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India’s Jet Airways, SpiceJet report quarterly losses

NEW DELHI, May 26 — India’s Jet Airways and its smaller rival SpiceJet reported quarterly losses on Friday as fare increases were not sufficient to cover high costs of operations.

Jet, which has agreed to sell a 24 per cent stake to Gulf carrier Etihad in a US$370 million (RM1.2 billion) deal, was optimistic of demand growth and said airlines ... Read More

Apple CEO Tim Cook confers with staff during a break at a Senate homeland security and governmental affairs investigations subcommittee hearing in Washington, May 21, 2013. — Reuters pic

Apple CEO Tim Cook confers with staff during a break at a Senate homeland security and governmental affairs investigations subcommittee hearing in Washington, May 21, 2013. — Reuters pic Read More

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Large US retailers sue Visa, MasterCard over card fees

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Chinese Premier criticises EU move on trade measures

SHANGHAI, May 25 — Chinese Premier Li Keqiang criticised the European Union over its plans to investigate alleged anti-competitive behaviour by Chinese mobile telecom equipment makers and to impose ... Read More

AirAsia still wants jets after record orders

MONACO, May 25 — AirAsia, which smashed order records for Airbus jets to become Asia’s largest budget carrier, could buy another 50 planes as it targets aggressive expansion in India, Chief Executive Tony ... Read More

EU steps up quest to solve youth unemployment

BRUSSELS, May 25 — European leaders have decided youth unemployment and the risk of social breakdown are among the toughest challenges they face and finding solutions will be a top priority for the coming ... Read More

IMF’s Lagarde escapes formal investigation in French case

PARIS, May 25 — French magistrates decided last night not to place IMF chief Christine Lagarde under formal investigation over her role in a €285-million (RM1.1 billion) arbitration payment made to a ... Read More

Tiger Global invests US$50m in Automattic’s WordPress.Com

SAN FRANCISCO, May 24 — Automattic, the company that operates blogging service WordPress.com, announced a US$50 million (RM151 million) investment from hedge fund and private-equity investor Tiger Global ... Read More

Investors look for signs in Wall Street’s rally break

NEW YORK, May 25 — The US stock market’s break in its recent rally this week left investors wondering if they’re seeing a turning point or just a blip in the upward path.Next week could make it harder to ... Read More

News Corp to take charge of up to US$1.4b this quarter

NEW YORK, May 25 — News Corp said today it will write down the value of its Australian and US publishing assets by up to US$1.4 billion (RM4.2 billion), as the company prepares to split its business ... Read More

NextGen ePerolehan to be implemented in 2015

PUTRAJAYA, May 24 — The new version of the government procurement system, NextGen ePerolehan, is 20 per cent ready and will be implemented in 2015 in an effort to improve the Federal government’s delivery ... Read More

Britain’s FTSE steadies after worst day in a year

LONDON, May 24 — Britain’s leading shares steadied today after their steepest fall in a year in the previous session, with central bankers offering some reassurance that stimulus will stay for a while ... Read More

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