Firebrand cleric Abu Bakar Bashir silent at terror trial | JIHADIST cleric Abu Bakar Bashir will be confronted by evidence from former key members of his movement on Monday, when prosecutors begin trying to prove he masterminded a terrorist plot to undermin... (photo: AP / Dita Alangkara) The Australian Indonesia Law Photos Terrorism Wikipedia: Abu Bakar Bashir |
Bank of England Keeps Rates Unchanged | Caught between weak growth data and rising price pressures, the Bank of England chose Thursday to leave unchanged interest rates as well as its broad asset buying program. | The central bank’s... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis) The New York Times Economy Finance Photos UK Wikipedia: Monetary Policy Committee |
Cisco and the Dow Curse | By David Berman | Much has been said about the curse of the Dow, the phenomenon that companies added to the 30-member index have a bad habit of underperforming, while stocks kicked out of the index ... (photo: AP Photo) Seeking Alpha Cisco Systems Economy Photos US Wikipedia: Cisco Systems |
Google Honeycomb: Threat to iPad? | NEW YORK (TheStreet ) -- Apple's (AAPL) gibe at Google's (GOOG) Android OS is that it was not designed for tablets. Google answered that challenge earlier this week with the launch of Honeycomb. Mot... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) The Street Aapl Apple Google Photos Wikipedia: IPad |
Egypt eyes new funds as investor angst builds | CAIRO-Egypt's embattled government scrambled Thursday to raise new funds while investors braced for a potential drubbing on the stock market as uncertainty mounted over the country's political futur... (photo: Creative Commons / Essam Sharaf) The Boston Globe Cairo Egypt Funds Photos Wikipedia:Egypt |
US yields, data boost dollar, debt woes hit euro * Dollar rises broadly, boosted by data, higher yields * Doubts over policy for euro zone crisis dent sentiment * Sterling recovers losses after BoE stands pat on rates (Updates prices, adds comment, ... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The Guardian Data Dollar Euro Photos Wikipedia: Dollar |
Rupee declines by over 24 paise against dollar | Mumbai, February 10: The rupee today depreciated for the second day in a row by over 24 paise to end at a week's low of 45.7250/7350 against the US currency. | Forex dealers attributed the fall to s... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The Siasat Daily Dollar Mumbai Photos Rupee Wikipedia: Indian rupee |