Payrolls seen falling, private hiring tepid
By Lucia MutikaniREUTERS - 28 mins ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employment likely fell for a third straight month in August as more temporary census jobs ended and cautious businesses scaled back hiring, an...
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China approached Canadian...
MELBOURNE/TORONTO (Reuters) - Chinese and other investors have approached at least one big Canadian...
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Private sector to help...
The project will involve building a 35-square-kilometre development for modern manufacturing and...
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Canada fund approached by...
TORONTO/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese and other investors have approached at least one big Canadian...
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China digs for ways to stymie...
MELBOURNE/HONG KONG (Reuters) - China is stepping up attempts to hamper BHP Billiton's $39 billion...
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Murdoch: Global economy is still not out of turmoil
REUTERS - 4 hrs 52 mins ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - News Corp Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch said the global economy is still in an uncertain state and the media industry is going through a...
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GM's new boss woos autoworkers in first staff memo
REUTERS - 7 hrs 18 mins ago
DETROIT (Reuters) - General Motors' new boss Dan Akerson sent his first letter to staff on Thursday, saying he valued the role of organized labor in the...
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Bernanke takes blame for muddled message on Lehman
REUTERS - 7 hrs 53 mins ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said he was partly to blame for leaving the wrong impression that the central bank could have...
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Stocks rise on economic hopes ahead of payrolls
REUTERS - 8 hrs 48 mins ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stocks rose on low volume on Thursday as data showed improvement in housing and the job market a day ahead of the critical monthly...
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Asia stocks gain as U.S. data soothes fears
REUTERS - 22 hrs 25 mins ago
TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks hit a two-week high, with Japan's Nikkei briefly rising more than 2 percent, as strong U.S. manufacturing data further soothed...
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Asia stocks rise as U.S. data soothes fears
REUTERS - 1 day 3 mins ago
TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose to a two-week high, with Japan's Nikkei briefly rising more than 2 percent, as strong U.S. manufacturing data further...
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Auto sales post weakest August since 1983
REUTERS - 1 day 3 hrs 25 mins ago
DETROIT (Reuters) - Automakers posted their weakest U.S. August sales in 27 years, underscoring uncertainty about the strength of the recovery in the world's...
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U.S. and Europe auto sales tumble as subsidies fade
REUTERS - 1 day 9 hrs 28 mins ago
DETROIT (Reuters) - Auto sales in the United States and Europe slumped in August, reflecting the end of government sales subsidies and underscoring uncertainty...
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Burger King agrees to $3.3 billion sale to 3G Capital
REUTERS - 8 hrs 51 mins ago
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Burger King Holdings Inc agreed to sell itself to investment firm 3G Capital for $3.26 billion, giving the No. 2 U.S. fast-food chain...
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Economic data damp down fears of new recession
REUTERS - 9 hrs 1 min ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pending sales of previously owned U.S. homes rebounded unexpectedly in July and new claims for jobless benefits fell last week, helping...
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HP wins 3PAR for $2.4 billion as Dell drops out
REUTERS - 9 hrs 19 mins ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co won the bidding war to buy data storage company 3PAR Inc for $2.4 billion, as rival Dell Inc bowed out on Thursday.
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HP wins 3PAR for $2.4 billion, Dell bows out
REUTERS - 9 hrs 23 mins ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co won the bidding war to buy data storage company 3PAR Inc for $2.4 billion, as rival Dell Inc bowed out on Thursday.
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Singapore's manufacturing PMI falls
ChannelNewsasia.com - 15 hrs 6 mins ago
Singapore's manufacturing activity shrank in August after expanding for 15 straight months, in a sign of the expected slowdown in the country's economic growth.
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SilkAir appoints new CEO
ChannelNewsasia.com - 15 hrs 32 mins ago
SilkAir has appointed Mr Marvin Tan as its new Chief Executive Officer from October 11.
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SGX derivatives trading volume up 19% in August
ChannelNewsasia.com - 15 hrs 34 mins ago
Derivatives trading volume at the Singapore Exchange (SGX) grew by 19 per cent last month to 5.3 million contracts. In the Securities market, SGX said the...
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Next Gen NBN to change biz landscape for telcos
ChannelNewsasia.com - 15 hrs 52 mins ago
Analysts said big telcos like SingTel and StarHub could lose market share while M1 may stand to benefit the most.
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