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Citi gets $7.5bn capital fill-up from Abu Dhabi (27 November 09:09) |
| The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority will shore up Citigroup's overstretched balance sheet with a capital injection at a coupon of 11 per cent |
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Asian markets resume decline (27 November 08:57) |
| Regional share markets dropped once again as credit market worries sent investors scurrying to the relative safety of government bonds |
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Healthscope abandons Symbion bid (27 November 08:15) |
| Australia's Healthscope scrapped a A$2.8bn ($2.4bn) bid for Symbion Health assets on Tuesday after a tax ruling, opening the way for rival bidder Primary Health Care |
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Stocks slide despite Fed move on funding fears (27 November 05:43) |
| US stock prices and bond yields plunged as credit fears grew in spite of aggressive efforts by the Federal Reserve to head off a year-end funding squeeze |
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China seals $12bn deal for Areva uranium (27 November 04:17) |
| French nuclear company Areva agreed to supply African uranium to China for at least the next 14 years |
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Rio Tinto to sell $30bn of assets (27 November 03:46) |
| Mining group Rio Tinto attempted to bolster its defences against a proposed $133bn takeover by rival BHP Billiton, promising to sell up to $30bn of non-core assets and raise its dividend by ... |
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China rejects Sarkozy calls on renminbi (27 November 01:10) |
| China has waved aside a call from Nicolas Sarkozy for accelerated appreciation of the renminbi against the euro, telling the visiting French president it would continue its exchange rate... |
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Online US retail sales exceed expectations (27 November 01:10) |
| US online retail sales have been growing at better-than-expected rates in the run-up to the holidays, according to Wall Street analysts and internet retailers |
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China rejects Sarkozy calls on renminbi (27 November 01:10) |
| China has waved aside a call from Nicolas Sarkozy for accelerated appreciation of the renminbi against the euro, telling the visiting French president it would continue its exchange rate ref... |
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Two sides trade jibes on food safety (26 November 11:25) |
| Peter Mandelson, the EU trade commissioner, and vice-premier Wu Yi, China's top trade official, accused each other of politicising the issue of food safety |
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HSBC in $45bn SIV bailout (26 November 06:29) |
| HSBC has unveiled plans to take $45bn of mainly complex debt investments onto its balance sheet to end uncertainty surrounding its structured investment vehicles in the latest sign of the pr... |
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Dubai fund takes stake in Sony (26 November 04:53) |
| Dubai International Capital, a private equity company owned by the ruler of Dubai, said it had made a 'substantial investment' in Sony in its first investment in a Japanese company |
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French companies parade big China orders (26 November 01:53) |
| China signed two multibillion-dollar contracts as a visit by Nicolas Sarkozy, France's president, showed signs of producing plenty of business deals but little progress on European calls for... |
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Mandelson says China's reputation at risk (26 November 11:06) |
| Peter Mandelson, the top EU trade official, told China its reputation was at risk after a series of product safety scandals and that it must do more to tackle the problem |
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US shoppers give lift to Asian markets (26 November 10:36) |
| A good start to the holiday shopping season in the US last week cheered up stock markets across the Asia Pacific region, with the MSCI Asia-Pacific index rising 3.5 percent. |
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Australia's new PM pledges to act on Kyoto (26 November 06:17) |
| Kevin Rudd, Australia's new Labor prime minister, sought to put the country at the forefront of action on the environment by announcing plans to ratify the Kyoto protocol immediately |
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NY to surpass London in IPO race (26 November 04:06) |
| The amount of money raised through initial public offerings in New York is set to surpass London for the first time in three years |
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StatoilHydro begins Arctic drilling (26 November 03:55) |
| StatoilHydrol, the Norwegian national oil company, has begun a two-year drilling programme in Arctic waters to determine the potential of Norway's share of one of the world's few remaining u... |
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China's Citic Securities eyes HK listing (26 November 03:51) |
| Citic Securities, China's largest securities firm by market capitalisation, is considering listing in Hong Kong in the wake of its pioneering joint venture agreement with Bear Stearns
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Investors fear new round of turmoil (26 November 02:02) |
| Investors fear the financial system is moving into new credit turmoil, which could create further losses for financial institutions – and potentially hurt sentiment in the "real" economy |
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Investors fear new turmoil (26 November 02:02) |
| Investors fear the financial system is moving into new credit turmoil, which could create further losses for financial institutions – and potentially hurt sentiment in the "real" economy |
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Victorious Rudd to ratify Kyoto at once (26 November 01:18) |
| New Labor prime minister will also attend the UN climate change conference in Bali next month, aiming to put Australia in the forefront of environmental action |
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Outlook darkens for Detroit carmakers (26 November 12:59) |
| The dark clouds over General Motors, Ford Motor and Chrysler appeared to be lifting a month ago, but a new squall has engulfed the Detroit carmakers |
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Sarkozy raises China currency concerns (25 November 11:50) |
| French president spells out the EU's growing concern about China's exchange rate and trade policies, saying balanced international relations depend on a fair rate for the renminbi |
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Sharif returns to rid Pakistan of 'dictatorship' (25 November 10:56) |
| Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif returned home from seven years in exile, promising to intensify his challenge to the rule of General Pervez Musharraf, the beleaguered president... |
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Sharif in pledge to take on Musharraf (25 November 10:56) |
| Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif returned home from seven years in exile, promising to intensify his challenge to the rule of General Pervez Musharraf, the beleaguered president... |
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Sharif returns to rid Pakistan of 'dictatorship (25 November 09:37) |
| Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif returned from exile to confront his arch-rival President Pervez Musharraf who has imposed emergency rule on the country |
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Australia elects new prime minister (24 November 09:42) |
| Kevin Rudd's Labor party has swept to power in Australia's federal election, delivering a stunning defeat to the 11-year reign of prime minister John Howard and his ruling centre-right coal... |
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Sharif to end exile before poll deadline (24 November 01:08) |
| Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan's former prime minister, will return home in the next few days, opposition leaders and Pakistani officials said |
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Liner hits iceberg near Antarctica (24 November 12:24) |
| More than 100 tourists and crew aboard a cruiseliner were rescued
after their ship struck an iceberg about 600 miles off Tierra del Fuego and started to sink |
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Poll surge gives Howard late boost (24 November 12:05) |
| John Howard entered Saturday's Australian election still trailing his opponent Kevin Rudd, but buoyed by a late opinion poll surge that showed him narrowing the gap |
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Beijing turns preacher over Dalai Lama (23 November 10:28) |
| China's atheist government has donned theologically conservative garb to condemn the Dalai Lama's suggestions he might not rely on reincarnation to provide his successor |
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ECB set to pump cash into money markets (23 November 05:16) |
| Fresh emergency action to pump funds into the money markets was announced by the European Central Bank amid renewed fears that liquidity in the credit markets is again starting to dry up |
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ECB set to pump cash into money markets (23 November 05:16) |
| Fresh emergency action to pump funds into the money markets was announced by the European Central Bank amid renewed fears that liquidity in the credit markets is again starting to dry up |
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Temasek to lower investment profile (23 November 03:26) |
| The Singapore state investment agency has decided to avoid investing in "iconic" companies overseas in response to a nationalist backlash against sovereign wealth funds, its chairman sai... |
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Temasek to lower investment profile (23 November 03:26) |
| Temasek, the Singapore state agency, is to seek a lower profile in its investment policy in response to a growing backlash against sovereign wealth funds |
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Pakistan dismayed at suspension vote (23 November 03:08) |
| Islamabad expressed regret about the decision by the 53-member Commonwealth to suspend its membership and renewed its commitment to restore full democracy |
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Asian stocks mixed as dollar sinks (23 November 02:34) |
| Asian share markets were mixed on Friday with the biggest, Tokyo, closed for a holiday. The MSCI Asia-Pacific index climbed 0.2 per cent to 506.64 |
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Dollar at two-year low against yen (23 November 11:03) |
| Currencies took centre stage on Asian markets as the dollar fell below Y108 for the first time since the middle of 2005 as speculation grew that the US Federal Reserve would have to cut inte... |
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Pakistan suspended from Commonwealth (23 November 04:32) |
| Pakistan was suspended from the Commonwealth in a fresh attempt by the international community to exert pressure on President Pervez Musharraf to lift the country's state of emergency and pa... |
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EU issues threat to China over trade gap (23 November 03:33) |
| Peter Mandelson, trade commissioner, warns Beijing the Union could be forced to use anti-dumping measures to defend itself against Chinese exports |
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France plans to cut off internet pirates (23 November 03:32) |
| Users who download music and films without paying could find their web access shut down by a government body, under a ground-breaking industry agreement |
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Goldman aims to raise $6bn for hedge fund (23 November 03:30) |
| Goldman Sachs is aiming to raise $4bn-$6bn for a new hedge fund as the investment bank tries to rebuild its battered reputation in the hedge fund business, it has told potential investors |
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Global squeeze prompts UniCredit rethink (23 November 03:30) |
| UniCredit, Europe's third-largest bank, has started a fundamental rethink of its business model as it adapts to the global credit squeeze and the need to retain more loans on its balance she... |
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Low dollar 'threatens the life' of Airbus (23 November 02:46) |
| Tom Enders, chief executive of the European aircraft maker Airbus, has detailed the consequences to Airbus's future development plans of the sharp decline in the dollar, which this week hit ... |
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China reverses decision to bar US carrier (23 November 01:15) |
| The Chinese government reversed its decision to bar a US carrier group from visiting Hong Kong, but the about-face came too late to save the Thanksgiving holiday for 8,000 American sailors a... |
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Signs of bubble deflating as Chinese shares tumble (22 November 11:27) |
| Shares in Shanghai tumbled 4.4 per cent, and the smaller Shenzhen market dropped 4.6 per cent, in a fresh sign that the bubble in Chinese stocks may finally be deflating |
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Kelda receives £3bn bid approach (22 November 10:46) |
| Kelda Group has become the latest leading UK water company to be approached by an infrastructure fund, as a consortium including units of Citigroup and HSBC has indicated it is ready to pay ... |
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Beijing in Three Gorges propaganda push (22 November 10:11) |
| The Chinese government has launched a propaganda campaign to counter growing criticism of the human and environmental costs of the Three Gorges dam |
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Banks bail out bond insurer CIFG (22 November 04:54) |
| Caisse d'Epargne and Banque Populaire, two French mutual banks, have pledged to inject $1.5bn into CIFG, a bond insurer, to enable it to weather the collapse of the subprime mortgage debt ma... |
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