BANGKOK (AP) - Oil prices lingered near $75 a barrel Friday in Asia, largely holding onto a big gain the day before as investors put a positive spin on U.S. economic reports and Asian stockmarkets rose. Benchmark oil for October delivery was down 30 cents...
Traffic increases 27.7 percent, down from year-to-date average of 33.7 percent The Association of AsiaPacificAirlines reported a 27.7 percent increase in traffic in July, slower than the year-to-date average of 33.7 percent. With a 20.3 percent increase in capacity,...
MADRID (AFP) – World tourism rebounded strongly this year from the global financial crisis, led by Asia and the Middle East, the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) said Friday. But the Madrid-based body also urged caution, noting that some major...
ET Now catches up with Manu Bhaskaran, Director & CEO, Centennial Asia Advisors, Singapore as he analyses Asian economies & assetmarkets vis-a-vis global markets. Excerpts: US data of late has been very noisy. We were expecting a drop in ISM PMI in August, we got an...
* Investors mark time before US jobs data at 14:30 SA time Submit your comment Asianstocks squeezed higher on Friday but gains were tentative ahead of US jobs data that will be closely watched for signals on whether the world's biggest economy is headed for a...
The first six months of 2010 saw international tourist arrivals grow by 7% according to the August Interim Update of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. This result confirms the recovery trend beginning in the last quarter of 2009 and is expected to continue in the...
SINGAPORE: Antony Hung, Merrill Lynch's head of wealth management in Asia-Pacific, will retire after nearly 18 years with the bank and his successor will be announced soon, according to an internal company memo seen...
* Investors mark time before U.S. jobs data at 1230 GMT * Asianstocks up just 0.3 percent * Yen near 15-yr high against dollar SYDNEY, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Asian stocks squeezed higher on Friday but gains were tentative ahead of all-important U.S. jobs data that tends to...
BY IRMA ISIP --> Sales of homegrown franchises are seen growing by 20 percent every year from P60.5 billion in 2009 such that sales are likely to hit P100 billion sales in two years as most participants continue to expand from Metro Manila to the countryside while...
Washington, Sep 2, (IANS): Thursday, September 02, 2010 --> With 39 Indian companies making it to the Forbes "Asia's Best Under a Billion" list, up from only 20 last year, India was the biggest gainer as the region grew at "blistering rates" after the global economic...
New York: Thirty nine Indian companies, including Jindal Drilling & Industries and Emami have made it to Asia's 'Best Under A Billion' 2010 list of companies compiled by the Forbes magazine. Among the 200 companies listed by the magazine, 39 are from India while 71...
