LONDON - Oilpricesrose on Thursday on the back of a weakerdollarafter the U.S. FederalReservesaid it wouldkeepinterestrateslow for longerthanplanned, although an increase inweeklyjoblessclaimscappedgains.
WASHINGTON - The U.S. economygrew at itsfastestpace in oneand a halfyears in the fourthquarter of 2011, but a strongrebuilding of stocks by businessesand a slowerpace of spending oncapitalgoodshinted atsoftergrowthearly in 2012. Full Article
DAVOS, Switzerland - Eurozonefinanceofficials are voicingoptimism that a deal to avert a disorderlyGreekdefault was imminentand that keybuildingblocks to resolveEurope's sovereigndebtcrisis are graduallyfitting intoplace. Full Article
WASHINGTON - The Pentagonunveiledbudgetcuts that wouldslash the U.S. military's size by eliminatingthousands of jobs, mothballingshipsandtrimmingair squadrons in an effort to shiftstrategyandreducespending by $487 billionover a decade. Full Article
ON THE MEKONGRIVER - A thinlinedividestourism, tradeandterror in the GoldenTriangle, where the lawlessborders of Thailand, MyanmarandLaosmeet. China has investedheavily in the Mekong, encroaching on the drugtrade with grislyresults. Full Article
CHICAGO/NEW YORK - The FederalReserve has movedcloser to embarking on a newround of itscontroversialmoney-pumpingafter the central bankanditschairmanBenBernankehighlighted a grimoutlook for the U.S. economy. Full Article
WASHINGTON - Neworders for U.S. manufacturedgoodsrose in Decemberand a gauge of futurebusinessinvestmentrebounded, showing the U.S. economyended the year with moremomentumthanpreviouslythought.
DAVOS, Switzerland - GermanChancellorAngelaMerkeldeflectedpressure on Wednesday to increase the eurozone's rescuefund, saying the key to reassuringmarkets was to restorelost trust ingovernments' policies.
WASHINGTON - The FederalReservecouldtake the historicstep this week of announcing an explicittarget for inflation, a move that wouldfulfill a multi-yearquest of the central bank's chairman, BenBernanke. Full Article
BRUSSELS/ATHENS - Eurozonefinanceministerswilldecide onMondaywhatterms of a Greekdebtrestructuring they are ready to accept aspart of a secondbailoutpackage for Athensafternegotiators for privatecreditorssaid they could not improve their offer.
BRUSSELS/TEHRAN - The EuropeanUnionbannedimports of oil from Iran on Mondayandimposed a number of othereconomicsanctions, joiningthe United States in a newround of measuresaimed atdeflectingTehran's nucleardevelopmentprogram. Full Article
NEW YORK - The euroroseagainst the dollar for a secondsession on Wednesday on increasedrisktoleranceafterreportsabout a possibleincrease in the InternationalMonetaryFund's lendingcapabilitiesandFitchRatingsplaying down an Italiandefault.
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Under-firebusinessmen are falling overthemselves in Davos to showhowsharingandcaring they really are as they try to repair the tarnishedimage of the privileged "1 percent" but their detractorsremainunconvinced.
The U.S. economygrew at itsfastestpace in 1-1/2 years in the fourthquarter of 2011, but a strongrebuilding of stocks by businessesand a slowerpace of businessspendinghinted atsoftergrowthearly this year
EuropeanUnioncountries are redoublingefforts to settle a dispute over the introduction of a singleEuropeanpatent, a move that wouldcutcosts for inventorsandindustrybutwhich, aftermore thanthreedecades of debate, remainsunresolved.
Spain's center-rightgovernment is hoping a bankreformpackage to be unveiled in Februarywillrepresent a bigsteptowardssetting the ailingsectorback on the road to health.
Germany is the champion of exporters, but it may not be getting as much of a boost from a newlyweakereuro as advertised -- indeed, there is evidence that the biggerbeneficiariescould be the troubledeconomies on the eurozoneperiphery.
ATHENS - The EuropeanUnionandIMFwantGreece to push throughmorebudgetcutsandimplement a series of long-agreedausterityreformsbefore they agree on a newbailout the countryneeds to avertbankruptcy, a reportobtained by Reutersshows. | Video
GeorgeSorosexplainswhy his fundbought $2 billion of MFGlobal's Italianbonds - andwhy he wouldbuyevenmore. The secretsauce: the mix of deflationandhighyields. That, SorostellsReutersDigitalEditorChrystiaFreeland, makesItalianbonds an attractiveinvestment, even as it suggests that marketsaren't functioningproperly. Video
WASHINGTON - The FederalReserve on Wednesdaysaid it will not raiseinterestratesuntilat leastlate 2014, evenlaterthaninvestorsexpected, in an effort to support a sluggisheconomicrecovery. Full Article
(Reuters) - Sales of previouslyownedhomesrose to an 11-monthhigh in Decemberand the supply of propertieson the markettumbled to a near 7-yearlow, pointing to a nascentrecovery in the housingmarket
(Reuters) - Stocksrose for the thirdstraightday on Thursday, sparked by results fromBank of AmericaandMorganStanleyand as the latestjoblessclaimsdropped to a nearfour-yearlow
LONDON - A new experiment appears to provide further evidence that Einstein may have been wrong when he said nothing could go faster than the speed of light, a theory that underpins modern thinking on how the universe works. Full Article
The Viet Nam Sugar and Sugarcane Association (VSSA) has proposed several measures to improve the sustainability and management of the domestic sugar industry.
CHICAGO - U.S. scientists for the firsttime have used a cloningtechnique to gettailor-madeembryonicstem cells to grow inunfertilizedhumaneggcells, a landmarkfindingand a potentialnewflashpoint for opponents of stem cellresearch.
Apple plans to build a circular "spaceship" building in hometown Cupertino that will hold 12,000 employees -- and be the best office building in the world, CEO Steve Jobs said. Full Article
CHICAGO - U.S. scientists for the first time have used a cloning technique to get tailor-made embryonic stem cells to grow in unfertilized human egg cells, a landmark finding and a potential new flashpoint for opponents of stem cell research. Full Article
CHICAGO/NEW YORK In the lastfewyears of his life, Dr. RalphSteinmanmadehimselfinto an extraordinaryhumanlabexperiment, testing a series of unproventherapies - including some he helped tocreate - as he waged a verypersonalbattle withpancreaticcancer.
February 8, 2009 (visitsurin.com) นายธงชัย มุ่งเจริญพร นายก อบจ.สุรินทร์ นายสุรพล โชติโสภณ ที่ปรึกษาชมรมธุรกิจท่องเที่ยวสุรินทร์ นายปรีชา วรเศรษฐสิน ประธานชมรมธุรกิจท่องเที่ยวสุรินทร์ ได้ต้อนรับคณะของคุณ Nancy Abraham (The President of the Alexander Abraham foundation) จากสหรัฐอเมริกา คุณแสงเดือน ชัยเลิศ แห่งElephant Nature park (ประธานบริษัท เจมส์ ทราเวลล์ และนักอนุรักษ์ช้าง ผู้ก่อตั้งศูนย์บริบาลช้าง ตำบลกึ๊ดช้าง อำเภอแม่แตง...More
Thong-KumandThong-Tang, the world's firstset of maletwinelephants are nowtwo-weeksoldandreported tobe in a healthycondition. They alreadyweigh 80kg. The pair were born in the ruralarea of ThaLad in Surin, Thailand.