Hitachi reviews nuclear power partnership with GE
Hitachi Ltd , Japan's largest electronics maker, said on Tuesday that it is reviewing the structure of its nuclear power partnership with General Electric Co , as it seeks to win more deals globally.
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Astra faces U.S. setback for Nexium line extension
AstraZeneca's drive to extend the life of its blockbuster acid reflux drug Nexium through new uses was set back on Tuesday after U.S. regulators delayed approval of a drug combining it with aspirin.
EUR/USD … silence before the storm ?
Good morning dear traders, .... there is not much to report of yesterday´s trading day as there have been only little trading chances due to very low volatility in the markets.
Stocks and euro fall as growth worries hit risk
World stocks fell on Tuesday and the euro slipped closer to a four-year low against the dollar as expectations that slowing growth in China and the euro zone would hamper the global economic recovery hit risky assets.
AIG snubs lower Pru offer putting deal in jeopardy
American International Group said it would not consider revising the terms of a deal for its Asian life insurance unit with British insurer Prudential Plc, in a move that threatens to derail the industry's largest ever transaction.
AIG says will stick to original deal with Prudential
American International Group will not cut the terms of the $35.5 billion takeover deal previously agreed with British insurer Prudential Plc, potentially threatening the deal.
Honda China says strike winds down but re-start slow
Honda Motor Co made slow progress on Tuesday in bringing production back at an unusually prolonged and high-profile strike at a parts factory in south China.
BP says spill costs hit $990 million
The financial cost of tackling the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the worst in U.S. history, now stands at $990 million, BP said on Tuesday as it prepared for a new attempt to control the flow of oil this week.
Euro and stocks slip on slowdown caution
The euro and Asian stocks slipped on Tuesday on creeping suspicion that a peak in the recovery has passed and slowing growth in China and Europe in the second half of the year will be obstacles to risky trades.
Obama to meet spill probe leaders as oil heads north
President Barack Obama will meet with the leaders of a panel he created to probe the worst oil spill in U.S. history on Tuesday, as a giant slick from BP's blown-out Gulf of Mexico well poses a new threat to the coasts of Mississippi and Alabama.
Fed's Evans says policy easing was not enough
The U.S. central bank's liquidity support was helpful in containing the 2008 financial crisis but it could have done more, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans said on Tuesday.
Euro, stocks down on fears of coming slowdown
The euro and Asian stocks slid on Tuesday with creeping suspicion that a peak in the recovery has passed and slowing growth in China and Europe in the second half of the year will be obstacles to risky trades.
Gulf oil spill threat widens
Oil from BP's out-of-control Gulf of Mexico oil spill could threaten the Mississippi and Alabama coasts this week, U.S. forecasters said on Monday, as public anger surged over the country's worst environmental disaster.
Broadway looks ahead, embraces YouTube and video
Old-fashioned Broadway is moving into the digital age.
Rain and rodents a risk to patients: AMA
Repatriation Hospital at Daw Park in Adelaide has been reported to have critical leaking roofs and animal droppings which poses health risks to its patients, says The Australian Medical Association (AMA).
Smoking toddler shock health experts
A new video of a smoking Indonesian toddler has emerged, shocking health experts.
Australian Dollar Outlook 01/6/2010
The AUD has opening relatively unchanged this morning due to the quiet offshore trading session as the US and UK markets were closed for public holidays.
Promising breast cancer vaccine
Experts have developed an experimental vaccine which shows promising result in preventing breast cancer in mice.
Daily forex forecast - 01/6/2010
The Australian dollar opens weaker today at 0.8450 against the US dollar after pushing back from Friday's early offshore rally above 0.8500.
G20 ministers to discuss Europe at Korea G20 meeting
There will be considerable discussion about the European economy at the G20 meeting of finance officials and central bankers in Busan, South Korea, this weekend, a senior Canadian finance official said on Monday.
Oil climbs above $74, ending worst month since 2008
Oil climbed above $74 per barrel on Monday in line with a timid recovery across financial markets, but still logged its biggest monthly loss in 18 months after the European economic crisis raised the prospect of reduced fuel demand.
Pakistan lifts Facebook ban but restrictions remain
A Pakistani court on Monday lifted a ban on social networking website Facebook which had carried a competition to draw the Prophet Mohammad, but access to any blasphemous material will remain blocked, officials said.
ECB warns of more bank loan losses
The European Central Bank warned on Monday that euro zone banks face up to 195 billion euros in a second wave of potential loan losses over the next 18 months due to the financial crisis, and disclosed it had increased purchases of euro zone government bonds.
Oil above $74 on wider rally, down 14 percent in May
Oil crept above $74 on Monday in line with a timid recovery across financial markets, but was set for its biggest monthly loss in 18 months after European economic crisis raised the prospect of reduced fuel demand.
Apple says sold 2 million iPads
Apple Inc said it sold 2 million iPads since launching the touch-screen tablet in the United States nearly two months ago and taking it to nine international markets this past weekend.
Global rebound anemic: Roubini
Advanced economies face years of anemic growth and the risk of a double-dip recession as their citizens cope with sluggish employment and highly indebted governments, economist Nouriel Roubini said on Monday.
Weber says ECB bond buys must be tightly capped
European Central Bank policymaker Axel Weber on Monday urged a tight cap on the bank's government bond buying program, saying extraordinary steps taken to ease the debt crisis posed a risk to its main goal of price stability.
Forex - Weber says ECB bond buys must be tightly capped
Trichet says euro credible, bond buys necessary - Draghi: bond buying will stop once markets functioning - Trichet says Q2 growth to be stronger than expected - Makuch: euro exchange rate good for exports
ECB ups bond purchases as Spain vows labor law
The European Central Bank disclosed increased purchases of euro zone government bonds on Monday as Spain assured investors it would reform its rigid labor market even if employers and trade unions cannot agree.