly Gain in May
BusinessWeek
By Corinne Gretler on May 25, 2012 European stocks climbed, heading for their first weekly rally this month, as Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti said that most European Union leaders support joint bonds for the euro area. US index futures gained, ...
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Asian Currencies Drop a Fourth Week as EU Crisis Hurts Exports
BusinessWeek
By Lilian Karunungan and Liau Y-Sing on May 25, 2012 Asian currencies fell for a fourth week, the longest stretch of losses this year, on speculation Europe's debt crisis will stall the global economic recovery and hurt demand for the region's exports.
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Today's Hot Stocks: General Electric, Exxon Mobil, Metlife, CA, Mylan, and...
Sacramento Bee
By Pennystocksinsiders.com VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 25,2012 -- /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Pennystocksinsiders.com (PSI) has issued insider trading reports and Equity Research for the following companies: General Electric (NYSE:GE), ...
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Today's Must Watch Stocks: EMC, Tiffany, Sara Lee, Teva, Procter & Gamble, and ...
Sacramento Bee
By Insiderslab.com; Insiders.hk VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 25,2012 -- /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Insiderslab.com has issued insider trading reports and Equity Research for the following companies: EMC (NYSE:EMC), Tiffany (NYSE:TIF), ...
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Asian Gasoil Crack Set for Fourth Weekly Decline: Oil Products
BusinessWeek
By Yee Kai Pin on May 25, 2012 Asia's gasoil crack spread narrowed, heading for a fourth weekly decline, signaling widening losses for refiners making the distillate fuel. Fuel-oil swaps rose. The premium of gasoil, or diesel, to Asian marker Dubai ...
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Nigerian May Reduce Reserves of Euros to Minimize Risk
BusinessWeek
By Maram Mazen on May 25, 2012 Nigeria may reduce the portion of its foreign reserves kept in euros to minimize risk amid the European debt crisis, the central bank said. “The euro component at 7.8 percent needs to be monitored closely and if necessary ...
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Takeda to Buy Multilab to Gain Sales Network in Brazil
BusinessWeek
By Kanoko Matsuyama on May 25, 2012 Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. (4502), Asia's largest drugmaker, agreed to buy closely held Multilab Industria e Comercio de Productos Farmaceuticos Ltda. for 500 million reais ($246 million) to gain a sales network in ...
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Hollande Visits Afghanistan, Promises to French Pullout
BusinessWeek
By Helene Fouquet on May 25, 2012 President Francois Hollande ended his first visit to Afghanistan today after telling French troops and President Hamid Karzai that he was pressing ahead with a campaign promise to withdraw all combat soldiers this year ...
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Touristlink Launches - Three Cities and Three Summits Tour of Asia
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
This unique and action packed trip highlights two sides of southeast Asiaand is short enough to fit in a 2-week vacation. Nagpur, India (PRWEB)May 25, 2012 Touristlink.com announces a special package offering adventure seeking vacationers the ...
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NetDragon Websoft Inc. Announces First Quarter 2012 Financial Results
Sacramento Bee
By NetDragon Websoft Inc. HONG KONG, May 25, 2012 -- /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- NetDragon Websoft Inc. ("NetDragon", Stock code: 777), a leading developer and operator of online games and mobile internet platforms in China, today announced its financial ...
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Suzlon Rebounds as Loans Promise to Avert Default
BusinessWeek
By Natalie Obiko Pearson on May 25, 2012 Suzlon Energy Ltd.'s (SUEL) convertible bonds are rebounding from a four-month low after India's biggest wind-turbine maker obtained loan pledges to avoid default in the coming three weeks.
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This Memorial Day weekend will be Greek to us
Washington Times
WASHINGTON, May 25, 2012 – Today, the Memorial Day weekend is already upon us. We say “already” because it seems as if just yesterday we were celebrating New Year's Day 2012 whilst ringing in a torrid bull market that, like all bull markets, ...
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Washington Times
Garda Reports its Best Performance Ever in a First Quarter
MarketWatch (press release)
MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA, May 25, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Garda World Security Corporation ("Garda") (TOR:CA:GW) , one of the leading Security Solutions and Cash Logistics firms in the world, announced today its financial results for the first ...
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Vietnam Cuts Rates a Third Time as Inflation Hits 21-Month Low
BusinessWeek
By Bloomberg News on May 25, 2012 Vietnam cut interest rates for the third straight month as policy makers stepped up efforts to bolster a struggling economy after inflation eased to the lowest since 2010. The State Bank of Vietnam's refinancing rate ...
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Emerging Stock Funds Post $1.5 Billion Outflows on Greece, China
BusinessWeek
By Weiyi Lim on May 25, 2012 Emerging-market equity fund outflows slowed this week amid signs of an escalation in Europe's debt crisis and weaker economic growth in China, Citigroup Inc. said. Developing nations had $1.5 billion of outflows in the week ...
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Climber, 73, finally felt old at summit of Everest
Kansas City Star
AP Japanese climber Tamae Watanabe poses with a replica of the Guinness World Record certificate during a press conference organized by the Asian Trekking to felicitate her in Katmandu, Friday, May 25. 2012. Watanabe, 73, has made history by becoming ...
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Kansas City Star
Born this way? Lady Gaga meets Thai 'lady boys'
Kansas City Star
By JOCELYN GECKER AP US singer Lady Gaga pauses while making her way to a waiting car upon her arrival at Don Muang airport in Bangkok, Thailand Wednesday, May 23, 2012. Lady Gaga is performing a concert in Bangkok on Friday, May 25,2012.
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Kansas City Star
Charm Communications to Present at Three Conferences in June
Sacramento Bee
By Charm Communications Inc. BEIJING, May 25, 2012 -- /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Charm Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: CHRM) ("Charm" or the "Company"), a leading advertising agency in China, announced today that its chief financial officer, ...
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Emerging Equity Funds Post Outflow on Europe Concerns, EPFR Says
BusinessWeek
By Leon Lazaroff on May 25, 2012 Emerging-market stock funds posted their third consecutive week of outflows as Europe's debt crisis and a slowing Chinese economy heightened uncertainty about equities, according to EPFR Global.
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China Complains at WTO Over US Over Anti-Subsidy Measures
BusinessWeek
By Jennifer M. Freedman on May 25, 2012 China said it lodged a complaint at the World Trade Organization over US anti-subsidy duties affecting $7.3 billion of Chinese products such as solar panels, thermal paper and steel sinks.
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Corey Maita Promoted to President of Teletrade
MarketWatch (press release)
IRVINE, Calif., May 25, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Spectrum Group International, Inc. (OTN:SPGZ) subsidiary, Teletrade, America's premier Internet auctioneer of certified coins and currency, announced today that Corey Maita has been appointed as president ...
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Pakistan Seeks Inflation Below 10% as Risks Threaten Growth
BusinessWeek
By Haris Anwar on May 25, 2012 Pakistan will seek to reduce inflation to less than 10 percent for the next fiscal year as it grapples with the fastest pace of price increases in Asia. The inflation goal for the 12 months starting July 1, 2012 is 9.5 ...
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Equity Research on Star Scientific Inc. and Philip Morris International Inc ...
MarketWatch (press release)
NEW YORK, NY, May 25, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- www.shinesrooms.com has a handpicked team of market professionals with over 100 years of combined investing experience. Today they are providing members comprehensive research on the Cigarettes ...
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FIFA Shouldn't 'Cherry Pick' Reform Measures, Adviser Says
BusinessWeek
By Tariq Panja on May 25, 2012 Soccer ruling body FIFA shouldn't “cherry pick” the easiest reform measures as it responds to criticism from sponsors about bribery allegations, its anti- corruption adviser said today. Swiss law professor Mark Pieth, ...
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Philippines Will Curb Peso Volatility If Needed, Tetangco Says
BusinessWeek
By Karl Lester M. Yap and Clarissa Batino on May 25, 2012 The Philippine central bank will curb excessive currency movements if needed, Governor Amando Tetangco said, as the peso slumped to a four-month low amid a selloff in emerging-market assets.
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Hot Stocks Research for Kinder Morgan, US Airways Group, Southwest Airlines ...
Sacramento Bee
By Pennystocksinsiders.com VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 25,2012 -- /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Pennystocksinsiders.com (PSI) has issued insider trading reports and Equity Research for the following companies: Kinder Morgan (NYSE:KMI), US Airways Group ...
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Today's Top Headlines: May 25, 2012 | Travel News from Fodor's ...
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From falling airplane doors to too-short hemlines in the UAE, and from synchronized swimming to Top Chef Masters, here's all the news we're poring over this morning. ... Posted by Nicole Campoy on May 252012 at 10:57:47 AM EDT ...
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War News Updates: World News Briefs -- May 25, 2012
By War News Updates Editor
Egypt Vote: Muslim Brotherhood Advances To Second Round -- USAToday/AP. CAIRO (AP) – The candidate of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood won a spot in ... ASIA. Pakistan officials: Doctor's jailing was payback for bin Laden raid, U.S. need to move on. 30 North Korean officials involved in talks with the South have died in 'traffic accidents'. Exclusive: China leadership rules Bo case isolated, limits purge: sources. Analysis: China's nine-dashed line in South China Sea. Chinese activist ...
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Asian MMA Update: Roger Huerta, Escobar, Praxedes Added To ...
By Anton Tabuena
... Bob Sapp, booked for Korea. Read as Anton Tabuena of BloodyElbow.com provides all the biggest news from the Asian MMA scene.... by Anton Tabuena on May 252012 7:42 AM EDT in Asian MMA News · Tweet · 9 comments; Story- ...
Bloody Elbow
News Analysis for the Investor on May 25, 2012 | Millionaire Corner
By pcroke
Top news stories of the day include the PMI and Eurozone crisis, Spain halts trading of Bankia, European funds dump euros and US banks awash in cash. ... News Analysis for the Investor on May 252012. Lower PMI in Europe ... A survey released today, however, shows that German consumer confidence is at 5.7, the same level as at the beginning of May, according to the Associated Press. Germany's ... The Dow closed at 12558 on Thursday and Asian markets were flat. European ...
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One Health Headlines: Friday, May 25, 2012 | Aardvarks2Zebras
By Michael San Filippo
One Health Headlines: Friday, May 252012 ... Rabies featured prominently in the news this week after a woman in England was reported to have contracted rabies while traveling in Southeast Asia, apparently from a dog bite. ... Other stories in this week's One Health roundup include a look at the increase of human cases of Eastern equine encephalitis in Massachusetts, a study showing higher levels of mercury in dolphins downwind from power plants, the latest in animal research ...
Aardvarks2Zebras
Forex - EUR/USD up during the Asian session By Forexpros
By Forexpros
Forex - EUR/USD up during the Asian session. ... Forex - EUR/USD up during the Asian session. By Forexpros | Forex News | May 25201205:55AM GMT | Add a Comment. Forexpros. Article ...
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Shares end up 0.44 pct today - Home » Other Sections » Breaking ...
Philippine shares closed 0.44 percent higher today. ... READ OTHERNEWS. SHARE ... Shares end up 0.44 pct today (philstar.com) UpdatedMay 252012 10:38 PM 0 · View comments ...
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Today's China Readings May 25, 2012 | Sinocism
By bbishop
Today's China Readings May 252012 · without comments. In yet another sign of economic troubles in China, Bloomberg tells us that China Banks May Miss Loan Target for 2012, Officials Say and Reuters reports that China's top aluminium ...
Sinocism
End of Empire News: Breaking News Fri. May 25, 2012
By p.a.turner
Breaking News Fri. May 252012. Well here it is Friday again already! Time sure flies when you having fun doesn't it? I hope everyone has had a good week and that you will have a great Memorial Day weekend. I'll be enjoying the weekend .... Rawstory: Propaganda firm owner admits smear campaign against U.S. journalists - The co-owner of a U.S. defense contractor that specializes in Information Operations admitted on Thursday to trying to discredit two USA Today journalists with ...
End of Empire News
Pakistan news: PCB award Asia Cup winners | Pakistan Cricket ...
The Pakistan Cricket Board has announced cash awards for the players and support staff who were part of their successful 2012 Asia Cup campaign - Cricket news from from cricket in Pakistan.
Cricket news from ESPN Cricinfo.com
PokerNews Weekly: May 25, 2012 | PokerNews
PokerNews Weekly: May 252012May 25 2012, PokerNews Staff. Every week, PokerNews Weekly brings you the latest happenings from the international tournament circuit, player news, and gossip. This week, Lynn Gilmartin talks about the ...
Poker News
NEWS FETCH – MAY 25, 2012 | Wine Industry Insight
By Lewis Perdue
News Fetch: Best Wine Industry Advertising Value ... May 252012 | Filed under News Briefs | Posted by Lewis Perdue ... 'Discover the Chinese wine lover' at Vinexpo Asia-Pacific · Yunnan wine market shows great development potential ...
Wine Industry Insight
Blog Archive » Weekday News Wrap: Friday, May 25, 2012
By Jessica Dorsey
Weekday News Wrap: Thursday, May 24, 2012. Print This Page. WeekdayNews Wrap: Friday, May 252012 ... Supporters for the independence of Scotland have begun a large grassroots movement today pushing for its independence from Britain. ... by Category, Academic Symposia (28), Africa (247), Asia-Pacific (62), Book Discussions (107), Conferences and Events (7), Europe (175), Featured Posts (515), General (4753), Human Rights (849), International Courts and Dispute ...
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