France24 Sony and the World Cup Winners Wall Street Journal AP But with a few weeks still to go to the global soccer circus that lures legions of fans into investing in new equipment, official World Cup sponsor Sony already has something to cheer. Like Panasonic and Toshiba, Sony's riding a … Sony Earnings Beat Forecast, Citing Cost Reductions BusinessWeek Sony hikes '09/10 oper estimate to profit from loss Reuters Cost cuts, better sales equal smaller net loss at leaner electronics giant Sony Los Angeles Times AFP
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Reuters Peabody Cuts Macarthur Offer on Australian Mining Tax BusinessWeek May 10 (Bloomberg) — Peabody Energy Corp., the biggest US coal producer, cut its offer for Macarthur Coal Ltd.
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China Daily Trading Debate Pits Man vs. Machine Wall Street Journal The New York Stock Exchange has spent years touting its hybrid model of trading as the best of both worlds—where humans and computers trade side-by-side. It sounded good, in theory
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Hong Kong, Shanghai stocks up on EU crisis plan Reuters HONG KONG/SHANGHAI, May 10 (Reuters) – Hong Kong shares had their biggest one-day rise in five months after global markets took heart from a robust emergency rescue package aimed at keeping Greece's debt crisis … Craig Stephen's This Week in China MarketWatch Hong Kong Stocks Rise for First Day in Six on Europe Loan Deal BusinessWeek Hong Kong shares rebound on EU financial rescue package Monsters and Critics.com JLM Pacific Epoch
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BBC News China's deadliest reported mining disasters The Associated Press Some of China's deadliest reported mining disasters: Nov. 21, 2009: An explosion at the Xinxing coal mine near Hegang city kills 108 miners. Aug
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Reuters Sinopec to Acquire Angolan Oil Assets Wall Street Journal HONG KONG—China Petroleum & Chemical Corp., or Sinopec, said it agreed to acquire deep-water oil assets in Angola by buying a 55% stake in Sonangol Sinopec International Ltd. for US$2.46 billion. The acquisition from China Petrochemical ..
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Washington Post Asian markets fall as India rate hike weighs MarketWatch By V. Phani Kumar, Colin Ng & Philip Vahn HONG KONG (MarketWatch) – Most Asian markets declined Monday after a surprise rate increase in India on Friday raised fears that monetary tightening by other regional central banks may be close at hand.
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Reuters Pound Drops Against Dollar as Conservative Party Lead Narrows BusinessWeek March 1 (Bloomberg) — The pound slid to an almost 10-month low against the dollar as polls showed that the UK may have its first minority government since 1974, hampering efforts to cut the nation's record … Dollar and Commodities May Trade In Tandem in 2010 The Epoch Times FOREX-US dollar down as risk appetite rises Alibaba News Channel Pound Sterling Struggles in Asia on Political Uncertainty DailyForex RTT News
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MiamiHerald.com HK stocks end up 2.2 pct, HSBC firms ahead of results Reuters HONG KONG, March 1 (Reuters) – Hong Kong shares rose 2.17 percent on Monday with HSBC (0005.HK) leading the rise ahead of the release of its earnings due later in the day. HSBC gained 0.93 percent to end at HK$86.65, its highest close in more than five …
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Daily Star – Lebanon Emerging-Market Stocks Fall in Longest Losing Streak in a Year Bloomberg Jan.
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