International Business News - SHI http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Asian stock markets were mixed Friday as investors weighed lower crude oil prices against worse-than-expected earnings results from some American blue-chip companies. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/asia-stocks-mixed-after-us-tech-earnings.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:28:50 EDT China's main stock indices rose Friday, following the rise of overseas markets as oil prices dropped below $130 a barrel. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose 3.49 percent to 2,778.37. The Shenzhen Composite Index for China's smaller second market rose 3.03 percent to 824.68 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/china-stocks-rise-after-oil-prices-fall.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:30:24 EDT Chinese oil giant Sinopec says its first-half profit will fall more than 50 percent from the same period last year due to government controls that limit its ability to pass on record-high crude costs to consumers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/chinese-oil-giant-sinopec-warns-of-profit-fall.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:18:19 EDT Chinese oil giant Sinopec says its first-half profit will fall more than 50 percent from the same period last year due to government controls that limit its ability to pass on record-high crude costs to consumers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/chinas-sinopec-warns-of-50-percent-profit-fall.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:31:26 EDT Chinese motorists, long accustomed to cheap gas, seemed to take in stride a government decision to boost fuel prices Friday by as much as 18 percent. "Maybe I might drive a bit less. But if it's for business, then if I have to drive, I will," said He Ping, a trading company employee who was refilling his VW Jetta at a Beijing gas station. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/75935-china-oil-prices.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080620/china-raises-prices-for-fuel-electricity.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080620/china-raises-prices-for-fuel-electricity.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:58:28 EDT China raised prices for fuel by as much as 18 percent on Friday in a move intended to cool the nation's surging energy consumption. Demand for the energy needed fuel China's booming economy has contributed to unheard of prices for a barrel of oil. That price pitched downward immediately Thursday. Light, sweet crude for July delivery fell $4.75 to settle at $131.93 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080619/china-to-raise-energy-prices.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 23:29:17 EDT Following is a summary of top stories in the energy sector Monday afternoon. Gasoline and Crude Rise to New Records http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080428/energy-sector-roundup-gasoline-hits-3-60-a-gallon.htm Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:38:29 EDT An index of Chinese ADRs advanced on Thursday, after China's heavily watched index rallied to record its biggest percentage gain in more than six years. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080424/adrs-in-focus-china-adr-index-rises.htm Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:55:06 EDT An index of Chinese ADRs declined on Thursday, following broad market weakness in the U.S. after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke predicted the domestic economy will grow at a sluggish pace before recovering later in the year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080214/adrs-in-focus-china-adrs.htm Thu, 14 Feb 2008 16:28:37 EST