Economic and Finance
Taiwan’s export orders fell at the slowest pace in a year in September, adding to signs the island’s economy is recovering from its first […]
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Hedge fund firm Galleon Group said it is winding down its funds, less than a week after its founder was arrested and charged with […]
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Qatar is selling 379.2 million shares in British bank Barclays, worth over 1.3 billion pounds ($2.1 billion), the second major Middle East investor set […]
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U.S. securities and futures regulators are considering a joint enforcement squad to investigate and root out fraud in the markets, two sources familiar with […]
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Private equity is finally buying and selling companies again after being virtually halted in its tracks by the credit crisis, but skittish investors and […]
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Costco Wholesale Corp beat analyst expectations after posting a lower-than-expected fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday, suggesting an improvement in the weak U.S. retail environment.
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The U.S. service sector grew in September for the first time in more than a year, creating jobs in banking and restaurants and giving […]
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Business activity in the U.S. Midwest failed to return to growth in September as expected, and instead got slammed by a decline in production […]
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A Chinese saying nicely sums up the likely fallout from this summer’s tussle between state firms and foreign banks over toxic derivative deals: “When […]
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PITTSBURGH–World leaders lined up yesterday behind sweeping promises to fix a malfunctioning global economic system in hopes of heading off future financial meltdowns. For […]
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