Govt may decide on more sugar exports: minister NEW DELHI: India's government could decide to allow more sugar exports at a meeting later on Thursday, Food Minister K.V. Thomas said, after industry calls for extra sales over the 500,000 tonnes allo... (photo: PIB of India) The Times Of India Economy Food India Photos Wikipedia: Sugar |
Dollar rises further after Fed meeting TOKYO: The dollar gained further ground in Asia on Thursday after the US Federal Reserve confirmed it will end its bond-buying programme this month and indicated further credit easing is unlikely. | M... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) The Times Of India Currency Dollar Market Photos Wikipedia: Federal Reserve System |
Christmas gloom for China toymakers as orders shrivel * Chinese 2011 toy export orders dip on weak demand -- manufacturers * Input costs rise about 20 pct, product prices seen up 10-15 pct * Labour shortages curtail China toy sector By Alison Leung and J... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) The Guardian Business China Photos Toys Wikipedia: Toy |
Oil slips over $1 as dollar gain overshadows stocks draw * Brent slips as low as $113.16; U.S. oil dips to $94 * U.S. gasoline inventories post unexpected drop * Fed stance may keep oil prices under pressure -analyst (Adds comments) By Manash Goswami SINGAP... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba) The Guardian Dollar Economy Photos Prices Wikipedia: Gasoline |
Some Greeks fear government selling nation to help save it ATHENS: They are the crown jewels of Greece's socialist state, and they are now likely to go to the highest bidder: the ports of Piraeus and Thessaloniki; prime Mediterranean real estate; the national... (photo: AP / Lefteris Pitarakis) The Times Of India Economy Europe Greece Photos Wikipedia: 20102011 Greek protests |
Mamata puts her fiscal demands before Plan panel NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday reiterated before the Planning Commission that she had inherited a bankrupt exchequer from the Left government. | Seeking the Plan pa... (photo: PIB of India) The Times Of India Delhi Economy Photos West Bengal Wikipedia: West Bengal |
Grain, bean prices drop as speculators back out | - Grain and bean prices fell sharply Wednesday as speculators rushed to sell of contracts because of worries that warmer weather could result in larger crops. | Corn for December delivery fell 30 ce... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Houston Chronicle Agricultural Crops Grain Photos Prices Wikipedia: Grain (unit) |
Stocks mixed after Federal Reserve meeting | STAN CHOE | The Associated Press | NEW YORK - Stocks traded mixed in afternoon trading Wednesday as investors wait to hear what Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will say about the economic reco... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Philadelphia Daily News Economy Market Photos Trading Wikipedia: Dow Jones Industrial Average |