Russia’s shift of its economic development strategy onto the Asian-Pacific region is a “natural response” to the development of global affairs, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Friday.
Sep 202014
Sep 202014
U.S. crude price fell Friday on increasing supplies of the country.
Sep 202014
U.S. stocks closed narrowly mixed Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing at a fresh record, as China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba made its trading debut on the New York Stock Exchange.
Sep 192014
Figures released Thursday showed that the number of Americans initially applying for unemployment aid last week decreased to a two-month low, reflecting an improving job market.
Sep 192014
The European Commission is committing 90 million euros (116 million euros) to Open and Disruptive Innovation (ODI) over the next 12 months, a statement said on Thursday.
Sep 192014
U.S. fixed mortgage rates edged up due to an increase in 10-year Treasury yields and lower energy prices, said the Primary Mortgage Market Survey released Thursday by Freddie Mac.
Sep 182014
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has pledged to continue providing Vietnam 3.67 billion U.S. dollars in loans for 2015-2017 period, equivalent to the level of previous years despite the fact that Vietnam is now a middle- income country.
Sep 182014
The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority said the use of tainted oil”is primarily a fraudulent practice”and that it is working with food safety watchdogs in Taiwan and Hong Kong to ensure that other affected products on the recall list will not be imported to Singapore.
Sep 182014
Divisions were evident in a European Parliament (EP) debate Wednesday on a proposed trade agreement between the European Union (EU) and Canada.
Sep 182014
The U.S. Federal Reserve reaffirmed on Wednesday that a highly accommodative stance of monetary policy remains appropriate and it decided to make a further measured reduction in the pace of its asset purchases.