US stocks move higher, helped by Facebook, GDP It was a stock market turnaround. | Stocks rose sharply Thursday, with large parts of the market erasing losses from the previous day as investors cheered a batch of strong earnings and data that show... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) Dayton Daily News Markets Net Losses Photos Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Exchange Wikipedia : Wall Street |
70 crore people should be moved to middle class: Rahul New Delhi, January 30: | Seventy crore Indians - who are above poverty line but continue to be vulnerable - should be brought into the "middle class" in the next 5-10 years, Congress vice president Ra... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar) The Siasat Daily Congress Economy Photos Politics Wikipedia: Rahul Gandhi |
Tokyo stocks close 2.45pc lower after US stimulus cut Tokyo stocks tumbled 2.45 per cent on Thursday as the market was dragged down by worries over emerging markets, after the US Federal Reserve further scaled back its stimulus programme. | The benchmark... (photo: AP / Shizuo Kambayashi) South China Morning Post Chibagin Asset Management Dow Jones Newswires Markets Photos Tokyo Stocks Wikipedia : Nikkei 225 |
President Obama vows to assert power President Obama used broad strokes to outline the administration’s agenda during his annual State of the Union address last night, and while Democratic pundits saw it as “forward-looking,&... (photo: US DoD) Boston Herald Executive Power Obama Photos US Congress Wikipedia: Presidency of Barack Obama |
State of the Union 2014: Obama wants 'action' on income inequality President Barack Obama vowed to take action this year at the 2014 State of the Union on women’s rights, income inequality and ending the War in Afghanistan, according to a Jan. 28 report in the Chic... (photo: AP / Charles Dharapak) The Examiner Economy of USA Income Inequality Photos Wikipedia: Income inequality in the United States Womens Rights in US |
Ukraine to debate amnesty for protesters Ukraine's parliament is due to debate a possible amnesty for scores of protesters arrested in anti-government demonstrations. | President Viktor Yanukovych has said he wants to make the amnesty c... (photo: AP / Sergei Chuzavkov) BBC News Euromaidan Photos Ukraine Protests Viktor Yanukovych Wikipedia: 2014 Hrushevskoho Street riots |
Turkey raises I-rate to boost lira Turkey's central bank has sharply raised its key interest rate from 7.75 to 12% to try to stave off inflation and support the ailing national currency. | The decision was taken at an emergency meeting... (photo: WN / akgunsemra) Belfast Telegraph Photos Turkey Crisis Turkey Economy Turkey Lira Wikipedia : Turkish lira |
Protests hit Thai tourist industry as Chinese stay away Thai anti-government protests that have shut down parts of Bangkok may cost the nation's tourism industry as Chinese visitors cancel trips during the Lunar New Year holiday that starts this week. | Ar... (photo: WN / Periasamy) South China Morning Post China Photos Protests Thailand Tourism Wikipedia: Thailand |