Singapore exchange reports record derivative and fund volume
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Tue, 01/06/2009 - 08:48.
The Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) Tuesday said its derivatives and Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) markets set new trading records last year with volume surging to
62 million contracts, up by 38 per cent from 2007.
Tokyo's Nikkei starts New Year above 9,000
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Mon, 01/05/2009 - 08:46.
Tokyo's stock market started trading for the New Year in a positive mood on Monday. The Nikkei Index of 225 leading stocks rose over 9,000 for the first time in nearly two months as the market opened.
Hong Kong shares jump 4.5 per cent in positive start to 2009
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Fri, 01/02/2009 - 09:20.
Hong Kong shares surged by more than 4.5 per cent Friday on the first day of trading in 2009, re-crossing the 15,000-point barrier.
Dell begins reorganizing; two execs leaving
Submitted by William Kaelin on Wed, 12/31/2008 - 21:15.Dell Inc, the world's second largest maker of PCs, said Wednesday that two top executives were leaving as part of its plans to reorganize.
Car production in Thailand projected to fall sharply in 2009
Submitted by Marina Dimova on Sat, 12/27/2008 - 09:06.
Rapidly sliding global demand is expected to cut Thai automobile production by more than 35 per cent next year, said a report Saturday.
Wal-Mart to start selling Apple iPhones
Submitted by William Kaelin on Fri, 12/26/2008 - 22:45.The world's largest retailer is to sell the world's most popular cell phone.
Amazon celebrates "best ever" holiday season
Submitted by William Kaelin on Fri, 12/26/2008 - 22:43.
There was plenty of post-Christmas cheer at Amazon. com Friday as the leading online retailer announced its most successful holiday season ever.
Taiwanese, Chinese firms eye joint oil exploration projects
Submitted by William Kaelin on Fri, 12/26/2008 - 19:22.
Taiwan's Chinese Petroleum Corp (CPC) and China's China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) signed pacts Friday on joint oil and gas drilling projects in Kenya and the Taiwan Strait.
When the Spirit rover landed on Mars five years ago, no one expected it or its sister rover Opportunity to make it to their first birthdays, let alone their fifth.
The San Antonio Spurs turned up their trademark defense down the stretch to turn back another opponent. 
Popular US talk show host Oprah Winfrey, 54, has vowed to battle her recent weight gain, blaming it on "food abuse."
After the Taipei Zoo received two giant pandas from China, another Taiwan zoo said Friday it is seeking to receive a pair of pandas from China.