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Time Warner beats forecasts, shares up
NEW YORK, Feb 8 – Time Warner Inc posted better-than-expected quarterly profit today helped by its cable networks and the last installment of its Harry Potter movie franchise.
Shares rose 2.6 per cent in early trading on share buybacks, a better-than-forecast profit outlook and an increase in its quarterly dividend.
Time Warner, like other ... Read More
A worker wipes the fuel prices on a board as she updates the new price — 300 yuan increase per tonne) at a gas station in Hefei, Anhui province February 8, 2012. — Reuters pic
Bosch says still committed to Penang solar panel plant
By Yow Hong Chieh
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 – Robert Bosch GmbH said today it remains committed to investing in a proposed solar panel plant in Penang following reports that the German engineering firm has put site construction ... Read More
Malaysian exporters halt palm oil supply to Iran
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 – Malaysian palm oil exporters have stopped supplying Iran with most of the 30,000 tonnes of the food staple the Middle Eastern country buys each month, or about half its demand, as ... Read More
Moody’s misses estimates with lower profit
NEW YORK, Feb 8 – Moody’s Corp net income fell 30 per cent in the fourth quarter, missing Wall Street estimates, as expenses rose and companies backed away from issuing bonds during the European debt ... Read MoreS&P cuts Sony rating, warns of further downgrade
TOKYO, Feb 8 – Standard and Poor’s cut its long-term debt rating on Sony Corp today to BBB+, warning it may drop the consumer electronics giant a further notch within a year unless it shows it can achieve ... Read More
World Bank arm, Singapore GIC eye infrastructure fund
SINGAPORE, Feb 8 – The World Bank’s investment arm, International Finance Corporation, and sovereign wealth fund, the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation , are exploring the setting up of a ... Read MoreSE Asia Stocks: Markets rise, aided by Greece hopes
BANGKOK, Feb 8 – Southeast Asian stock indexes rose today as strong oil and metal prices bolstered commodities-related shares, and on hopes the Greece would agree to a reform deal that would open the way ... Read MoreJapan to slash use of a heavy rare earth as China tightens grip
TOKYO, Feb 8 – Japan aims to cut domestic consumption of a heavy rare earth used widely in hybrid cars and electronics by 30 per cent over the next two years as China keeps a tight grip on exports of the ... Read MoreBank Negara extends currency swap deal with China
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 8 — Bank Negara said today it had renewed its currency swap agreement for another three years with the People’s Bank of China, increasing the size to RM90 billion from RM40 billion ... Read More
BHP Billiton profit slips but still in league of its own
MELBOURNE, Feb 8 — BHP Billiton, the world’s biggest miner, reported a rare fall in earnings on Wednesday, hurt by labour battles and weaker commodity prices, but the result showed it was still in a ... Read More
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- Air France cancels half of long-haul flights
- China says hopes can solve airline fee dispute with EU
- Greek talks check euro, results hit shares
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- Sanyo cuts US plant jobs to move to Malaysia
- Singapore says casino-related crime well under control
- Greeks delay bailout talks as Merkel demands action
- Yum profit up as China keeps growing
- MF Global shortfall worsened as bankruptcy neared
- Wall St edges lower after string of gains
- China bans airlines from paying EU carbon charges
- Lamborghini to follow Porsche with SUV
- Miners drag on FTSE as traders eye Glencore deal premium
- Global oil demand forecasts could be cut this week
- UK gas prices shoot to 6-year high due to cold
- Tesco delays current account launch to 2013
- Hong Kong shares break winning streak, China flat
- Citi receives approval to issue credit cards in China
- HTC sees Q1 revenue falling as much as 36pc
- Euro, European shares lower ahead of Greek high noon
- Greek parties face EU bailout deadline
- Asian stocks rise, US jobs gain outweighs Greece
- MAHB to award retail concessions by July
- Mitsubishi Motors eyes ending Europe output, says media
- As Facebook grows up, it courts Madison Avenue
- Olympus ex-CEO Woodford sees more revelations, to attend EGM
- With sparse data, focus returns to Europe
- Glencore, Xstrata hammering out final deal details
- Sembcorp Marine wins US$792.5m Brazilian drillship contract
- China’s Wen says country has stake in helping Europe
- AirAsia-ANA win approval for budget carrier in Japan
- Malaysia issues tax-free palm export quotas, say sources
- Clock ticks on Greece’s bailout deadline
