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Wall Street gains on Fed's view; Apple lifts Nasdaq

Stocks rose on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve said it will keep interest rates near zero and ahead of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address tonight.

Wall Street rises on Fed statement; Apple lifts Nasdaq

Stocks rose on Wednesday after the U.S. Federal Reserve said it will keep interest rates near zero and ahead of President Barack Obama's State of the Union address tonight.

Caterpillar forecast disappoints; shares fall

Caterpillar Inc , the world's largest maker of construction and mining equipment, offered an unexpectedly guarded view of the coming year on Wednesday, sending its stock down more than 8 percent and pulling the broad market down along with it.

Merrill's Asia property funds back in business: sources

Bank of America has dropped plans to exit Merrill Lynch's Asia property funds business and will instead help it raise new money, cashing in on a recovery in the real estate sector, sources said.

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Two Koreas trade fire

North and South Korea exchanged artillery fire near their disputed sea border on Wednesday, highlighting instability along a heavily armed frontier for the second time in three months.

China says no curb on Google mobile technology

China sought to head off concerns about curbs on Google phone technology on Wednesday, as U.S. business groups urged Washington to tackle alarming measures against foreign high-tech companies in China.

Caterpillar profit tops view; 2010 forecast weak

Caterpillar Inc , the world's largest maker of construction and mining equipment, posted stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings on Wednesday and said it was seeing encouraging signs that economies around the world were rebounding.

Google's older sister in China urges it to stay

A Google knock-off has surfaced in China to compete with the world's largest search engine, while at the same time pleading with it to stay in the country despite censorship and hacking allegations.

Global stocks hit again by tight money fears, regulation

Global stock markets fell again on Wednesday, hitting their lowest in two months as investors fretted about a monetary squeeze from central banks around the world and also the impact of tightening U.S. banking regulation.

Asia stocks fall on China jitters, yen gains

Asian stocks fell for the ninth straight day on Wednesday on fears that China's heightened efforts to rein in soaring credit growth could hamper the global economic recovery.

Corrected: Asia stocks fall on China jitters, yen gains

(Corrects in first line and in text that Asia stocks ex-Japan fell for the 9th straight day, not the 8th)

LG Elec sees Q1 recovery as Q4 beats forecasts

South Korea's LG Electronics Inc posted a higher-than-expected quarterly operating profit and forecast sales and profits would improve in the first quarter as a global recovery prompts consumers to spend more on electronics.

Daily Forecast - 27/1/2010

The Australian Dollar opens lower on Wednesday at 0.8990.

IMF sharply raises global economic growth forecast

The International Monetary Fund sharply raised its global economic growth forecast, casting developing countries in a leading role while rich nations struggle with high unemployment and government debt.

China's Baidu wins court case against music groups

China's most popular search engine Baidu has been cleared of piracy in a dispute with the music industry, the IFPI trade body for the music sector said on Tuesday.

Consumer confidence gains but housing tenuous

U.S. consumer confidence in January hit its highest level in nearly a year and a half, but a closely watched housing index showed an unexpected decline in November home prices, giving a mixed picture of the economic recovery.

Mitsubishi: capital tie-up not key in Peugeot talks

Japanese carmaker Mitsubishi Motors Corp said talks to deepen ties with PSA Peugeot Citroen were ongoing, but played down expectations of a capital alliance after a report that those talks had stalled.

Stocks rise on consumer confidence, but China weighs

U.S. stocks edged higher on Tuesday, as better-than-expected consumer confidence data and strong quarterly results from Travelers and Apple offset concerns about a Chinese government clampdown on bank lending.

Afghan allies seek common ground

Afghanistan's neighbours met in Turkey on Tuesday seeking a single voice before a London conference to set a timetable for handing security over to Afghans and find ways to negotiate peace with the Taliban.

China sentences four more to death for Urumqi riot

A Chinese court sentenced four more people to death for their part in bloody ethnic rioting in July last year in Urumqi, the capital of far western Xinjiang region, state media reported on Tuesday.

Stocks open down after housing data

Wall Street opened lower on Tuesday after China tightened bank lending requirements and data showed a rebound in the U.S. housing market is tenuous.

Stocks edge down on more reports of Chinese tightening

The S&P 500 continued its slide from yesterday in early trading in New York. It was trading down 3.82 points, or 0.35 percent at 9:41 a.m. EST.

Stock futures fall on China lending clampdown

U.S. stock index futures were down on Tuesday after China clamped down on lending requirements, weighing on overseas markets.

China lending clampdown weighs on global stocks

Standard & Poor's cut its rating outlook on Japan on Tuesday and China implemented a clampdown on lending, hitting investor confidence about global economic recovery.

China tightening worries spook investors, hit markets

Fears of more Chinese policy tightening spooked global markets on Tuesday after Beijing ordered some banks to comply immediately with a planned increase in reserves and a report suggested earlier attempts at curbing lending had failed.

Stock futures point to lower open on Wall Street

Stock index futures pointed to a lower opening on Wall Street on Wednesday, following declines in Asia after China implemented an increase in higher reserve requirements for some lenders.

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