By Yi Tian Copper prices rose to the highest in almost three weeks after an index of pending U.S. home […]
Yuan Withstands Europe Debt Crisis With Biggest Asian Gain: China Credit
By Bloomberg News China’s yuan is climbing the most in Asia as investors from UOB Asset Management Ltd. to Union […]
Gold Imports by China Soar Almost Fivefold as Inflation Spurs Investment
By Bloomberg News China’s gold imports jumped almost fivefold in the first 10 months from the entire amount shipped in […]
Pending Sales of U.S. Existing Homes Rise a Record 10%
By Courtney Schlisserman and Timothy R. Homan Pending sales of U.S. existing houses unexpectedly jumped by a record 10 percent […]
Stocks Gain, Treasuries Fall, on Retail, Home Sales Data
By Stephen Kirkland and Rita Nazareth Stocks rose, extending the biggest two-day rally in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index […]
Vietnam’s entrepreneurs shrug off gloom
By Ben Bland, FT.com Annual inflation has hit 11 per cent, confidence in the currency is being eroded day by […]
Walmart slims down stores for China
By Jonathan Birchall, FT.com Walmart, the world’s largest retailer by sales, is launching a push to reach lower-income and rural […]
U.S. Car Sales Climbed 17% in November
By MIKE RAMSEY And JOHN KELL Auto makers posted another solid rise in new-vehicle sales in the U.S. in November, […]
Stocks’ Surge Wipes Out November’s Declines
By JONATHAN CHENG Global financial markets rebounded on Wednesday as soothing news out of China, Europe and the U.S. restored […]
After Decades of War, Sri Lanka Bounces Back
Billions in foreign money, especially from China, are pouring in By Frederik Balfour As recently as a year and a […]