Industrial and commercial properties to be freehold Gulf News | Dubai: UAE nationals will now be able to own industrial and commercial properties, granted by Dubai's government, with full freehold legal status and get title deeds registered through the Dubai Land Department. | His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Ministe...
HSBC sets yuan loan rate Hong Kong Standard The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp has taken the lead and standardized its lending rate for yuan loans to finance trade at 3.88 percent. | //--> Derek Yiu | Tuesday, March 16, 2010 | The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp has taken the lead and standardized its lending rate for yuan loans to fin...
Need to know: PepsiCo to buy stock ... Bunzl buys Weita ... Jamie's Italian openings The Times | View video and Need to Know interactive heatmap | Economics | Eurozone unemployment: Some 347,000 jobs were lost in the 16-country eurozone in the final three months of 2009. Employment fell 0.2 per cent in the final quarter to 144.3 million. This ...
US stocks mixed on eve of Fed meeting Inquirer | NEW YORK—US stocks ended mixed Monday as investors treaded water on the eve of a Federal Reserve monetary policy meeting and digested a new financial reform plan in the Senate. | The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 17.46 points (0.16 percent) to ...
Investors in NFOs get to use ASBA The Times Of India MUMBAI: Investors in new fund offers (NFOs) of mutual funds will be able to use the Application Supported by Blocked Amount (ASBA) facility starting July 1. The ASBA system, which is currently available to a section of investors in share issues, is a...
Surging Canadian dollar eyes parity with US dollar as economy improves The Times Of India Conditions are ripe for the Canadian dollar to again test parity with the greenback as more evidence emerges of an entrenched economic recovery and policymakers, including the Bank of Canada, seem more comfortable with the currency's latest rise. | H...
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A look at global economic developments The Boston Globe | A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Monday: | ------ | BRUSSELS -- European finance ministers gather amid expecations they will o...
'Gold jewellery biz may grow 30% during Akshaya Tritiya' The Times Of India NEW DELHI: The gold jewellery business is expected to grow by up to 30 per cent during Akshaya Tritiya, a festival considered auspicious for buying the metal, against the year-ago ...
World markets slip after mixed US economic reports Philadelphia Daily News | The Associated Press | HONG KONG - Asian stock markets sank Monday after mixed economic reports about the U.S. economy inspired caution among investors. European shares were also...
China property stocks face impact of realty controls Gulf News | Shanghai: China's property stocks are likely to be "range-bound" in 2010 on concern that the government will step up measures to curb gains in real-estate prices, according to BNP Paribas. | The China SE Shanghai Property Index has slumpe...
Inflation report spells bad news for India stocks Gulf News | Mumbai: Most Indian stocks fell after a report showed inflation had accelerated more than economists expected. State Bank of India led the drop. | State Bank fell 1.6 per cent after consumer prices rose at the fastest pace in 16 months in February....
Tokyo stocks open lower on selling for quick gains, stronger yen+ Breitbart TOKYO, March 16 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Tokyo stocks opened lower Tuesday as investors, discouraged by the yen's firmness versus the U.S. dollar and euro, unloaded shares to secure quick profits after recent gains. | In the first 15 minutes of trading, t...
US wouldn’t kill our own citizens, blame Iran, and start a war! Oh? FBI allowed ... The Examiner | We know that the US “leadership” and corporate media are lying for war with Iran with their two principle reasons: Anyone who spends five minutes can verify that Iran’s President Ahmadinejad never threatened to attack or destroy Israel. The content and context of his October 2005 speech are in support of Palestinian eq...
Democrats Appeal Across the Aisle on Financial Overhaul The New York Times | WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats, with the backing of the Obama administration, took a big step forward on Monday toward adopting the most sweeping overhaul of financial regulations since the Depression, calling on Republicans to join them to adopt the measure in the thick of an election year. | Exactly 18 months since Lehman Brothers filed fo...
