admin | February 1, 2012
By Tony Czuczka
(Updates stocks, bund yields in sixth paragraph.)
Aug. 22 (Bloomberg) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel attempted to shut the door on common euro-area bonds as a means to solve the debt crisis, saying that she won’t let financial markets dictate policy.
Joint euro bonds would require European Union treaty changes that would [...]
admin | January 31, 2012
By Shobhana Chandra
Aug. 16 (Bloomberg) — Builders probably began work on fewer houses in July, showing residential real estate is failing to contribute to U.S. growth two years into an economic recovery, economists said before a report today.
Housing starts fell 4.6 percent to a 600,000 annual rate, according to the median estimate of [...]
admin | January 28, 2012
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore-listed crocodile leather tanner Heng Long (HLIL.SI: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) hopes to see 20 percent profit growth this year, helped by demand from regular customers such as Prada that it sees as resilient to an economic downturn.
The firm, which processes raw crocodile and alligator hide into leather for handbags, watches [...]
admin | January 28, 2012
LOS ANGELES (Reuters Life!) – California has become the largest U.S. state to ban text messaging while driving — a growing practice in cities like Los Angeles where gridlock turns four wheels into a virtual second office.
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admin | January 28, 2012
MANILA, Philippines – Solicitor General Jose Anselmo Cadiz said it is unfair for the United States and the European Union to question the lower duties the country imposes on its own distilled spirits.
Cadiz said their allegations that the Philippines discriminates against foreign suppliers of liquor is unwarranted.
"They want to penetrate the Philippine market. Ang sinasabi [...]
admin | January 28, 2012
NEW YORK – The sputtering global economy is complicating life for policymakers from Washington to Tokyo. Cartier replica watches
When the financial crisis erupted in 2007, authorities around the world began throwing nearly everything they had at the problem to avoid a re-run of the Great Depression.
Three years later, with the global recovery losing momentum, they [...]
admin | January 28, 2012
NEW YORK – Stocks fell to their lowest level in seven weeks on Tuesday as an unexpectedly large drop in home sales ratcheted up concerns that the economic recovery is even weaker than had been feared.
The Dow and S&P 500 racked up their fourth day of losses in a row after an industry group reported [...]
admin | January 28, 2012
MANILA, Philippines – International singing sensation Charice on Wednesday said she also collaborated with international rapper Taboo of “The Black Eyed Peas.”
Charice is in the United States finishing her second international album.
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admin | January 28, 2012
SAN ANTONIO – The Boston Celtics burst past the San Antonio at the end of the third quarter to post a 107-97 victory on Thursday that also handed the Spurs a fifth consecutive loss. Breitling replica watches
Boston took command of the game that was tied 49-49 at half time with a 14-3 run over the [...]
admin | January 21, 2012
MANILA, Philippines – Domestic passenger air traffic from January to September this year rose 10.55% to 12.26 million compared with 11.09 million last year, aided by the airlines’ aggressive pricing strategies.
The Civil Aeronautics Board (CAB) data showed Philippine Airlines, Cebu Pacific Omega replica watches, Air Phil, Zest Airways and Seair all advancing in seat occupancy. [...]