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CityDev falls on Credit Suisse downgrade
2008-05-06 05:54:00 SINGAPORE, May 6 (Reuters) - Shares of City Developments extended losses for a second day after Credit Suisse downgraded its investment rating to "underperform". Southeast Asia's second-largest... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Credit Suisse , Falls
Oil tops $120, boosts gold and dents stocks
2008-05-06 05:31:00 By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE, May 6 (Reuters) - Oil prices held near record highs on Tuesday after storming past $120 a barrel on Monday, pushing up gold prices and stalling a recovery in Asian stocks.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Stocks , Gold , Tops
China tells firms to brace for tough times: report
2008-05-05 09:29:00 SHANGHAI (AFP) - - A Chinese government watchdog has warned major state-owned enterprises to brace for tough times given the likelihood of a worsening global economic slowdown, state media reported... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: China , Report , Times , Tough , Tells
China Leaves Small Investors Behind on Road To Capitalism
2008-05-05 05:48:00 Important lesson for novice investors when market is overheating. Take heed! "I was greedy," Ma admitted. As a consequence, "I lost more than 80 percent of my total... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: China , Small , Capitalism , Road , Investors
Stocks hit 4-month highs, cheered by US data
2008-05-05 05:29:00 By Anshuman Daga SINGAPORE, May 5 (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose to their strongest in nearly four months on Monday and the dollar held on to most of last week's gains after jobs data suggested the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Stocks , Data , Month
Singapore - Unisteel said to be in $800m bidding tussle
2008-05-03 11:58:00 SINGAPORE disk drive-component maker Unisteel Technology is the subject of an $800 million bidding tussle by several buyout firms, an exercise that has already progressed beyond the first round of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Singapore , Bidding
Lenovo Plans to Buy Companies to Regain Market Share (Update2)
2008-05-03 11:55:00 Lenovo Group Ltd. is seeking acquisitions to regain the world's third-largest personal- computer seller ranking lost to Acer Inc. last year, Chairman Yang Yuanqing said. ``We are not... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Companies , Market , Lenovo , Plans , Share
Malaysia's Maybank signals major acquisition
2008-05-03 11:44:00 Last month, Malaysian weekly The Edge quoted sources as saying Maybank wanted to buy a stake of 10 to 20 percent in MCB. (Reporting by Clarence Fernandez and Niluksi Koswanage in Kuala Lumpur and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Major , Acquisition
New US rules to force securities firms to curb risk
2008-05-03 11:40:00 (WASHINGTON) The last-minute rescue of Bear Stearns Cos by the Federal Reserve and the US Treasury may prompt Congress to let regulators move earlier to restructure or shut failing securities firms... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Force , Rules , Risk , Securities , Firms
Japanese shares end up 2.05% at near 4-mth high
2008-05-02 09:24:00 TOKYO: Japanese share prices closed up 2.05 per cent at the highest level in almost four months on Friday after overnight gains on Wall Street and a weakening of the yen, dealers said. ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: High , Shares
Unisteel up on private equity bidding
2008-05-02 09:16:00 SINGAPORE - Disk drive component maker Unisteel Technology rose as much as 6.8 per cent to $1.72 after sources told Reuters the firm has attracted interest from four major buyout firms. ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Private Equity , Private , Equity , Bidding
Japan will not fall into recession: BoJ
2008-05-01 16:14:00 TOKYO - Japan 's economy will not fall into recession despite a likely slowdown in the first half of this fiscal year, partly because of firm growth abroad, the Bank of Japan said in the full text of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Recession , Fall
Asian Markets Holiday
2008-05-01 04:00:00 Most Asian Markets are closed today for a May Day Holiday except New Zealand, Australia and Japan. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Fed cuts rates, hints at pause
2008-05-01 03:51:00 Apr 30 - As expected, the Federal Reserve cut interest rates, but analysts say the Central Bank indicated it may now be on hold. The Fed's action takes the bellwether federal funds rate to 2... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Hints , Rates , Pause , Cuts
S'pore economy faces dark storm clouds: PM
2008-04-30 13:49:00 SINGAPORE - The United States is probably in a recession and the Singapore economy will be more severely affected if the turmoil in global financial markets worsens, Singapore's prime minister said... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Economy , Faces , Storm , Dark , Clouds
Taiwan stocks - Factors to watch
2008-04-30 03:57:00 TAIPEI, April 30 (Reuters) - Here are news stories and press reports that may affect the Taiwan stock market on Wednesday. REUTERS HEADLINES > TSMC Q1 up on higher chip sales; Q2 seen steady >... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Watch , Stocks
Malaysia Hot Stocks - Factors to watch
2008-04-30 03:44:00 KUALA LUMPUR, April 30 (Reuters) - Here are news stories that may affect the Malaysia n stock market on Wednesday. MALAYSIA KEEPS INTEREST RATES STEADY AT 3.5 PCT - Malaysia's central bank kept... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Watch , Stocks
Singapore Hot Stocks-Cosco falls ahead of Q1 results
2008-04-29 10:41:00 SINGAPORE, April 29 (Reuters) - Shares of Chinese shipbuilding and repair firm Cosco Corp fell as much as 7.6 percent to S$3.05 with over 41 million shares traded as investors sold ahead of its... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Stocks , Singapore , Results , Falls , Ahead
Commodity trader Noble agrees $700mln credit facility
2008-04-29 07:21:00 SINGAPORE, April 29 (Reuters) - Singapore-listed commodities trading firm Noble Group said on Tuesday it has finalised a $700 million revolving credit facility. The facility provides Noble with... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Credit , Commodity
More Asian companies expected to tap IPO market
2008-04-29 05:48:00 Singapore - More than 2,900 Asian companies have raised nearly 500 billion US dollars in equity through initial public offerings since 1990, and the region's IPO market is expected to keep up its... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Companies , Market
Asian fund industry eyeing more bear market products
2008-04-29 05:40:00 (HONG KONG) Asian investors, long used to being pitched mutual funds geared to high-flying stocks, will see more non- equity products on offer this year as the fund industry tries to ensure it can... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Products , Industry , Market , Bear Market
Singapore's Jade Technologies president quits
2008-04-29 05:19:00 SINGAPORE, April 29 (Reuters) - Singapore's Jade Technologies , probed by authorities after a failed takeover bid, said on Monday its group president has resigned following the departure of its... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: President
Indonesia's Astra Agro Reports 207.6% Increase in Net Profit
2008-04-28 08:45:00 IN FIRST QUARTER JAKARTA, April 28 Asia Pulse - The net profit of publicly listed agribusiness company PT Astra Agro Lestari shot up 207.6 per cent to Rp827.05 billion (US$91 million) in the first... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Profit
Indonesia, Malyasia to Partner on Palm Oil Energy Research
2008-04-28 08:42:00 DENPASAR, April 25 Asia Pulse - The Indonesia n and Malaysian governments have agreed to promote their joint research on palm oil energy, in view of the European Union's negative campaigns against the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Research , Energy , Partner , Palm
Hong Kong IPO pipeline - April 28
2008-04-28 08:14:00 2008 SAIC N.A. N.A. BOCI 2,000-3,000 Motor Corp. Deutsche Merrill ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Hong Kong , April , April 28 , Pipeline , Hong
Singapore Hot Stocks - First Resources up on Macquarie note
2008-04-28 05:34:00 SINGAPORE, April 28 (Reuters) - First Resources rose as much as 7.5 percent after Macquarie initiated coverage of the firm with an "outperform" investment rating and a share target price of S$1.60.... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Stocks , Singapore , Note
Yangzijiang up on strong outlook
2008-04-28 04:15:00 SINGAPORE, April 28 (Reuters) - Yangzijiang Shipbuilding rose as much as 3.6 percent after a newspaper reported that its management expects earnings growth of 50 percent for the next two years,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Outlook , Strong
STOCKS NEWS ASIA - Record oil prices seen lifting energy firms
2008-04-28 02:11:00 SYDNEY, April 28 (Reuters) - Asia n energy firms such as Japan's Inpex Holdings Inc may rise on Monday after oil prices struck a fresh record, while a largely positive finish to Wall Street last... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: News , Stocks , Energy , Record
How different investments did this last week?
2008-04-26 05:21:00 (Click below chart to enlarge) Source: WSJ [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Week , Investments
Hong Kong Shares Down after ending a four-day winning streak
More articles from this author:2008-04-25 10:52:00 HONG KONG: Hong Kong share prices closed down 0.64 per cent on Friday, pulling back after four days of gains as investors decided to grab profits, dealers said. The Hang Seng index closed down 164.0... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] More About: Ending , Shares , Winning 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |



