Foreign investors divest US government bonds

Foreign investors, such as China and Japan, have started divesting their US bond holdings. (Photo : Reuters)The image is a bunch of 'Benjamins' in a row.


Tesco pulls plug on Bangladeshi supplier

Tesco stops orders from Bangladeshi supplier after finding structural defects in its factory. (Photo : Reuters)The image is the corporate logo of Tesco UK.

SOCAR sole bidder for DESFA

SOCAR, the Azeri state energy company, had started negotiations with the Greek government for the purchase of natural gas grid operator DESFA.

Bond Market Awaiting Federal Reserve Decision

The bond market is awaiting the Federal Reserve Bank decision on quantitative easing. (Photo : Reuters)The image is the facade of the Federal Reserve Bank.


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Egypt, after two years of political unrest, is nearing the completion of its deal with the International Monetary Fund.
Huishang Bank, due to the lack of clarity in the Shanghai Stock exchange, is set to list its IPO in the Hong Kong bourse.
Arabtec Holding announced on Sunday that is has signed a joint venture contract for US$629 million. (Photo : Reuters)The image is the facade of one of the projects of Arabtec.
Royal Bank of Scotland CEO Stephen Hester was urged by the bank's board to step down prior to the government's sale of its 81% stake.
Petrobras is selling off half of its African operations of Petroleo Brasiliero SA. (Photo : Reuters)The image is the facade of the corporate headquarters of Brazilian oil conglomerate Petrobras.
Plans to boost capacity in Indonesia would be reached through the construction of a new Mitsubishi Motors plant in the country.
High yield investors flee from the European junk bond market as funding costs increase. (Photo : reuters) This is an image of investors instenely watching the stock market.
Bank of Japan sets purchase ceiling of 140 billion yen for J-REITS. (Photo : Reuters)The image is a Japanese flag flying high. The Bank of Japan will be purchasing an increasing number of Japanese real estate investment trusts beyond its current purchase scheme.
Dish Network is confronted with additional US$1.2 billion cost from taking Sprint Nextel Corp. (Photo : Reuters )Dish Network Corp. 's Chairman Charlie Ergen dismissed speculation his surprise $2.
OCI Partners LP filed an IPO valued at US$480 million with the US regulators on Friday. (Photo : Reuters)The image is an industrial gas plant depot. OCI Partners LP, a strategic methanol and ammonia plant in Texas, filed an initial public offering priced at US$480 million with the US regulators.