| Clinton Berates Netanyahu Over Settlements Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington in this February 24, 2010 file... | |
| Obama Delays Trip For Final Healthcare Push WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Friday delayed an overseas trip to focus on the final drive for healthcare reform as the House of Representatives prepared to vote on the sweeping... |
| U.n.'s Ban To Return To Earthquake-devastated Haiti U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon inspects the site of the former headquarters of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) in Port-au-Prince, as rescue workers work to free a man... |
| U.s. Man Arrested In Yemen Worked In Nuclear Plants SANAA/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yemen said on Friday it was holding a U.S. citizen suspected of being an al Qaeda militant who killed a hospital guard last week, and a U.S. firm said the suspect had... |
| Clinton Warns Israel Over Settlements Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington in this February 24, 2010 file... |
| Obama's Proposed Student Loan Overhaul Gets Boost WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's stalled bid to overhaul the federal student loan program by cutting subsidies to private lenders and increasing aid to students received a boost on... |
| Calif. Lawsuit Claims Toyota Hid Defect Evidence LOS ANGELES/DETROIT (Reuters) - In the latest blow to Toyota Motor Corp, a Southern California prosecutor filed the first consumer protection lawsuit against the automaker, claiming it had engaged in... |
| Confrontations, Anger In Jerusalem Over Building JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli forces sealed off the West Bank and massed riot squads around Jerusalem's Old City and Arab neighborhoods during Muslim weekly prayers on Friday, facing down Palestinian... |
| Oil To Move Into Backwardation This Summer-goldman LONDON, March 12 (Reuters) - Falling oil inventories and a recovery in demand will boost spot crude prices this summer, moving the market into backwardation for the first time since 2008, Goldman... |
| Old And New Converge In Rising British Conservative STAINES, England (Reuters) - A son of Ghanaian immigrants who was educated at Eton, Britain's most exclusive private school, parliamentary candidate Kwasi Kwarteng embodies both change and continuity... |
| Suicide Blasts In Pakistan's Lahore Kill 45 "} ,{"image" : '/resources/r/?m=02&d=20100312&t=2&i=74685680&w=460&r=2010-03-12T132751Z_01_BTRE62B107D00_RTROPTP_0_PAKISTAN-VIOLENCE', "thumbnail" :... |
| Head Of German Church Apologizes To Abuse Victims VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The head of Germany's Catholic Church apologized to victims of child abuse by priests and said after meeting Pope Benedict Friday the pontiff encouraged him to press ahead... |
| Asian Markets End Mixed Ahead Of Data In Us (RTTNews) - Mixed trading was witnessed across the markets in Asia on Friday as traders preferred to exercise caution, lock in gains from recent rally and move to the sidelines on the last working... |
| Nikkei Stock Average Closed At 10,751.26, Up 86.31 Points TOKYO - The Nikkei Stock Average of 225 issues closed at 10,751.26 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Friday, up 86.31 points or 0.81 per... |
| Asian Stocks Mixed As Us Data Eyed; Europe Gains HONG KONG Asian stocks were mixed Friday as investors held out for additional clues to the strength of economic recovery. European shares rose in early trade. Markets in Asia opened... |
| Asian Markets End Mixed, Nikkei Rises 0.8% HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Asian shares ended mixed Friday, with Japanese exporter stocks helping the market extend gains, while Chinese stocks declined on concerns more policy-tightening measures... |
| Greek Jobless Rate Eases But Recession Entrenched Greece's 240 billion euro economy, about 2.5 percent of the euro zone, shrank at an annual rate of 2.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009, the same as in the third quarter, the statistics service... |
| Asian Stocks Mixed As Investors Await More Clues; European Shares Inch Higher HONG KONG - Asian stocks were mixed Friday as investors held out for additional clues to the strength of economic recovery. European shares rose in early trade. Markets in Asia opened higher but... |
| Hang Seng Flat At Close (1 hr 37 mins ago) Hong Kong stocks closed flat in quiet trade as investors remained cautious after China revealed yesterday that inflation had jumped in February. The benchmark Hang Seng Index... |
| China Stocks At 3-wk Low; Hk Marks 3rd Weekly Gain HONG KONG, March 12 (Reuters) - China stocks fell to three-week low on Friday on concern over an increase in bank reserve ratios. Hong Kong shares edged lower after five consecutive sessions in... |
| China Calls U.s. A Hypocrite Over Human Rights (Reuters) - China accused Washington of hypocrisy on Friday for its criticism of Beijing's restrictions on the Internet and dissent, blaming the United States for the financial crisis and saying its... |
| Japanese Stocks Gain On Central Bank Speculation; Ringgit Rises March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese stocks gained and the yen weakened on speculation the central bank will add more funds to its financial system. Emerging-market currencies strengthened as rising... |
| Hk Stocks End Down 0.09 Pct, Gain For Third Week HONG KONG, March 12 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares closed down 0.09 percent on Friday, ending five consecutive sessions in positive territory and finishing the week up 2.03 percent for a third... |
| Htc To Start Volume Shipments Of Htc Smart To Major Europe And Asia Markets At The End Of March HTC will start volume shipments of its feature phone, the HTC Smart, to major markets in Europe and Asia at the end of March 2010, according to industry sources. The company actually began to ship... |
| Japanese Stocks Rise To Seven-week High - Summary Tokyo - Stocks in Tokyo climbed Friday to a seven-week high as export-oriented shares such as Nissan Motor Co were buoyed by a weaker yen. The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average added 86.31 points,... |
| Japanese Stocks Rise On Yen Optimism; Mitsubishi Chemical Jumps March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese shares gained, sending Nikkei 225 Stock Average to its biggest weekly advance in three months, on optimism the yen will weaken further amid speculation the central... |
| Asian Stocks Rise, Head To Third Weekly Gain; Takeda Advances March 12 (Bloomberg) -- Asian stocks rose, sending the MSCI Asia Pacific to its third weekly advance, on speculation the Bank of Japan will add funds to the financial system and as drugmakers gained... |
| Hang Seng Flat At Break (2 hrs 17 mins ago) Hong Kong shares were flat by the break in quiet trade as dealers picked up bargains from earlier losses. The benchmark Hang Seng Index edged 16.84 points lower to 21,211.36.... |
| Nikkei Hits 7-week Closing High TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei average hit its highest close in seven weeks on Friday, with exporters such as Shin-Etsu Chemical higher, helped by expectations for a weaker yen amid speculation that the... |
| Nikkei Hits 7-wk Closing High As Yen Helps, Boj Eyed ) higher, helped by expectations for a weaker yen amid speculation that the Bank of Japan may take additional steps to ease monetary... |
| Hk Stocks Edge Lower As Banks Weigh; China Retreats HONG KONG/SHANGHAI, March 12 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares had edged lower by the midday break on Friday, with Chinese banks leading the retreat, while China stocks eased in shrinking ... |
| Don't Politicize Yuan, China Central Bank Tells Obama Su Ning, a deputy governor of the People's Bank of China, speaks to the media during a group session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing March 4,... |
| New York's "ground Zero" Workers Reach Deal On Claims NEW YORK (Reuters) - Thousands of workers who suffered health problems after the September 11 attacks in 2001 have reached a settlement worth up to $657.5 million with an insurer representing the... |
| Nikkei Hits 7-week Closing High On Optimism Over Monetary Easing TOKYO — Tokyo stocks rose Friday, with the key Nikkei index hitting a seven-week closing high on buying spurred by optimism about the prospect of monetary easing as well as economic recovery... |
| <font Color="#996633" Face="times New Roman,times,times Newroman">asia Markets: China Consumer Stocks May Be Spared Policy Pain</font> But while shares of developers are being sold down on concern that the property market will likely be targeted by policy makers to prevent overheating, some analysts say consumer stocks could prove... |
| Asia Markets: China Consumer Stocks May Be Spared Policy Pain HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- China's economic data for February reaffirmed market fears that tightening measures from Beijing may be around the corner. But while shares of developers are being... |
| New Zealand Dollar Steadies After Weak Data * Kiwi steadies after slipping on weak data * Core retail, housing data sluggish * Bonds weaker, 10-yr yield rises 4 bps WELLINGTON, March 12... |
| Obama To Tap Yellen For Fed Vice Chair: Source WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama plans to nominate San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank President Janet Yellen, a respected policy dove, to be vice chairman of the central bank, a... |
| Toyota Discounts Boost Sales DETROIT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Unprecedented discounts after a series of damaging recalls boosted Toyota Motor Corp's U.S. sales in early March, as U.S. regulators weighed new auto safety... |
