Archive for January 2010
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Japan supports sending a "collective message" to China at a G7 meeting next month to allow more flexibility in the yuan, a government official said on Wednesday. China has come under heavy pressure from the
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Japan Airlines sought to reassure the travelling public Wednesday that it will keep flying despite declaring bankruptcy as its share price dropped to a new record low of just two US cents. The debt-laden carrier
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The French public debt will be lower than expected this year but will still hit a record 83.2 percent of gross domestic product, the government said on Wednesday. The government had initially warned of a
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The European Union is about to embark on a major new project to support the growth of electric cars, Spain's prime minister said on Wednesday in his role at the helm of the European Union.
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Unemployment rates will likely peak in most US cities in 2010, but it will be many more years before jobless rates hit their lows of the last decade, a report released by a US mayors
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A supplier to Toyota Motor Corp secured a lithium supply deal in Argentina on Wednesday that could help the world's largest automaker keep its lead in gasoline-electric hybrid cars. Lithium is expected to be in
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Indonesian economic ministers appeared split Wednesday over the impact of a regional free trade deal with China, as lawmakers sought answers over possible layoffs and factory shut-downs. Industry Minister M.S. Hidayat told parliament he feared
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Taiwan's export orders in December surged by a record 52.6 percent from a year earlier on strong demand for information technology and communications products, the economic ministry said Wednesday. Taiwanese companies received orders worth 31.7
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Saudi-based Kingdom Holding Co posted a net profit in the fourth-quarter following a loss in the same period a year ago. The firm, which is 95-percent owned by Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, made
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Saudi-based Kingdom Holding Co posted a net profit in the fourth-quarter following a loss in the same period a year ago. The firm, which is 95-percent owned by Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, made
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