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Japanese shares down on stronger yen, unrest in Middle East (Roundup)
Feb 23, 2011, 6:19 GMT
Tokyo - Japanese stocks declined Wednesday as investor sentiment was hurt by turmoil in the Middle East and the yen's advance against the dollar. ... more
Japanese shares down on unrest in Middle East
Feb 23, 2011, 2:22 GMT
Tokyo - Japanese stocks declined in Wednesday morning trading as investor sentiment was hurt by turmoil in the Middle East. ... more
Japan marks first trade deficit in 22 months in January (Roundup)
Feb 23, 2011, 1:37 GMT
Tokyo - Japan marked the first trade loss in 22 months in January with a deficit of 471.4 billion yen (5.7 billion dollars), the government said Wednesday. ... more
Profit droops at Australian budget Virgin Blue
Feb 23, 2011, 1:18 GMT
Sydney - Australian airline Virgin Blue on Wednesday reported a slump in net profits for the six months ending in December and forecast a disappointing result for the full financial year that will end in June. ... more
Japan marks first trade deficit in 22 months in January
Feb 23, 2011, 0:30 GMT
Tokyo - Japan marked the first trade loss in 22 months in January with a deficit of 471.4 billion yen (5.7 billion dollars), the government said Wednesday. ... more
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Analysis and Features
Features
German-US market fusion: Who is swallowing whom? (Feature)
Feb 17, 2011, 1:02 GMT
Frankfurt/New York - It should be clear: the stronger Deutsche Boerse merges with the weaker New York Stock Exchange, giving the Germans the advantage. But both sides seem to fear being dominated by the other as they create the world's largest stock exchange. ... more
Australia's broadband battle gets ideological (News Feature)
Feb 11, 2011, 5:02 GMT
Sydney - The United States and Australia share a vision: to have nationwide networks providing high-speed internet coverage. ... more
- China's efforts to rein in economy may not be enough (News Feature)
- Egypt's faces an uncertain economic future (News Feature)
- Dark days for Nepal during energy crisis (News Feature)
- Sceptics say few shoppers will pay extra for "green" toys (Feature)
- Berlinale shapes up as key test of global movie business (Feature)
