World economy
China’s factory output down in December amid negative cues
30 Dec 2011
China's economy is slowing down for a fourth successive quarter, easing further from the first quarter's 9.7 per cent to below 9 per cent in the final three months
Eurozone banks park record cash with ECB
29 Dec 2011
Workers at LG plant in China strike over bonus
28 Dec 2011
German companies upbeat amidst euro crisis
28 Dec 2011
Deflation returns to Japan as production drops
28 Dec 2011
Zardari vows to battle on as Pakistan President
28 Dec 2011
Morgan Stanley to cut 580 jobs in New York City
28 Dec 2011
French jobless rate hits record high in November
27 Dec 2011
US firms acquiring assets from distressed European banks
27 Dec 2011
With Europe deep in financial trouble, US firms, eyeing an opportunity to make quick gains are buying up bank owned assets from Miami to Dublin
Banks prepare to deal in pre-euro currencies if EU collapses
26 Dec 2011
Preparing their systems to handle codes for old European currencies was one way banks were taking steps to insulate themselves from major business disruptions if any country suddenly left the euro
China’s business confidence index drops to 41.7 %: poll
23 Dec 2011
China’s business confidence index fell in the fourth quarter, the second consecutive drop, amid growing concern over rising costs and an economic slowdown
Spain’s borrowing costs fall to less than half
20 Dec 2011
New US bill targets call centre jobs overseas
20 Dec 2011
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