The dollar slipped on Thursday with funds sensing a rally this month is ending and expectations increasing that commodity prices have resumed an uptrend, pushing up equities in Asia's energy and materials sectors.
According to a report released by the U.S International Trade Comission, in 2009 China's continuous practice of piracy over American products cost the US approximately $48 billion.
Chinese piracy and counterfeiting of U.S. software and a wide range of other intellectual property cost American businesses an estimated $48 billion in 2009, the U.S. International Trade Commission said in a report released on Wednesday.
General Motors Co said on Wednesday that it will make 60,000 Chevrolet Volt and Opel Ampera in 2012, up from its previously announced 45,000 production outlook.
While reports are floating around what Apple is likely to pack into its next iPhone, analysts are observing slowdown in sales of the current iPhone 4.
Trade judges on Wednesday partially overturned a ruling that had accused EU states of giving Airbus illegal subsidies, but said the aircraft maker did receive billions of dollars of unfair aid that harmed Boeing.
Minutes from the last FOMC meeting held April 26-27, 2011.
Mark Carney, a former Goldman Sachs employee and the current Governor of Bank of Canada, is a huge commodities bull.
Japanese camera and copier maker Canon Inc <7751.T> expects its quake-hit supply chain to recover more quickly than originally estimated, giving a roughly 50 billion yen ($600 million) boost to its annual sales, the company's chief executive said.
A new World Bank report projects that by 2025, foreigners' net ownership of US assets will be 69 percent of the US GDP.
Samsung Electronics Co. and LG Display, the world's top two flat-screen makers, expect the depressed LCD market to start rebounding as demand rises in China and new TV models are rolled out.
The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: Arotech, SodaStream International, Dell, Gulf Resources, Golar LNG, GT Solar International, and Research In Motion. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Coldwater Creek, Staples, Celldex Therapeutics, Orchid Cellmark, and ARM Holdings.
India's Planning Commission deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said Wednesday that he was not putting forward his name for the top IMF job.
The world's oldest panda Ming Ming has died at the age of 34 at the Xiangjiang Wild Animal World in Guangdong Province, according to Chinese state media.
Morgan Stanley aims to raise 1.5 billion yuan ($230 million) in its first yuan-denominated private equity fund in China, joining rivals such as the Carlyle Group and Blackstone for a piece of the booming market.
China's yuan will one day play a major role as a global reserve currency, although the U.S. dollar will remain an important currency, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy said on Wednesday.
The race to replace Dominique Strauss-Kahn as the head of International Monetary Fund (IMF) heated up, Tuesday, even as pressure mounted on the international agency to force him to resign so that its authority is not undermined.
Symantec Corp's chief executive is looking to do acquisitions and next week may let investors know just how hungry the security and storage software company will be this year.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been arrested by US authorities for rape allegations. There is a very good chance he won’t be returning as the head of the IMF.
LinkedIn Corp, a website where professionals connect with one another, said its initial public offering will likely raise 30 percent more than previously expected, a sign that investors are eager to bet on social networking companies.
Here's one deal AOL won't do: go private.
The United States launched a new initiative Monday designed to stamp the Internet with U.S. values such as freedom of expression, saying cyberspace must remain open, secure and reliable.
