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Iran's parliament summons Ahmadinejad on economic policy (File photo) By Al Arabiya with Agencies Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will appear in parliament next month to be grilled on his handling of the economy, state radio reported on Tuesday, after lawmakers took the unprecedented action of ... 2012-02-08 00:01
Ministry sets investment targets The Bank of China (中國銀行) and the Bank of Communications (交通銀行), China's third and fifth-largest lenders by assets, were authorized to invest US$40 million and US$51 million respectively in their branches in Taiwan. 2012-02-08 00:01 Bank of Communications
IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index Improves To 49.4 In February US consumers were less pessimistic about the economy in February and grew more optimistic about their personal financial outlooks, according to a report released Tuesday. 2012-02-07 23:34
Bernanke: US Labor Market 'Long Way' From Normal Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke repeated that the job market is still far from healthy after signs of economic improvement over the past year, and he called on lawmakers to reduce the long-term budget deficit. 2012-02-07 23:28
App Economy: Study Says Mobile, Facebook Apps Have Created 466000 US Jobs ... The estimate counts 311000 jobs at companies making the apps and another 155000 at local merchants who have expanded their payrolls in an economic ripple effect caused by increased spending at their businesses. The study asserts this so-called "app .. 2012-02-07 23:10
* Majnoon seen at 175000 bpd by year end The 12.6 billion barrels Majnoon is one of the major fields alongside Rumaila, West Qurna Phase One and Zubair that the OPEC-member is developing with foreign companies in the south as it recovers from years of war and sanctions. 2012-02-07 23:04
Bernanke Is Expected to Stick With Low-Rate Stance Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has called the economy "frustratingly slow." On Tuesday, Congress will find out whether he still thinks so, even after Friday's news that hiring surged in January and unemployment reached a three-year low 2012-02-07 22:54
Blood clot guidelines challenge 'economy class syndrome'; sitting is real ... CHICAGO - Good news for budget-minded travelers: There's no proof that flying economy-class increases your chances of dangerous blood clots, according to new guidelines from medical specialists. 2012-02-07 22:47
First Niagara's Third Annual Survey Shows More Business Leaders See ... 7, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ 0.0 Leaders of private businesses in Pennsylvania are more optimistic than pessimistic about the Pennsylvania economy for 2012 and more of them than in previous years expect to hire more workers and invest in new fixed ... 2012-02-07 22:32
Indonesian Economy Grows at Top Clip Since '90s By FARIDA HUSNA and ANDREAS ISMAR JAKARTA—Indonesia's economy grew last year at its fastest pace since the 1997-98 Asian crisis, with the country's large domestic market helping to shield it from the global economic turmoil battering its more ... 2012-02-07 22:29