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(Photo: AP / Bernd Kammerer))Signs of Recovery Push European Shares Higher
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Asian shares hit hard by Fed comment on slowing growth
| Tokyo: Most Asian stocks fell as US Federal Reserve comments that growth slowed in some areas of the economy overshadowed signs of increased corporate earnings. | Samsung Electronics Co., which gets a fifth of its revenue in America, sank 1.2 per cent in Seoul. |...Full Story
Sony raises forecast as demand surges
| Tokyo: Sony Corp., the world's number three television maker, raised its full-year earnings forecasts after sales of TVs and game consoles helped the company to an unexpected profit last quarter. | Net income will probably be 60 billion yen (Dh2.5 billion) in the...Full Story
Panasonic moves to buy out two units
| Tokyo: Panasonic, the world's largest maker of rechargeable batteries, offered to buy out Sanyo Electric and Panasonic Electric Works for 818.4 billion yen (Dh34.2 billion) to help expand its renewable energy business. | Panasonic, which may sell as much as 500 b...Full Story
Fed Member's Deflation Warning Hints at Policy Shift
| WASHINGTON — A subtle but significant shift appears to be occurring within the Federal Reserve over the course of monetary policy, amid increasing signs that the economic recovery is weakening. | On Thursday, James Bullard, the president of the Federal Reserve B...Full Story
Comeback Heralded for Japan Giants in Electronics
| TOKYO — Buoyed by a long-awaited turnaround in its television and video game businesses, Sony said Thursday it swung to a net profit of ¥25.7 billion, or $293.9 million, in the April-June quarter and raised its outlook for the full year. The company’s ...Full Story
Signs of Recovery Push European Shares Higher
| European stock markets rose Thursday after another batch of positive earnings and further evidence that Europe’s economy is recovering faster than previously expected. | The euro broke out of its recent tight trading range to strike a fresh 11-week high against ...Full Story
Stocks retreat as investors await GDP report
| NEW YORK — Stocks fell Thursday as investors took a dim view of the latest report on unemployment and warily waited for the government's reading on second-quarter gross domestic product. | Stocks initially rose on some upbeat earnings reports, but momentum quick...Full Story
Japanese Trade Minister: Apple iPod Nano may be fire hazard
| Quality control seems to be top of mind these days ubergizmo | Japan’s trade ministry has asked Apple Inc. to report by August 4th on what measures the company will take to prevent a fire hazard supposedly related to the iPod Nano portable music player. | There ...Full Story
At a glance: Kellogg 2Q sales
| The Associated Press Share | thefresnobee_994:/2010/07/29/2022823/at-a-glance-kellogg-2q-sales.html E-Mail Print Text Size: tool name | tool goes here Comments (0) | Similar stories: | Summary Box: Kodak posts 2Q loss Summary Box: Kodak posts 2Q loss | RESULTS: Eastma...Full Story
Stocks fall as traders await Friday's GDP report
| STEPHEN BERNARD | The Associated Press | NEW YORK - Stocks fell Thursday as investors took a dim view of the latest report on unemployment and warily waited for the government's reading on second-quarter gross domestic product. | Stocks initially rose on some upbeat e...Full Story
Japan Inks $47.4 Million Loan to Export Vessel
Money to finance Tata NYK Shipping's purchase of 60,000 dwt bulk carrier | The government-affiliated Japan Bank for International Cooperation said on Thursday that it has signed a loan agreement worth about $47.4 million to support the export of a Japanese vessel t...Full Story
The New Message From The Fed: WE ARE JAPAN
First of all, let's dispense with any notion that the latest paper from Fed Governor James Bullard represents some kind of divergence within the central bank. | This was no accident, and a Fed governor doesn't write such a mammoth, crucial piece when he's going desperad...Full Story
Fed's Bullard: Buy More Treasuries If Prices Dip
| July 29, 2010 | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top Federal Reserve official said on Thursday the Fed should consider buying more Treasury securities instead of promising to hold rates low for an extended period to support the weak economic recovery if inflation drifts lower...Full Story
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Thu 29 Jul 2010
Stocks fall as traders await Friday's GDP report
The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) -- Stocks fell Thursday as investors took a dim view of the latest report on unemployment and warily waited for the government's reading on second-quarter gross domestic product. | Stocks initially rose on some upbeat earnings reports, ...
Fed's Bullard: buy more Treasuries if prices dip
Yahoo Daily News | WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A top Federal Reserve official said on Thursday the Fed should consider buying more Treasury securities instead of promising to hold rates low for an extended period to support the weak economic recovery if inflation dr...
Nintendo slumps to loss as game sales fade
MSNBC | TOKYO — Nintendo, maker of the Wii home console and DS handheld, slumped into the red last quarter as sales faded amid a strong yen and a lack of new game titles. | Kyoto-based Nintendo Co. said Thursday it suffered a loss of 25.22 billion ye...
Tanker Probe Eyes Possible Persian Gulf Collision
CBS News DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Investigators in the UAE are looking into whether a Japanese tanker damaged at the mouth of the Persian Gulf was involved in a collision, backing away from an earlier theory that natural causes were to blame, the to...
Sony Surprises With Return to Profitability
ABC News | By Isabel Reynolds | July 29, 2010 | TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp lifted its annual outlook and returned to profitability in the first quarter on booming demand for its Bravia flat TVs and PlayStation 3 game consoles. | Rivals Panasonic Corp and Sha...
Stocks up on earnings, drop in unemployment claims
Breitbart | In this July 28, 2010 photo, trader Richard Scardino works on the floor... | NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks rose Thursday after upbeat earnings reports and a modest drop in claims for unemployment benefits renewed some optimism about the economy. | The Dow...
Profits abound at Sony, Panasonic; Nintendo sinks
MSNBC | TOKYO — The recession is over for top Japanese electronics brands like Sony, Panasonic and Sharp, all of which charged back to black last quarter. But it may just be starting for Mario and the gang at Nintendo. | The maker of the Wii gaming c...
Toyota recalls 412,000 cars in US, 16,000 in Japan
MSNBC | TOKYO — Toyota is recalling 412,000 passenger cars, mostly the Avalon model, in the U.S., and another 16,420 vehicles in Japan for steering problems, the automaker said Thursday. | The 373,000 Avalons being recalled in the U.S. range from the...
Toyota recalls 412,000 cars in US, 16,000 in Japan
Lexington Herald-Leader AP Auto Writer Dan Strumpf contributed to this report from New York. | ...
Stocks up on earnings, drop in unemployment claims
Philadelphia Daily News | STEPHEN BERNARD | The Associated Press | NEW YORK - Stocks rose Thursday after upbeat earnings reports and a modest drop in claims for unemployment benefits renewed some optimism about the economy. | The Dow Jones industrial average rose 50 points ...
WaferGen Announces Purchase of SmartChip Products by Contract Services Company Directed by Founder and Organizer of Japanese Human Genome Project
PR Newswire   | , July 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WGBS), a leading developer of state-of-the-art genomic analysis systems, today announced that DNA Chip Research Inc. (DCRI), a Japanese contract services prov...
South Korea Premier Resigns Amid Growing Property Woes
Wall Street Journal By EVAN RAMSTAD | SEOUL—South Korea's prime minister resigned Thursday over a controversial government land-development plan, as mounting troubles in the housing and construction industries threaten the country's rapid recovery from the global ...
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