Khaleej TimesDollar Steady Vs Yen In Asia After Plummeting OvernightWall Street JournalBy ALEXANDER MARTIN TOKYO —The dollar remained steady, albeit in a lower range, against the yen during Asian trading Friday after it fell overnight to a three-mont…
CTV.caRepublicans reject Dems' calls for stricter oversight of Wall StreetDetroit Free PressA key House Republican said Wednesday that the $2-billion trading loss at JPMorgan Chase raises… Forbes magazine has declared Jennifer Lopez the most powe…
Sydney Morning HeraldMerkel fires minister after election defeatFox NewsBERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel fired her environment minister on Wednesday after he led her conservative party to an embarrassingly heavy state election defeat. Merkel …
Christian Science MonitorHollande takes power in France amidst lightningChristian Science MonitorAfter he assumed the presidency in a Paris ceremony, the new French president headed for Germany to meet with Chancellor Angela Merkel. By Greg Keller and …
The West AustralianAustralian Consumer Sentiment Index +0.8% In May Vs AprilNASDAQSYDNEY -(Dow Jones)- Interest rate cuts, a fall in the jobless rate and a federal budget that included cash payments for families have failed to improve the consumer mood…
Sydney Morning HeraldFOREX-Greek woes drag euro to near 4-mth lows; Aussie dipsReuters* Euro falls below $1.29 to lowest in nearly 4 months * Political risk factors to undermine euro * Aussie dips below parity, hits 5-month low By Anirban Nag LONDON, M…
Sydney Morning HeraldBHP Decision Looms On US Shale Writedown – ExecutiveFox BusinessBHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP) will decide later this year on whether the slump in US gas prices will force a writedown on its shale assets there, as it continues to switch i…
AsiaOneAsian markets mixed but Europe fears weighSydney Morning HeraldAsian markets were mixed in afternoon trade on concerns over political uncertainty in Europe, where Greek politicians remain unable to form a government and Angela Merkel's party…
FirstpostUS STOCKS-Wall St slumps after weak payrolls reportReuters* April payrolls miss expectations * Weekend European elections eyed * LinkedIn jumps on results, outlook * Indexes off: Dow 0.8 pct, S&P 1 pct, Nasdaq 1.4 pct By Chuck Mikolajczak …
Wall Street JournalWestpac Cuts Standard Variable Interest Rate By 37 BbpWall Street JournalSYDNEY (Dow Jones)–Westpac Banking Corp. (WBC.AU) has followed peers in withholding part of the Reserve Bank of Australia's 50-basis-point rate cut to the …
