 | Mint - Business |
| |
Current Headlines | Most Read | Archives |
|
| |
 |
Stocks fall in Japan, gain in Hong Kong (28 August 12:35) |
| Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 fell 0.20% to 12,752.96 and mainland Chinese shares slid for a fifth straight session |
| |
|
Banks, depositors going slow on floating rates (26 August 11:36) |
| Unlike term deposits, these deposits have a moratorium and redemption ahead of maturity attracts fine |
| |
|
Ways for Obama to improve US economy (26 August 11:36) |
| Rapid money supply expansion has created bubbles and encouraged outsourcing, with consequent US job losses |
| |
|
Union Bank of India plans to cap wholesale deposits to cut costs (26 August 10:18) |
| The bank will try and raise cost-effective deposits and grow low-cost current and savings account |
| |
|
Some losses can’t be estimated in advance (25 August 11:29) |
| The new crop of master’s in finance is hitting the education market just as the finance world is hitting hard times |
| |
|
Nikkei snaps four-day losing streak (25 August 11:31) |
| The benchmark Nikkei gained 212.62 points, rising to 12,878.66. The broader Topix firmed up 1.9% to 1,239.25 levels |
| |
|
Biden is a great pick by Obama-in theory (25 August 12:49) |
| Biden has huge experience, particularly in foreign policy an area of increased political salience following the Georgia invasion |
| |
|
Asian stocks close mostly down; Chinese market slips by 3.6% (22 August 01:01) |
| Japanese market fell 0.77%, Hong Kong more than 2.5% and Australia 1.1%, while Taiwan, South Korea and Singapore also tumbled |
| |
|
Do analysts serve investors or firms? (22 August 12:13) |
| AIG’s share have lost almost two-thirds of their value this year. Yet even tough-sounding analysts take relatively sanguine views of the company’s troubles |
| |
|
Asian earnings could miss analyst estimates (20 August 11:19) |
| The MSCI Asia-Pacific Index has dropped 22% this year as soaring fuel and food prices hurt global economies and profits, and the world’s largest financial companies posted writedowns and c... |
| |
|
Nikkei falls 0.1% as global economy jitters weigh (20 August 12:45) |
| Worries about the overall global economy weighed on exporters and especially automakers, which are suffering from falling demand in the European and US markets |
| |
|
Nikkei ends down 2.3% (19 August 11:35) |
| The broad sell-off came after US stocks fell sharply on the prospect of more losses from the mortgage crisis |
| |
|
Bank of Japan keeps key interest rate steady (19 August 09:39) |
| Facing the prospect of recession, the policy board voted unanimously to keep the benchmark overnight call rate at 0.5% for the 18th straight month |
| |
|
Who would lead in a marriage of equals? (18 August 10:48) |
| A clash of cultures plagued German media firm Bertelsmann’s 50:50 tie-up with the Japanese Sony Corp |
| |
|
Nikkei up 1.1%, exporters gain on softer yen (18 August 12:15) |
| The benchmark index also got a boost from construction machinery maker Komatsu Ltd which ended 3.8% higher after Nikko Citi raised its rating |
| |
|
Long way to growth without inflation (18 August 12:28) |
| Central bankers worldwide are impaled on the horns of a dilemma: whether to lower interest rates to stimulate demand or to raise them to fight inflation |
| |
|
Asian stocks close in the black, but gains remain modest (15 August 12:36) |
| India fell nearly 2.5%, but Indonesia rose more than 2% after posting better economic growth data showing 6.39% expansion in the second quarter |
| |
|
Taking money and moods into account (15 August 12:35) |
| It’s hard to think of any central bank, government bureau or leading private sector firm which anticipated the global burst of inflation |
| |
|
Japanese shares slide on financial jitters (13 August 02:49) |
| Japanese share prices closed down 2.11%, hit by renewed worries about the health of the world’s top banks and news of a contraction in the domestic economy |
| |
|
Moving out of Wall Street--to China, India, Dubai or Africa (13 August 12:39) |
| This trend is happening alongside another that is funnelling jobs from traditional financial centres like New York and London |
| |
|
Japanese stocks fall on profit-taking (12 August 01:36) |
| The benchmark Nikkei 225 Stock Average shed 127.31 points, or 0.95%, to 13,303 levels. The fall came despite a strengthening dollar and falling crude oil prices |
| |
|
Asia stocks mostly up; China drops (12 August 12:33) |
| The Chinese investors had been hoping for a “feel-good” factor in the run up to, and during the Olympics but sentiment appears to have soured instead |
| |
|
Online video may come of age during Olympics (12 August 12:33) |
| NBC, which has exclusive rights to the games in the US, will air 2,200 hours, or two-thirds of its total live content, on the Internet |
| |
|
Singapore stocks are best in Asia: Merrill (12 August 12:31) |
| The brokerage raised weightage for Singapore equities in its model portfolio to 7.9% from 4.7% previously |
| |
|
China shares plunge 5.21% by close (11 August 01:03) |
| The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index, which covers both A and B shares, shed 135.65 points to 2,470.07 on turnover of 41.5 billion yuan |
| |
|
Nikkei up 2% as yen weakens (11 August 12:01) |
| The benchmark Nikkei gained 262.50 points to 13,430.91, its highest close since 24 July |
| |
|
Post-Olympics, China could face hangover (08 August 11:59) |
| Apart from any figure-fudging in the run-up to the Olympics, China’s apparently low inflation can be explained by increased state controls and subsidies |
| |
|
Policy group suggests ways to minimize risks (07 August 10:31) |
| The current financial crisis could mean these needed reforms have a better shot at implementation |
| |
|
BoE leaves rates unchanged at 5% (07 August 04:34) |
| Borrowing costs are also expected to remain on hold for a while as policymakers balance slowing growth and rising inflation |
| |
|
Nikkei ends up 2.6% as exporters lead gains (06 August 11:36) |
| The benchmark Nikkei ended up 340.23 points at 13,254.89 as a sharp fall in oil prices eased concerns about inflation |
| |
|
Standard Chartered’s first half profit rises 31%, beats estimates (05 August 09:56) |
| London-based StanChart sees a moderation “rather than an interruption” of growth in Asia |
| |
|
Liberalization: who gained, who lost? (05 August 09:56) |
| The data contains the outstanding loans sanctioned in a particular state/region and utilized in that place |
| |
|
Japanese govt may be repeating old errors (05 August 09:55) |
| Japan’s public spending rose from 31.5% of GDP in 1991 to 38.1% in 2000 |
| |
|
Central bankers go their separate ways (04 August 11:42) |
| The three central banks are also expected to behave identically this week by holding their overnight interest rates |
| |
|
How to export our financial markets (04 August 11:19) |
| The predominant reason why some traders have shifted to the SGX is the restrictions imposed by the PN ban |
| |
|
Nikkei at two-week closing low (04 August 12:02) |
| The benchmark Nikkei shed 161.41 points to end at 12,933.18, its lowest finish since 18 July |
| |
|
GM needs smaller cars to stem crisis (03 August 11:25) |
| The company’s biggest headache is that Americans increasingly don’t want large cars and trucks |
| |
|
Not even the end of the beginning (01 August 10:21) |
| The financial squeeze on US consumers, alleviated during the second quarter, could worsen in the rest of 2008 |
| |
|
Nikkei falls 2.2% as banks tumble (01 August 09:31) |
| Investors were also cautious ahead of a US July employment report later in the day |
| |
|
Nikkei up 0.1% by close (31 July 12:49) |
| The market finished in positive territory on the last trading day of the month as investors bought defensive shares, considered less vulnerable to economic swings |
| |
|
Don’t cry too much over Doha failure (30 July 10:43) |
| Demanding the US cut farm subsidies and poor countries cut tariffs in the midst of a global slowdown may make economic sense, but it was always going to test the limits of practical politics |
| |
|
Can Cambodia become an Asian tiger? (30 July 12:43) |
| Neither very democratic nor well-run, the country has nevertheless seen economic growth of more than 10% a year since 2000 |
| |
|
Asian markets dragged down as anxiety deepens on Wall Street (30 July 12:14) |
| Throughout Asia, investors were distressed after Wall Street fell back into bear territory overnight, hit with more worries that decaying US housing and credit markets will cause US to slow... |
| |
|
UBS, Credit suisse to hike capital ratios (29 July 12:40) |
| The big banks already sport high tier I capital ratios, but might be asked to go higher—perhaps to 14% |
| |
|
China holds the key to next phase of crisis (25 July 11:07) |
| China needs to decide whether to persist with its policy of monetary tightening now that it is beginning to yield results |
| |
|
Oil below $120 will reverse ‘BR-IC’ fortunes (25 July 12:32) |
| Indian and Chinese stock markets were almost 3 times as large as the combined value of shares traded in Brazil and Russia in the beginning of 2008. Since then, the gap has almost halved |
| |
|
Nikkei ends at four-week high (24 July 12:40) |
| Sentiment improved as a weaker yen and a slide in oil prices to a six-week low overnight eased some concerns about corporate earnings |
| |
|
Falling oil prices, rising Wall Street boost Asian markets (23 July 02:56) |
| Although Asian stocks could move higher in coming days, analysts weren’t ready to declare an end to the region’s bear market |
| |
|
Vodafone unveils surprise $2 billion share buyback (23 July 12:41) |
| Odafone shares slumped almost 14% on 22 July after the group said its full-year revenue would be at the bottom of a previously stated forecast |
| |
|
Nikkei jumps 3%, trading houses and banks gain (22 July 12:29) |
| Banks rise on relief U.S. bank earnings not as bad as feared |
|
