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Obama links Brazil trip to U.S. job growth

Mar 20, 2011

President emphasizes importance of trade with Brazil to economic growth back home BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) ― Seeking to link his Latin American tour to job growth back home, President Barack Obama said...
Oil up in Asia on Gulf tensions

Mar 18, 2011

SINGAPORE (AFP) ― Crude rose in Asian trade Friday, pushed up by ongoing tensions in the oil-rich Gulf region and impact from Japan’s nuclear crisis, analysts said. New York’s main contract, light s...
After earthquake, Japan’s economy faces nuke threat

Mar 18, 2011

TOKYO (AFP) ― Japan’s earthquake-battered economy faces a new and unpredictable threat from a deepening nuclear crisis and power blackouts that analysts say could hinder a recovery from the disaster....
G7 agrees joint intervention to help weaken Japanese yen

Mar 18, 2011

WASHINGTON (AP) ― Finance officials from the Group of Seven major industrialized countries on Thursday agreed on a coordinated effort to weaken the Japanese yen, which has surged to record levels fol...
Japan carmakers still hobbled after quake

Mar 17, 2011

TOYKO (AP) ― The Japanese auto industry remained largely hobbled Thursday, nearly a week after the country’s worst-ever earthquake laid waste to its industrial northeast, although some manufacturers ...
Japan feeds more money to banks

Mar 15, 2011

Bank of Japan injects another $61.2 billion into financial system TOKYO (AP) ― Japan’s central bank pumped another $61.2 billion into the financial system Tuesday to quell fears that the country’s b...
iPhone clock bungles time change, again

Mar 14, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) ― It’s hard enough to get your bearings when the time changes twice a year. It’s all but impossible when your phone starts playing tricks on you, too. Users of Apple’s iPhone peppered ...
Japan central bank to inject $183 billion

Mar 14, 2011

TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's central bank says it is injecting a record 15 trillion yen ($183.8 billion) into money markets to stabilize the financial system after a devastating earthquake and tsunami. Th...
Tokyo power utility holds off on power cuts

Mar 14, 2011

TOKYO (AP) _ Japan's top government spokesman says Tokyo Electric Power has held off on imposing rolling blackouts, but is calling for all to try to limit electricity use. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yu...
3 injured, 7 missing in blast at Japan nuke plant

Mar 14, 2011

TOKYO (AP) _ Tokyo Electric Power Co. says three workers have been injured and seven are missing after an explosion at the stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant. Japan's chief cabinet secretary ...
[Japan Quake] Japan stocks plunge 1.72% on quake, global worries

Mar 11, 2011

TOKYO (AFP) - Japanese shares plunged 1.72 percent on Friday, falling sharply in the closing minutes of trade after the country was hit by a massive earthquake and tsunami. The Nikkei index of the T...
With iPad 2, Apple one-ups itself

Mar 10, 2011

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ― With the original iPad, Apple brought an attractive, easy-to-use tablet computer to the masses at a reasonable price ― a feat numerous companies are trying to top. With Friday’s...
U.N. food expert urges trading regulation

Mar 9, 2011

GENEVA (AFP) ― The U.N. expert on food rights Tuesday urged regulation of agriculture commodities trading to stop a speculative bubble that is artificially helping to drive up food prices. Olivier D...
China may deflect pressure with smaller surplus

Mar 9, 2011

China may deflect international pressure for faster yuan appreciation by reporting the nation’s smallest trade surplus in 10 months tomorrow. The excess was $4.9 billion in February, from $6.5 billi...
OPEC to lift output as oil crisis deepens

Mar 8, 2011

Members joining Saudi Arabia in raising production to allay fears of supply crunch in West Oil’s march towards $120 a barrel sparked a frantic day across financial markets, as OPEC members prepared ...