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...The United States has surged ahead of us, though....
...(FT) Markets Data 05:27 GMT Asian markets Nikkei 225 up +36.25 (+0.21%) at 17,685 Topix up +3.30 (+0.23%) at 1,420 Hang Seng down -122.18 (-0.50%) at 24,557 US markets S&P 500 down -7.05 (-0.34%) at 2,055...
...(FT) Video of the day Martin Wolf on Grexit The Greek state is running out of cash and there may be no rescue this time. Martin Wolf talks about what happens in the case of a default....
...(Asharq Al-Awsat) Video of the day Do board quotas work? The number of women on company boards has hit the 25 per cent target in the UK....
...Good morning New York, FT ALPHAVILLE Naming and shaming in Japan: David notes another angry reflection of how important rising wages are to Abenomics’ success and how irritated Abe et al are at those big...
...will test investor hopes for a pick-up in the U.S. and global economies… Bulls are hoping to see evidence of an economic rebound in the United States in this week’s busy calendar of data that includes the...
...While the black taffeta evening gowns and sturdy looking peacoats on Karlie Kloss et al shouted winter, the models’ peachy complexions were all spring – try Bobbi Brown’s Sheer Color Cheek Tint in Sheer...
...The End of Power: From Boardrooms to Battlefields and Churches to States, Why Being in Charge Isn’t What It Used to Be, by Moisés Naím, Basic Books, RRP£18.99/$27.99 Who is in charge?...
...drug gangs, Reuters reports. http://in.reuters.com/article/2012/09/05/mexico-cartel-detention-idINDEE88401N20120905 Emerging Markets MSCI Emerging Market Index down -0.67% at 941.05 Americas DJIA down...
...Prices for steel are falling, demand is poor, loans are hard to come by, and no relief is in sight. http://on.ft.com/ThtTtG Clinton brings to Beijing plea for maritime solution US Secretary of State Hillary...
...-a973-11e1-9972-00144feabdc0.html Chinese utility group expands in Brazil State Grid Corp of China is to make a second foray into the Brazilian electricity transmission line business, deepening investment...
...of regime’s comeback * Russian opposition puts up fight on legislation * Markets: mixed Drone kills top al-Qaeda strategist A US drone strike has killed one of the leading figures in al-Qaeda, the US...
...United States v Apple, Inc et al is more than a US Justice department antitrust action against publishers allegedly colluding on ebook prices....
...Asia ex-Japan up +1.26% at 530.42 S&P CNX Nifty Index up +0.77% at 5,564 Currencies €/$ 1.31 (1.31) $/¥ 79.05 (78.90) Commodities Brent Crude (ICE) down -0.25 at 119.86 Light Crude (Nymex) up +0.32 at...
...his 33-year rule before leaving Yemen for the United States on Sunday, paving the way for a transfer of power after a year of unrest, Reuters reports. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/22/us-yemen-idUSTRE80L0AS20120122...
...at 727.45 Hang Seng up +0.46% at 18,121 Shanghai Composite up +0.56% at 2,396 MSCI Asia ex-Japan up +1.17% at 456.70 S&P CNX Nifty Index down -0.51% at 4,826 Currencies €/$ 1.33 (1.33) $/¥ 78.06 (77.98...
...+2.59% at 11,523 S&P 500 up +2.92% at 1,193 Bovespa up +2.05% at 56,017 Asia Nikkei 225 up +2.30% at 8,478 Topix up +1.95% at 729.68 Hang Seng up +1.21% at 18,256 Shanghai Composite up +1.23% at 2,412...
...since the fall of Zein al-Abidine Ben Ali, the dictator swept out of power by a popular uprising in January, the FT reports....
...down -3.05% at 737.92 Hang Seng down -4.95% at 16,722 Shanghai Composite down -0.26% at 2,359 MSCI Asia ex-Japan down -3.76% at 428.10 S&P CNX Nifty Index down -1.90% at 4,849 Currencies €/$ 1.33 (1.33...
...complaint against Trevor Cook, Pat Kiley et al....
...The overall losses in Europe follow heavy falls in Asia. Exporters in Tokyo were lower as the relative safe-haven appeal of the yen boosted the currency against the dollar....
...Chop Suey: A Cultural History of Chinese Food in the United States By Andrew Coe Oxford University Press, £15.99 The story of America’s love-hate relationship with Chinese food, from the first American...
...Elsewhere, the dollar lost ground after comments from Sultan Nasser al-Suweidi, governor of the central bank of the United Arab Emirates, who said although the UAE dirham’s peg to the dollar had served the...
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