In accordance with the new free trade zones, China planned to simply its legislation to attract foreign strategic and financial investors.
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Germany’s bonds drop damp demand improves for safe fixed-income assets
German bonds declined on its second week signaling an improved damp demand for the euro region's safest fixed-income assets.
BaFin probes Deutsche Bank money laundering control
A newspaper reported that German regulator BaFin probed Deutsche Bank over its anti-money laundering control.
US consumer prices go up as expected
U.S. consumer prices went up as predicted in July. U. S. consumer prices went up as predicted in July. This increase may console officials of the Federal Reserve program who have been worried about low inflation while they evaluate process on cutting down massive bond buying schemes.
Greece at crossroads for freeze on home foreclosures
Greek politicians are coming to a head on the issue of home foreclosure auctions. Greece would be lifting its restrictions on the implementation of home foreclosures in order to give banks the leeway to recover its bad loans.
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ShopRunner added to Alibaba's recent purchases made to help in the former's IPO. Recently, ShopRunner a private shipping company owned by Michael Rubin, sold minority stakes to Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group.
US anti-trust regulators filed a lawsuit against US Airways and American Airlines' USD11 billion merger saying that the deal would only result to higher air fares, service reduction and a strangled competition in the industry.
BBlackstone entered into talks with Goldman Sachs to purchase a minor stake in pensions and insurance company Rothesay Life.
Last Wednesday, North and South Korea said through a joint statement that it would reopen the Kaesong industrial zone to attract foreign investors.
China announced its plans of easing laws for foreign investors in its free trade zones. China has planned to ease laws on foreign investment in the country's new free trade zones.
China would be giving perks for foreign and private investors interested in providing elderly care services and facilities in the country.
Pertrobras sold oil assets to raise USD2 billion to finance five-year plan. Petróleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) has sold oil stakes on different petrochemical and oil explorations projects.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India said the country will not replaying the crisis that occurred in 1991 even as it experiences its slowest growth in a decade.
An explosion rocked the commodities port of Umm Qasr in Iraq. Two workers said the port of Umm Qasr was hit by a blast. A major commodities port located near Basra, Umm Qasr is also one of the largest in Iraq.
