Archive for the ‘Business’ Category
Vegetable prices soared during the Spring Festival in Guangzhou
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Food prices go around the Spring Festival which is a well-known things, but food prices go this year, Guangzhou has a bit too high. Strong cold air south affected by the impact, the tiger jumped the first few days, Guangzhou market vegetable, broccoli and other vegetable prices soared even several t
Redbook: 2 month or two weeks the nation's chain store sales rose 1.6%
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Wednesday Redbook RESearch to the latest U.S. retail sales targets, the first two weeks in February compared with January the nation's chain store sales increased by 1.6% over the same period. Increase in line with market expectations. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the first two weeks in Febru
European Union finance ministers meeting to support the Greek financial reform, the risk of a sudden surge of emotion
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Tuesday (16 days) 27-nation European Union finance ministers meeting in Brussels concluded, the meeting focused on issues such as the Greek budget deficit, while euro zone finance ministers to put pressure on Greece to urge the Greek detailed timetable for the reduction in fiscal deficit and give Gr
U.S. new home starts in January increased 2.8% in
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
WASHINGTON, February 17 (Xinhua Liu Liu Lina) 17, released by the U.S. Commerce Department data showed U.S. housing starts in January of this year grew by 2.8% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 59.1 million units , higher than economists had forecast 58 million units. ...
Central America in January industrial output growth of 0.9% compared with
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Sina Finance YORK, February 17 evening news, according to foreign media report today, the Federal Reserve released Wednesday reported that U.S. industrial output in January rose ring, an increase than economists had forecast that industrial sector is leading the U.S. economic recovery process. The r
Asia-Pacific major stock markets rose across the board
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
February 17, a man from Tokyo, Japan stock index display before a walk. By investors in the debt crisis of the Greek panic eased to some extent the impact of major Asia-Pacific stock markets rose across the board the same day. Tokyo stock market Nikkei 225 stock average rose 2.72 percent; Seoul, Kor
The United Kingdom in January jobless claims hit a new high of 12 years
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Tencent Financial News British government Wednesday issued an official report said the number of applications for unemployment benefits hit a 12-year high. Recently, the Bank of England on whether to inject billions of capital to the market to stimulate the economy is wavering. United Kingdom Office
U.S. industrial output in January increased 0.9%
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Wednesday the Federal Reserve Board (Fed) announced the United States in January industrial output increased 0.9%. Economists expected an increase of the previous 0.8%. U.S. industrial output in December rose a revised 0.7% increase 0.6% in preliminary data. January capacity utilization rose to 72.6
U.S. housing starts in January to increase the number
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Wednesday the U.S. Commerce Department reported a seasonally adjusted basis, the United States in January housing starts last month increased by 2.8% to an annual rate of 591,000 households. The number of single-family housing and multi-family housing starts increase the number of housing starts. Ja
China's holdings of 34.2 billion U.S. treasury bonds
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Morning News (Reporter Ruo-Yu Li) The U.S. Treasury Department on the 16th time in the United States released the latest data show that in December last year, China's holdings of 34.2 billion U.S. dollars the U.S. treasury bonds, the current holdings of 755.4 billion U.S. dollars, fell to the se
EU: Greek Government in 2008 had denied the use of swap transactions to cover up the deficit level
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
The European Commission in charge of economic affairs spokesman Amadeu Altafaj Wednesday (17), said Eurostat officials had met in September 2008 the Greek government officials. At the time discussing whether Greece had used the foreign exchange or interest rate swaps tools to artificially depress th
Japanese media: China's holdings of the United States government bonds or for a "silent protest"
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
People's Network Tokyo February 17 (Xinhua Yu Qing), according to Kyodo News agency reported that China's holdings of U.S. treasury bonds by the end of December 2009, when the largest creditor status has been returned to the United States to Japan. In this connection it was said that this wa
EU: Greek Government in 2008 had denied the use of swap transactions to cover up the deficit level
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
The European Commission said that the Greek Government had in 2008 met with European Union officials denied that the deficit through the complex to cover up the level of foreign exchange transactions. Eurostat officials had met in September 2008 the Greek government officials to discuss whether Gree
U.S. import prices in January rose 1.4 percent on-year by 11.5%
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
U.S. Department of Labor (Labor Department) at 17, announced the U.S. import prices in January compared with December 2009 increased by 1.4%, economists expected growth of 1.0%; in December, import prices rose by an upwardly revised 0.2% after preliminary data unchanged. January import prices rose b
BNP Paribas, the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2009 net profit reached 1.89 billion U.S. dollars
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
凤凰网Financial News, according to foreign media reports, BNP Paribas announced fiscal 2009 fourth quarter earnings. The report shows that the acquisition of Fortis bank transactions as well as the decline in loan-loss reserves with the help of BNP Paribas, the fourth consecutive quarter of profi
European market in early to continue a modest rebound against the dollar, sterling
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
17, the European market in early trade, the pound fell against the dollar slightly ascribed, European stock markets opened Asian city rebound trend continued, the market risk appetite continues to pick up the pound against the dollar topped the 1.58 mark, to 1.5815 high, but then the exchange rate b
17 early New York trading the euro lower against the dollar
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
[AP] due to lingering concerns about the debt of Greece, 17, early New York trading, the euro fell against the dollar. Concerned about the U.S. market a series of economic data. NEW YORK, February 17 reported that 17 early New York trading, the euro fell against the dollar. Traders said the euro'
BNP Paribas fourth-quarter net profit of 1.89 billion U.S. dollars
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Sina Finance YORK, February 17 evening news, according to foreign media report today, BNP Paribas (BNP Paribas SA), today reported fiscal 2009 fourth quarter earnings. The report shows that the acquisition of Fortis Bank (Fortis) transactions, and the decline in loan-loss reserves with the help of B
The United Kingdom in January the number of applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly rose to 13-year high
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Sina Finance YORK, February 17 evening news, according to foreign media report today, the British National Bureau of Statistics said in a report Wednesday, the United Kingdom in January the number of applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly increased to nearly its highest level in 13 year
Walgreen 1.08 billion acquisition of pharmacy chain operator
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
Tencent Financial News, according to foreign media reports, based in Deerfield, Illinois drugstore operator Walgreen Company (Walgreen Co.) Wednesday said the final agreement from Oak Hill Capital Partners, LLC (Oak Hill Capital Partners.) Acquisition of the New York area 257 drugstore chain managem
