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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., speaks at a rally in Schwarzman Stadium at Abington High School in Abington, Pa. Friday, Oct. 3
(photo: AP / Alex Brandon)
Obama to meet ASEAN leaders in New York
Inquirer
| WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama will meet Southeast Asian leaders this month in New York, the White House said Friday, as the United States tries to bolster its role in a region faced with a rising China. | The White House said that Obama would hold talks with leaders of the 10-member Associat...
A businessman walks past an electric market board in Tokyo, Friday, Nov. 7, 2008. Japan's Nikkei 225 plunges 7 percent in early trade following heavy Wall Street losse
(photo: AP / Katsumi Kasahara)
Briefing.com: Stock Market Update - 15:30 ET
Insurance Newsnet
| Sep 03, 2010 (Briefing.com via COMTEX) -- Stock Market Update | Updated: 03-Sep-10 | The market at 15:30 ET | Dow: +104.98... | Nasdaq: +28.24... S&P: +11.85... | NYSE Vol: 660.2 mln.. Adv: 2216.. Dec: 768 | Nasdaq Vol: 1.3 bln.. Adv: 1867.. Dec: 724 | Moving the Market | Sector Watch | August...
IMAX eager to tap into China market
China Daily
2010-09-04 14:46:33.0IMAX eager to tap into China marketIMAX,theater,China,market,movie11022002Companies2@webnews/enpproperty--> | TORONTO - IMAX, the Canadian operator of large-screen movie theaters, is set to open 80 theaters in China over the next...
Vancouver mayor to bring green message to China
China Daily
2010-09-04 13:51:42.0Vancouver mayor to bring green message to ChinaVancouver,China,corporation,clean energy technology11040241Green China2@webnews/enpproperty--> | VANCOUVER - The Vancouver mayor and a delegation of representatives from 22 corporati...
China to block loans to firms on environment blacklist: Report
The Times Of India
SHANGHAI: China's central bank has set up a databank on companies' environmental records and banks were told not to approve loans to companies that have violated environmental rules, a newspaper reported on Saturday. | The databank will serve as an i...
Briefing.com: Hourly In Play (R) - 00:00 ET
Insurance Newsnet
| Sep 04, 2010 (Briefing.com via COMTEX) -- Hourly In Play (R) | Updated: 04-Sep-10 00:00 ET | 17:02 | Reminder: Equity and bond markets are closed on Monday in observance of Labor Day | 16:51 | OC Owens Corning increasing production of continuous fi...
The building of the Bombay Stock Exchange(BSE) is lit-up to celebrate Diwali, the festival of lights, in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008. After falling to its lowest in nearly three years on Monday amid fears that the worst of the financial crisis is not yet over, Indias benchmark Sensex index registered a sharp 547-point rise Tuesday raising enthusiasm among investors, according to a news agency.
AP / Gautam Singh
Sensex quiet in afternoon trade, Asian cues strong
Deccan Herald
Mumbai, Sep 2 (IANS) Thursday, September 02, 2010 --> | BSE benchmark Sensex on Thursday was ruling lacklustre in afternoon trade, though broader markets saw greater buying activit...
Corn - Agriculture - Commodity
WN / Rubielyn Bunag
Corn imports set to slow
China Daily
2010-09-02 09:32:06.0Zhou YanCorn imports set to slowcorn,imports,foodTrade11022506Biz News Flash2@webnews/enpproperty--> | Good autumn harvest to alleviate demand problems, say an...
A view shows the Hong Kong west Kowloon district in Hong Kong Monday, March 22, 2010. Hong Kong has been hit by record levels of severe air pollution. The government says this level corresponds to significant harm to human health.
AP / Vincent Yu
Pollution level `very high' as mercury soars
Hong Kong Standard
Hong Kong's air pollution again reached "very high" levels as temperatures soared and doctors warned those with heart problems to stay off the streets. | //--> Serinah Ho | Thursda...
European Shares Higher Ahead of U.S. Jobs Report
The New York Times
| European and Asian equity markets rose Friday ahead of the monthly jobs report in the United States that could help determine whether the Federal Reserve opts to introduce fresh measures to get the world’s largest economy going again. | In Lo...
Seven provincial regions' H1 energy intensity up
China Daily
2010-09-03 17:40:23.0Song JingliSeven provincial regions' H1 energy intensity upenergy,intensity11022421Web Exclusive2@webnews/enpproperty--> | Energy intensity, calculated by units of energy consumed in producing a unit of GDP, rose in the first hal...
Briefing.com: Hourly In Play (R) - 21:50 ET
Insurance Newsnet
| Sep 03, 2010 (Briefing.com via COMTEX) -- Hourly In Play (R) | Updated: 03-Sep-10 21:50 ET | 17:02 | Reminder: Equity and bond markets are closed on Monday in observance of Labor Day | 16:51 | OC Owens Corning increasing production of continuous fi...
Economy
A pedestrian walks past an electric market board in Tokyo, Monday, Oct. 20, 2008. Asian stock markets advanced Monday, with South Korean shares gaining for the first time in four days as the government moved to shore up the country's banking system amid the global credit crisis. Japan's Nikkei 225 stock average rose almost 3.6 percent to 9,005.59. In Tokyo, shares rose amid hopes for better-than-expected corporate earnin
(photo: AP / Katsumi Kasahara)
Asian Shares Higher; Nikkei Rises 0.6%
The Street
Gains were modest across the region as investors waited for U.S. employment figures due out later Friday. August's jobless rate is expected to rise to 9.6% from 9.5% in July, according to a survey of analysts by Thomson Reuters. | Global markets have tumbled the past month as doubts surfaced about the strength of the global recovery. But investors ...



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