China鈥檚 exports fell for the first time in seven years as a world recession slashed demand, adding pressure for more measures to sustain growth in the world鈥檚 fourth-biggest economy...
Larry Ellison unveiled his company's plans to sell a "database machine" in a Wednesday presentation at an Oracle customer conference that attracted nearly 43,000 people...
* Global consumer confidence rebounds, Nielsen survey shows * U.S. confidence rises for first time since early 2007 * BRIC economies, Australia/NZ see sharp jump in confidence HONG KONG, Oct 28 - Global consumer confidence...
NEW YORK, Oct 21 - The euro rose above $1.50 on Wednesday for the first time since August 2008 as expectations that the Federal Reserve would hold U.S. interest rates very low for some time...
TOKYO, Oct 14 - The value of Japanese retail- targeted mutual funds dropped for the first time in eight months in September as falls in share prices and the yen's rise hurt their performance, an...
SYDNEY, Sept 7 - Australian job advertisements in newspapers and on the Internet rose for the first time in 16 months in August, pointing to growing evidence of an economic recovery and adding to the...
* HK business activity up in August for first time in 14 mths * Orders up for a second month, at fastest pace since Dec '07 * Companies continue to shed staff but pace of...
* Export orders from China rise for first time in a year * Total orders fall the smallest since October 2008 * Analysts expect orders fall to ease further * China demand for electronics, such...
CARACAS, Aug 20 - Venezuela's economy shrunk for the first time in over five years in the second quarter, after a government-driven consumer boom petered out and the global recession finally bit South America's biggest...
Ford Motor Co.'s top sales analyst said August 19 that US auto sales will rise in August for the first time in 22 months. "It's assured," George Pipas told the Automotive News. He added it was likely sales to individual customers would be up by at least 10 percent. The initial surge resulting fro...