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Bernanke Don't tie debt limit to spending cuts
Greeks Walk Off the Job in Austerity Protest
FOREX-Euro slides on market jitters over Greece, banks
Schumer Helps Banks With a Patent Problem
Senator Charles E. Schumer inserted into a bill a provision that appears aimed at helping banks address a costly problem with a patented system for processing digital copies of checks.
Decisions by Jamie Dimon put even more attention on the contest to succeed him at the bank’s chief executive.
Crowd-Source Your Night In The City With The AreaNow iPhone App (TCTV) ( by TechCrunch.com , TechCrunch.com)
Oil falls below $99 in Asia as traders eye mixed signs on US economy
SIGNAPORE — Oil prices fell below $99 a barrel Wednesday in Asia as traders eyed mixed signs about the strength of the U.S. economy and crude demand.
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World stock markets down as investors anticipate rate hikes in India, China BANGKOK — World stock markets mostly slipped Wednesday as investors anticipated growth-denting rate hikes by central banks in India and China to contain stubbornly high inflation.
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LONDON — Official data show Britain’s unemployment rate held steady at 7.7 percent in the three months ending April, matching the rate reported a month ago. ( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
UK government to back proposals to separate banks
LONDON — The British government intends to force banks to insulate their retail operations from their more volatile investment banking, a Treasury source confirmed Wednesday. ( Associated Press Associated Press , AP)
Analysts Defend Nine Dragons After S&P Move
Analysts are speaking out in support of paper company Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Ltd. after its shares plunged in Hong Kong on Tuesday following a withdrawal of its credit rating by Standard & Poor's.
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Analysts are speaking out in support of paper company Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Ltd. after its shares plunged in Hong Kong on Tuesday following a withdrawal of its credit rating by Standard & Poor's.
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Pawlenty Defense: If China Can Do It, So Can U.S.
Republican presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty defended his much-criticized economic plan, which calls for setting a target of 5% gross domestic product growth over the next 10 years, by pointing to Chinese growth numbers.
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Republican presidential hopeful Tim Pawlenty defended his much-criticized economic plan, which calls for setting a target of 5% gross domestic product growth over the next 10 years, by pointing to Chinese growth numbers.
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Chinese Builder Loses Showpiece Polish Highway Deal
Poland canceled a contract for a stretch of highway with the first Chinese firm to win a major public works deal in the European Union, the country's highway authority said late Monday.
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Poland canceled a contract for a stretch of highway with the first Chinese firm to win a major public works deal in the European Union, the country's highway authority said late Monday.
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China Raises Reserve Requirements
China's central bank raised the percentage of deposits that banks must hold in reserve for the sixth time this year, moving quickly to further damp lending after the latest inflation reading showed prices rising at the fastest pace since July 2008. - China Real Time: Economists React - Asia Today: Chinese Inflation Figure Rises - Heard on the Street: Test of Nerve on Inflation - Central Bank Watch
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China's central bank raised the percentage of deposits that banks must hold in reserve for the sixth time this year, moving quickly to further damp lending after the latest inflation reading showed prices rising at the fastest pace since July 2008. - China Real Time: Economists React - Asia Today: Chinese Inflation Figure Rises - Heard on the Street: Test of Nerve on Inflation - Central Bank Watch
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303714704576384890805560986.html?mod=djemChinaRTR_t
Media & Marketing
In China, Women Begin Splurging
A growing number of luxury brands in China have revamped their marketing tactics to also appeal to self-made female entrepreneurs. - Scene: Chinese Men Get Their Lux Due, Too
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Apple's Retail Secrets
Apple's successful retail formula includes intensive control of how employees interact with customers, scripted training for tech support and consideration of every store detail, confidential training manuals and interviews with former employees reveal.
Asia Mixed; Tepco Gains
Asian markets were mixed Wednesday in choppy trade, with Tokyo shares up 0.1% supported by gains in Tokyo Electric Power.
Hitachi has agreed to start talks to form a capital and business alliance with India's Hi-Rel Electronics as part of efforts to ramp up its electronics business for power systems in India.
India's inflation accelerated in May, topping market estimates and adding to pressure on the central bank to tighten monetary policy later this week.
Will headline inflation of 9.06% for May force Reserve Bank of India Governor Duvvuri Subbaro to spring for a larger interest rate increase on Thursday?
A cloudy outlook for gold at the moment
There are a lot of reasons why people should look to invest in gold at the moment, says Tiberius Asset Management's head of trading, but, there are also reasons why, in the short term, it might be best to stay awayGold, silver, base metals. All feature in new Yukon drilling results
A banner year for exploration in the Yukon means one thing: lots of drilling results. The first trickle shows promise and investors can expect much more to come. Tuesday , 14 Jun 2011Glencore shares dip on results, bid denial
Shares in the recently- listed commodities trader slipped on the back of weaker-than-expected results for the first quarter, the group dismissed reports of a possible takeover bid for ENRC Tuesday , 14 Jun 2011
Chinese gold production to rise more than 10% this year
According to a senior official from the China Gold Association, China's gold production is expected to grow by more than 10% in 2011 and world gold prices will continue to climb Wednesday , 15 Jun 2011
China's asset managers rushing to launch resource investment funds
Chinese asset managers are rushing to launch funds that invest in natural resources and precious metals overseas to respond to demand for tools to hedge against stubbornly rising inflation Tuesday , 14 Jun 2011
Elections, taxes and the return of the diamond sector
David Hargreaves, mining consultant to XCAP Securities talks about the longer term implications of Humala's election win in Peru, the mining tax in Australia and how much higher diamond prices can go.
Greeks rage against austerity while EU argues ATHENS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Striking Greeks raged against a new wave of austerity on Wednesday after euro zone finance ministers failed to agree how to make private creditors contribute to a second bailout for their indebted country. | Full Article
Stock futures signal lower open for equities June 15, 2011 04:37 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a weaker open on Wall Street on Wednesday, with futures for the S&P 500, the Dow Jones and the Nasdaq 100 all down 0.4 percent. | Full Article
Consumer morale sees near-record jump in May - survey 15 JUN 2011 06:56 BST LONDON (Reuters) - Consumer confidence enjoyed one of its biggest jumps on record last month, a survey showed on Wednesday, providing a glimmer of hope that the recovery may get back on track. | Full Article
FTSE down as financials blunted by regulatory worries 15 JUN 2011 09:45 BST LONDON (Reuters) - The top share index inched lower on Wednesday, with financials under pressure from the prospect of tougher regulation and the euro zone debt crisis. | Full Article
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