Malaysia State-Linked Firms, Tycoons Pressed to Invest at Home

Malaysia’s government-linked companies and businessmen are being pressed to boost spending at home amid concern that more money is being invested abroad than flowing […]

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Hatoyama, Kan Escalate Pressure on BOJ to Combat Deflation

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said the central bank should act “appropriately” to fight deflation, escalating pressure on Governor Masaaki Shirakawa and his colleagues […]

Colangelo to headline Special Olympics event

An event featuring Jerry Colangelo and benefitting the Special Olympics will be held Feb. 17 at the Wigwam Golf Resort and Spa.
Colangelo, part of an […]

Ex-Economy Minister Hayashi Says DPJ Lacks Plan to Rein in Debt

Former Japanese Economy Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi slammed the government’s fiscal policy, saying it’s not doing enough to contain the world’s largest public debt.
“It’s […]

Projects worth watching in 2010

Downtown Macy’s
Bruce Development Co. and developer Rick Yackey plan to buy the Railway Exchange building at Seventh and Olive streets as part of […]

Store tills jingle all the way to Christmas

Heading into the two busiest shopping days of the year, retailers got some good news yesterday: Consumer confidence is up again and sales rose […]

Taiwan’s Exports Rise for First Time in 15 Months

Taiwan’s exports climbed for the first time in 15 months in November as the global economic recovery spurred demand for mobile phones and computers. […]

UAE markets seen “limit down” on Monday open

UAE markets will face intense selling pressure when they reopen on Monday in the first post-holiday trading after Dubai shocked global markets last week […]

October U.S. new home sales seen rising 2 percent

Sales of new U.S. single-family houses likely climbed in October, but forecasts varied widely on the impact of the first-time homebuyer tax credit, a […]

GM parts with its public face

General Motors of Canada Ltd. has eliminated its long-time public face.
Stew Low, GM’s director of communications for the past 15 years, confirmed Friday that he […]