Dollar in lower 89 yen in Tokyo, euro seen pressured by financial woes+ Breitbart woes+ (AP) - TOKYO, Feb. 8 (Kyodo)—The U.S. dollar mostly moved in a tight range in the lower 89 yen range Monday in Tokyo after mixed U.S. employment data, while the euro remained weak on continued jitters over financial conditions in some European countries. | At 5 p.m., the dollar fetched 89...
LEAD: Kan, Geithner to meet in Iqaluit ahead of G-7 finance meeting+ Breitbart IQALUIT, Canada, Feb. 5 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: ADDING DETAILS) | Japanese Finance Minister Naoto Kan will hold talks with U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Friday in the Canadian Arctic town of Iqaluit ahead of a two-day meeting of the Group of Seven industrial powers, the U.S. Treasury...
Japan looks good - but it's not time to invest there yet Money Week | It’s been a busy fortnight in the markets, with the rally running out of steam amid fears over Greece’s debt problems. It’s always risky to second-guess the markets over the short term. But my feeling for now is that this has the potential to...
Clash over control scuttles Kirin, Suntory plan to create food, beverage giant Hartford Courant (AP) — A clash over control has scuttled plans for Japanese beermaker Kirin Holdings Co. and smaller rival Suntory Holdings Ltd. to create one of the world's largest food and beverage . | Despite seven months of negotiations, the two companies ...
Toyota counts on veteran to do rescue damaged image at Congressional hearing Hartford Courant TOKYO (AP) — Toyota is counting on a trusted veteran with ample U.S. experience, Yoshimi Inaba, when the Japanese automaker's recall problems are scrutinized by Congress later this week. | Inaba, 63, a sales expert, was hand-picked from semiret...
Dollar in lower 89 yen in Tokyo, euro seen pressured by financial woes+ Breitbart woes+ (AP) - TOKYO, Feb. 8 (Kyodo)—The U.S. dollar mostly moved in a tight range in the lower 89 yen range Monday in Tokyo after mixed U.S. employment data, while the euro remained weak on continued jitters over financial conditions in some Euro...
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Placing Your Investing Chips in the Right Countries Wall Street Journal | Even if you've already joined the mad dash to diversify into foreign stocks, you may still have a warped view of the investing world. | In Saul Steinberg's famous illustration fo...
Caterpillar Expects Higher Sales and Revenues and Profit in 2010 redOrbit Posted on: Wednesday, 27 January 2010, 06:30 CST | PEORIA, Ill., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) today announced sales and revenues of $32.396 billio...
Gold still the favoured inflation hedge in Asia - survey Mineweb HONG KONG (Reuters) - | Gold could increasingly be investors' top hedge against mounting inflationary pressures in Asia, a regional survey showed on Wednesday. | With e...
Finance officials work to stress economic unity The Boston Globe | IQALUIT, Nunavut-Top international finance officials renewed their commitments to keep spending to support a global rebound while playing down differences over new U.S. approaches on bank reform. | Finance ministers and central bank presidents of t...
Finance officials work to stress economic unity Breitbart | U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, right, and Federal Reserve Chairman... | U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, left,and England's Chancellor... | German Minister of Finance Wolfgang Schauble looks on during a joint news... | IQALUIT, Nuna...
Finance officials work to stress economic unity Kansas City Star Related: | Photos | More News | Top international finance officials renewed their commitments to keep spending to support a global rebound while playing down differences over new U.S. approaches on bank reform. | Finance ministers and central bank pr...
Panasonic returns to black in Q3 Taipei Times | Japanese high-tech giant Panasonic Corp returned to the black in the third quarter on management streamlining and upgraded its profit outlook for the full fiscal year, the company said yesterday. | Osaka-based Panasonic posted a net profit of ¢D32.3 billion (US$360 million) in the October-December quarter, reversing a net loss of ¢D63.1 billion a...
$8bn rail project unveiled for seven states Irish Times | MEMBERS OF the Obama administration fanned out across the country yesterday to publicise the construction of high-speed railways in at least seven states, including Florida, California and Illinois. | Less than 12 hours after delivering a State of the Union address in which he championed job creation, Mr Obama left for Tampa, Florida, where vice-...
