China's Wen says external pressure on yuan not helpful The Guardian * Says yuan not undervauled * Sees possibility of global double dip recession By Benjamin Kang Lim BEIJING, March 14 (Reuters) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Sunday that external calls for yuan appreciation were unhelpful, vowing that Beijing would stick to its own course for currency reform w...
Corporates should now back sports The Times Of India All sportspersons—and I speak on behalf of the community—value the chance to play for the country and it’s a source of sheer joy and pride for us to represent India on a global platform. Each one of us wants to make the country feel proud, whether it’s a team sport like cricket or football, ...
Toasting tips apply to business, personal functions alike The Boston Globe | Q. At a wedding, when the bride and groom are being toasted, do they take part in the toast along with everybody else? | T. O., Peterborough, N.H. | A. This is a great personal question that raises the issue of toasting at business events as well. ...
Women's Bill: least radical of all reservations The Times Of India I give only one cheer for the Women’s Reservation Bill, not two and certainly not three. Of all the reservations we have devised to transform society, this will transform the least. Still, it may do some marginal good, so let’s not make the perfe...
Global indicators to drive markets in the short term The Times Of India Last week we saw a consolidation in the market with positive bias. Positive sentiments prevailed in the market after a good rally seen during the previous week on better than expected budget announcement. The markets consolidated above the key levels...
Women's Bill: Least radical of all reservations The Times Of India I give only one cheer for the Women’s Reservation Bill, not two and certainly not three. Of all the reservations we have devised to transform society, this will transform the least. Still, it may do some marginal good, so let’s not make the perfe...
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Yuan policy depressing growth, Krugman says Taipei Times ¡¥GET SOME CHANGE¡¦: If the Chinese currency were not undervalued, it would have a significant impact on the global recovery, the economist told a Washington forum | Nobel Prize-wi...
Dollar, yen drop as appetite for riskier assets increases Taipei Times | The US dollar and yen fell versus all of their major counterparts as concern eased about a Greek default and European and US reports signaled the economic recovery is acceleratin...
Flower prices to rise The Times Of India BANGALORE: Shopping for flowers in the next two days may pinch your pocket; prices are likely to go up from Rs 5 to Rs 10. Florists say supply has been affected because of rising t...
Deck park will be an amenity that Dallas civic work built The Dallas Morning News | The $110 million Woodall Rodgers Park that will extend three blocks from St. Paul to Pearl Street over Woodall Rodgers Freeway is scheduled to be finished in early 2012. Its amenities are expected to be complete later that year. | The 5.2-acre deck...
Letters: Mar. 14 Knox News | Thanks given to life-changing teacher | I would like to publicly congratulate Pat Richmond on his appointment as a school board representative. | I was a student of Mr. Richmond's in the 1970s. I was far from a model student, failing all my classes...
Students invest in microfinancing The Roanoke Times | ERIC BRADY The Roanoke Times | Ben Ersing (left) and Jarrett Brotzman meet with fellow students at Washington and Lee University in Lexington to discuss ways to make the "microfinance" club work at the school and how to recruit more members. | Cail...
Sensex surges by 172 points Indian Express | The market looked in a consolidation mode on lack of buying by foreign funds in select counters pushing up the benchmark Sensex by another 172 points to close at 17,166.62. | Foreign institutional investors (FIIs) injected Rs 4,346.01 crore during the week, as per the provisional data issued by the NSE. | The 30-share BSE benchmark resumed higher...
Editorial: In Grant we trusted The Columbus Dispatch | | Former President and Civil War Gen. Ulysses S. Grant is involved in another battle, this time political, against those who seek to replace his proud, bearded likeness on the $50 bill with that of former President Ronald Reagan. | U.S. Rep. Patrick T. McHenry, R-N.C., and 13 Republican co-signers say it's time for their generation's hero ...
