Oil rose above $69 a barrel on Monday after Nigeria's main militant group said it attacked an oil platform belonging to Royal Dutch Shell despite an amnesty offer from President Umaru Yar'Adua.
Asian stock markets retreated on Monday as weaker oil prices hit energy shares, even with many investors sticking to the sidelines as the second quarter winds down.
Asian stock markets were mixed on Monday as many investors stuck to the sidelines as the second quarter winds down, while the dollar recovered from a slide on worries about the push by major emerging countries for a reserve currency alternative.
Japan and South Korea agreed on Saturday on the need to start examining an exit strategy for their expansionary fiscal policies as they overcome the worst of the global recession.
Microsoft Windows 7 pre order starts June 26 until July 11th in the United States and Canada. Japan is also included on the list for June 26th pre order release but will end earlier on July 5TH or while supplies last.
As hard-hit Western banks and hedge funds scramble to sell their Asian loans and bonds, one newcomer expects to pick up these choice assets at rarely seen discounts.
Japan's Sanyo Electric Co Ltd said it plans to boost its capacity to make auto-use nickel-metal hydride batteries by 75 percent to 3.5 million cells a month by March 2010 to meet growing demand.
Countries at the World Trade Organisation complained on Friday about China's proposed Internet filter rules which the United States deemed draconian and the European Union urged it to scrap.
Possible plans by Volkswagen to cooperate with Suzuki Motor raised an enthusiastic response among investors on Friday, but traders said the main focus at VW remained firmly on Qatar.
Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor, wants speedy reforms at the world's biggest carmaker but many want him out of the fast lane.
Citigroup has been ordered by Japanese regulators to stop marketing financial products at its retail bank for a month, a slap that is unlikely to squeeze revenue but will further tarnish the U.S. bank's reputation in a key market.
Michael Jackson's death dominated news bulletins, radio airwaves and social networking sites the world over on Friday as tributes poured in for a man called the King of Pop and natural heir to Elvis.
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a slightly lower open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.2 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.2 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.1 percent at 5:37 a.m. EDT.
Microsoft Windows 7 pre order will start tomorrow until July 11th in the United States and Canada. Japan is also included on the list for tomorrow’s pre order release but will end earlier on July 5TH or while supplies last.
The federal government has agreed to accept $25 billion of preferred stock in two American International Group Inc businesses as partial repayment of debt, the company said on Thursday.
Japan has concluded a basic agreement with the United Arab Emirates to start receiving oil from Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) to help stock up its oil reserves, the government said on Thursday.
Volkswagen is examining a cooperation with Japan's Suzuki Motor the area of ultra small cars, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday, confirming a report in manager magazin.
Ericsson said its chief executive, Carl-Henric Svanberg, was stepping down to become chairman of BP Plc in a surprise appointment that ends the oil major's fraught search for a successor to Peter Sutherland.
American International Group Inc , which received $180 billion of taxpayer bailouts, said it will give the government stakes in two big life insurance units that it plans to spin off.
LG Electronics Inc on Thursday launched liquid crystal display televisions that use light-emitting diodes as a light source, and said it was aiming to sell as many as 5 million units in 2010.
Toyota Motor Corp's new president, the grandson of the group's founder, warned on Thursday the auto industry faces another two tough years as he outlined his strategy to return the world's No.1 car company to profit.
Asian stocks rallied for a second day on Thursday after the Federal Reserve reinforced that interest rates will be kept at a record low for a while, but Treasuries extended losses as the Fed shied away from boosting debt purchases.
