Top business news: 05/01/2012

torsdag 31 maj 2012

01-Jun-2012 08:49

Does Facebook threaten us all? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/I1M1SQoSm9U/index.html

Fiat Industrial expands with CNH merger :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/NKCLsfOZ7x0/

'No countries ready to join euro' :: The European Central Bank says that none of the eight countries that are supposed to join the euro are ready yet.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18268062#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

AUDIO: How to keep cool in the office :: A new report suggests ways for workers to stay cool while at work as the UK faces summer of heatwaves.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18266115#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Cars roar ahead in Queen's reign :: BBC transport correspondent Richard Westcott looks at how motoring has changed throughout the Queen's 60 year-reign.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18269531#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Blackberry maker's troubles mount :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/F2X-vqpxnX4/

Contactless pay limit goes to £20 :: The limit on purchases made using wave-and-go card technology rises to £20 on Friday, as the Post Office says it will install the readers in branches.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18265388#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

AUDIO: ECB declines Spain bank bailout :: Radio 5 live asked a Spanish economics professor if he expected the ECB to turn down Spain's request for a bank bailout.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18266112#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Italy suffers from Spain's debt problems :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/21sKjpPJPQU/

Sharp fall in eurozone economic confidence :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/90K_p37tBjQ/

SPL approve new financial rules :: Scottish Premier League clubs will decide whether 'newco' clubs should be admitted to the top flight.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18263819

Saudi start-ups closing gender gap :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/gSpVoBQUCrM/index.html

Millennials take on new projects :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/eGc_KO24rL0/

Credit card loans shrink in April :: Credit card lending in April recorded its biggest monthly contraction since August 2006, figures show, indicating further evidence of consumer caution.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18262015#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Is good karma good for business? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/6XnWwqVBrdE/index.html

VIDEO: Most complained-about adverts :: The Advertising Standards Authority's Guy Parker tells BBC Breakfast how his organisation deals with the most complained-about adverts.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18260747#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

AUDIO: 'You can't solve debt with more debt' :: The American Nobel prize-winning economist Paul Krugman was at the LSE last night attacking in a lecture the British government for its austerity policy. Evan Davis speaks to one of his opponents, the historian Niall Ferguson.
url: http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9724000/9724893.stm#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

VIDEO: 'Sleepy pilots' fear over EU hours plan :: European proposals to change the number of hours worked by airline pilots are weaker than current UK regulations and could put passengers at risk, MPs have warned.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18260744#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Ukraine 'should host Euro 2012' :: The daughter of jailed Ukraine ex-PM Yulia Tymoshenko says Kiev should host Euro 2012 football as planned, despite allegations of political repression.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18260080#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

What if Greece can't payback? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/D3ySyGR7tUU/index.html

Australian Stock Market Report – Afternoon 5/31/2012 :: The Australian sharemarket lost ground for the second straight day today, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) falling 0.4 pct or 15 pts to 4133.7. At its worst, the market was down 1.3 pct early in the session. May was the worst performing month for Australian shares in two years, with stocks down 7.5 pct.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347184/20120531/australian-stock-market-report-afternoon-5-31.htm

Australian Gold Miner Mindoro Resources Spins Off Philippine Assets :: Australian mining company Mindoro Resources Ltd. is out to spin off its gold and copper assets in the Philippines to focus on the development of its Agata nickel project, also in the same country.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347157/20120531/philippines-gold-copper-nickel.htm

Ain't No More Australian Mining Golden Era :: Can there really still be a mining boom for Australia in the future? Or should it better take stock of inventories and salvage what it can from an overrated golden mining era?
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347125/20120531/china-australia-mining.htm

CAPEX Spikes in March Quarter but Economists Remain Cautious :: Amidst perception that domestic growth has stalled and key industries outside of the mining arena were struggling, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) unfurled on Thursday some glimmer of hope as it reported a considerable spike in investment flow during the first quarter this year.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347122/20120531/capex-spikes-march-quarter-economists-remain-cautious.htm

PM Julia Gillard: Aussies Deserve Their Share of Minerals Boom :: Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard gave the minerals resource rent tax a boost on Wednesday night by saying at the Minerals Council of Australia annual dinner that the government with go on with spreading the benefits of the mining boom.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347058/20120530/pm-julia-gillard-aussies-deserve-share-minerals.htm

Rob Oakeshott Insists He Could Fill a Plane with Local Miners :: Independent MP Rob Oakeshott aims to disprove the claim by large Australian mining companies that there are not enough local miners to fill in vacancies. He issued a challenge for the mining firms to send a plane to New South Wales and Mr Oakeshott promised to fill the jet with workers from his electorate.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347054/20120530/rob-oakeshott-insists-fill-plane-local-miners.htm

Australian Dollar Outlook - 05/31/2012 :: Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian dollar has come under intense selling pressure overnight as a result of the ongoing Euro-zone debt crisis.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347052/20120530/australia-dollar-usd-aud-eur-commodities-europe.htm

BHP Billiton Welcomes Australian Environmental Go Signal on Pilbara Port Expansion, But Says Decision To Proceed Still To Take Time :: BHP Billiton Ltd. continued to reiterate board approvals to pending projects will not be tackled until end of the year, even as it welcomed the latest positive development bequeathed by Australian government authorities on the planned expansion of its Port Hedland harbor in the country's Pilbara region.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347539/20120531/iron-ore-pilbara.htm

Vale SA Suspends Operations of Australian Carborough Downs Coal Mine :: Vale SA, the world's largest iron ore miner, on Thursday announced it is suspending the operations of its Carborough Downs coal mine in Australia in compliance to a government directive after irregular levels of carbon monoxide were detected in the mine.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347512/20120531/coal-brazil-queensland.htm

Australian Dollar Outlook - 06/01/2012 :: Bell FX Currency Outlook: Europe's woes and weaker US data released overnight drives the Australian Dollar to yearly lows.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347503/20120531/australia-dollar-usd-aud-eur-commodities-europe.htm

01-Jun-2012 07:48

01-Jun-2012 07:48 Australian

Australian Stock Market Report – Afternoon 5/31/2012 :: The Australian sharemarket lost ground for the second straight day today, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) falling 0.4 pct or 15 pts to 4133.7. At its worst, the market was down 1.3 pct early in the session. May was the worst performing month for Australian shares in two years, with stocks down 7.5 pct.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347184/20120531/australian-stock-market-report-afternoon-5-31.htm

Australian Gold Miner Mindoro Resources Spins Off Philippine Assets :: Australian mining company Mindoro Resources Ltd. is out to spin off its gold and copper assets in the Philippines to focus on the development of its Agata nickel project, also in the same country.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347157/20120531/philippines-gold-copper-nickel.htm

Ain't No More Australian Mining Golden Era :: Can there really still be a mining boom for Australia in the future? Or should it better take stock of inventories and salvage what it can from an overrated golden mining era?
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347125/20120531/china-australia-mining.htm

CAPEX Spikes in March Quarter but Economists Remain Cautious :: Amidst perception that domestic growth has stalled and key industries outside of the mining arena were struggling, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) unfurled on Thursday some glimmer of hope as it reported a considerable spike in investment flow during the first quarter this year.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347122/20120531/capex-spikes-march-quarter-economists-remain-cautious.htm

PM Julia Gillard: Aussies Deserve Their Share of Minerals Boom :: Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard gave the minerals resource rent tax a boost on Wednesday night by saying at the Minerals Council of Australia annual dinner that the government with go on with spreading the benefits of the mining boom.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347058/20120530/pm-julia-gillard-aussies-deserve-share-minerals.htm

Rob Oakeshott Insists He Could Fill a Plane with Local Miners :: Independent MP Rob Oakeshott aims to disprove the claim by large Australian mining companies that there are not enough local miners to fill in vacancies. He issued a challenge for the mining firms to send a plane to New South Wales and Mr Oakeshott promised to fill the jet with workers from his electorate.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347054/20120530/rob-oakeshott-insists-fill-plane-local-miners.htm

Australian Dollar Outlook - 05/31/2012 :: Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian dollar has come under intense selling pressure overnight as a result of the ongoing Euro-zone debt crisis.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347052/20120530/australia-dollar-usd-aud-eur-commodities-europe.htm

Global Bid for Safety Hits Australian Dollar :: After a day relative stability, global equity markets resumed a downward trajectory overnight with Europe's debt crisis front row and centre.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347046/20120530/forex.htm

BHP Billiton Welcomes Australian Environmental Go Signal on Pilbara Port Expansion, But Says Decision To Proceed Still To Take Time :: BHP Billiton Ltd. continued to reiterate board approvals to pending projects will not be tackled until end of the year, even as it welcomed the latest positive development bequeathed by Australian government authorities on the planned expansion of its Port Hedland harbor in the country's Pilbara region.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347539/20120531/iron-ore-pilbara.htm

Vale SA Suspends Operations of Australian Carborough Downs Coal Mine :: Vale SA, the world's largest iron ore miner, on Thursday announced it is suspending the operations of its Carborough Downs coal mine in Australia in compliance to a government directive after irregular levels of carbon monoxide were detected in the mine.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347512/20120531/coal-brazil-queensland.htm

Australian Dollar Outlook - 06/01/2012 :: Bell FX Currency Outlook: Europe's woes and weaker US data released overnight drives the Australian Dollar to yearly lows.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347503/20120531/australia-dollar-usd-aud-eur-commodities-europe.htm

01-Jun-2012 06:47

01-Jun-2012 06:47 Australian

Australian Stock Market Report – Afternoon 5/31/2012 :: The Australian sharemarket lost ground for the second straight day today, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) falling 0.4 pct or 15 pts to 4133.7. At its worst, the market was down 1.3 pct early in the session. May was the worst performing month for Australian shares in two years, with stocks down 7.5 pct.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347184/20120531/australian-stock-market-report-afternoon-5-31.htm

Australian Gold Miner Mindoro Resources Spins Off Philippine Assets :: Australian mining company Mindoro Resources Ltd. is out to spin off its gold and copper assets in the Philippines to focus on the development of its Agata nickel project, also in the same country.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347157/20120531/philippines-gold-copper-nickel.htm

Ain't No More Australian Mining Golden Era :: Can there really still be a mining boom for Australia in the future? Or should it better take stock of inventories and salvage what it can from an overrated golden mining era?
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347125/20120531/china-australia-mining.htm

CAPEX Spikes in March Quarter but Economists Remain Cautious :: Amidst perception that domestic growth has stalled and key industries outside of the mining arena were struggling, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) unfurled on Thursday some glimmer of hope as it reported a considerable spike in investment flow during the first quarter this year.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347122/20120531/capex-spikes-march-quarter-economists-remain-cautious.htm

PM Julia Gillard: Aussies Deserve Their Share of Minerals Boom :: Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard gave the minerals resource rent tax a boost on Wednesday night by saying at the Minerals Council of Australia annual dinner that the government with go on with spreading the benefits of the mining boom.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347058/20120530/pm-julia-gillard-aussies-deserve-share-minerals.htm

Rob Oakeshott Insists He Could Fill a Plane with Local Miners :: Independent MP Rob Oakeshott aims to disprove the claim by large Australian mining companies that there are not enough local miners to fill in vacancies. He issued a challenge for the mining firms to send a plane to New South Wales and Mr Oakeshott promised to fill the jet with workers from his electorate.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347054/20120530/rob-oakeshott-insists-fill-plane-local-miners.htm

Australian Dollar Outlook - 05/31/2012 :: Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian dollar has come under intense selling pressure overnight as a result of the ongoing Euro-zone debt crisis.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347052/20120530/australia-dollar-usd-aud-eur-commodities-europe.htm

Global Bid for Safety Hits Australian Dollar :: After a day relative stability, global equity markets resumed a downward trajectory overnight with Europe's debt crisis front row and centre.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347046/20120530/forex.htm

BHP Billiton Welcomes Australian Environmental Go Signal on Pilbara Port Expansion, But Says Decision To Proceed Still To Take Time :: BHP Billiton Ltd. continued to reiterate board approvals to pending projects will not be tackled until end of the year, even as it welcomed the latest positive development bequeathed by Australian government authorities on the planned expansion of its Port Hedland harbor in the country's Pilbara region.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347539/20120531/iron-ore-pilbara.htm

Vale SA Suspends Operations of Australian Carborough Downs Coal Mine :: Vale SA, the world's largest iron ore miner, on Thursday announced it is suspending the operations of its Carborough Downs coal mine in Australia in compliance to a government directive after irregular levels of carbon monoxide were detected in the mine.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347512/20120531/coal-brazil-queensland.htm

Australian Dollar Outlook - 06/01/2012 :: Bell FX Currency Outlook: Europe's woes and weaker US data released overnight drives the Australian Dollar to yearly lows.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347503/20120531/australia-dollar-usd-aud-eur-commodities-europe.htm

01-Jun-2012 05:45

VIDEO: Markets unsettled by Spain fears :: Concerns over Spain's financial situation have sparked losses for shares across Europe and the United States.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18273839#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Shut Out: ECB Says No Candidate Nations Ready To Join Euro Yet :: While speculation swirls about whether Greece is going to drop the euro, the European Central Bank said on Wednesday that none of the eight countries trying to get in the currency bloc are ready to join.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347008/20120530/euro-zone-crisis-ecb-candidates.htm

China Stimulus: What You Need To Know :: With dark clouds gathering over China's economy, Beijing is feeling greater pressure to introduce stimulus measures to support growth.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/346979/20120530/china-stimulus-what-need-know-rrr-cut.htm

Adopting From Africa: The Complicated Truth Behind A Celebrity Fad :: Several western celebrities have adopted a child from Africa, and a new report from the African Child Policy Forum shows that many other hopeful parents are following suit. But the inter-country adoption process is rife with complications, and the ACPF explains exactly why it is in need of reform.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/346954/20120530/celebrity-adopt-africa-children-zahara-jolie-report.htm

Does Facebook threaten us all? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/I1M1SQoSm9U/index.html

US Has Second-Highest Rate Of Childhood Poverty In Developed World, Only Romania Is Worse :: Only two of the 35 wealthiest countries have rates of relative childhood poverty above 20 percent. The United States shares the dubious honor with a former Communist dictatorship
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/346943/20120530/childhood-poverty-u-s-second-highest-rate.htm

Fiat Industrial expands with CNH merger :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/NKCLsfOZ7x0/

Water, Not Oil, Is The Real Crisis Across Much Of Middle East :: The situation is so dire, Maliki declared, that states could conceivably go to war over the precious substance.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/346932/20120530/iraq-water-crisis-drought-irrigation-saddam-marshlands.htm

China Invests Heavily In Clean Energy - But Is It Too Little, Too Late? :: The Chinese government says it will allocate the equivalent of $27 billion to renewable energy and energy efficiency programs in 2012, but the battle against the deterioration of China's environment will be a long and tough one.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/346916/20120530/china-renewables-carbon.htm

'No countries ready to join euro' :: The European Central Bank says that none of the eight countries that are supposed to join the euro are ready yet.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18268062#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

AUDIO: How to keep cool in the office :: A new report suggests ways for workers to stay cool while at work as the UK faces summer of heatwaves.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18266115#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Cars roar ahead in Queen's reign :: BBC transport correspondent Richard Westcott looks at how motoring has changed throughout the Queen's 60 year-reign.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18269531#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Blackberry maker's troubles mount :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/F2X-vqpxnX4/

Contactless pay limit goes to £20 :: The limit on purchases made using wave-and-go card technology rises to £20 on Friday, as the Post Office says it will install the readers in branches.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18265388#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

AUDIO: ECB declines Spain bank bailout :: Radio 5 live asked a Spanish economics professor if he expected the ECB to turn down Spain's request for a bank bailout.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18266112#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Italy suffers from Spain's debt problems :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/21sKjpPJPQU/

Sharp fall in eurozone economic confidence :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/90K_p37tBjQ/

SPL approve new financial rules :: Scottish Premier League clubs will decide whether 'newco' clubs should be admitted to the top flight.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18263819

Saudi start-ups closing gender gap :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/gSpVoBQUCrM/index.html

Millennials take on new projects :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/eGc_KO24rL0/

01-Jun-2012 05:45 Australian

Australian Stock Market Report – Afternoon 5/31/2012 :: The Australian sharemarket lost ground for the second straight day today, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) falling 0.4 pct or 15 pts to 4133.7. At its worst, the market was down 1.3 pct early in the session. May was the worst performing month for Australian shares in two years, with stocks down 7.5 pct.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347184/20120531/australian-stock-market-report-afternoon-5-31.htm

Australian Gold Miner Mindoro Resources Spins Off Philippine Assets :: Australian mining company Mindoro Resources Ltd. is out to spin off its gold and copper assets in the Philippines to focus on the development of its Agata nickel project, also in the same country.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347157/20120531/philippines-gold-copper-nickel.htm

Ain't No More Australian Mining Golden Era :: Can there really still be a mining boom for Australia in the future? Or should it better take stock of inventories and salvage what it can from an overrated golden mining era?
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347125/20120531/china-australia-mining.htm

CAPEX Spikes in March Quarter but Economists Remain Cautious :: Amidst perception that domestic growth has stalled and key industries outside of the mining arena were struggling, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) unfurled on Thursday some glimmer of hope as it reported a considerable spike in investment flow during the first quarter this year.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347122/20120531/capex-spikes-march-quarter-economists-remain-cautious.htm

PM Julia Gillard: Aussies Deserve Their Share of Minerals Boom :: Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard gave the minerals resource rent tax a boost on Wednesday night by saying at the Minerals Council of Australia annual dinner that the government with go on with spreading the benefits of the mining boom.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347058/20120530/pm-julia-gillard-aussies-deserve-share-minerals.htm

Rob Oakeshott Insists He Could Fill a Plane with Local Miners :: Independent MP Rob Oakeshott aims to disprove the claim by large Australian mining companies that there are not enough local miners to fill in vacancies. He issued a challenge for the mining firms to send a plane to New South Wales and Mr Oakeshott promised to fill the jet with workers from his electorate.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347054/20120530/rob-oakeshott-insists-fill-plane-local-miners.htm

Australian Dollar Outlook - 05/31/2012 :: Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian dollar has come under intense selling pressure overnight as a result of the ongoing Euro-zone debt crisis.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347052/20120530/australia-dollar-usd-aud-eur-commodities-europe.htm

Global Bid for Safety Hits Australian Dollar :: After a day relative stability, global equity markets resumed a downward trajectory overnight with Europe's debt crisis front row and centre.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347046/20120530/forex.htm

Vale SA Suspends Operations of Australian Carborough Downs Coal Mine :: Vale SA, the world's largest iron ore miner, on Thursday announced it is suspending the operations of its Carborough Downs coal mine in Australia in compliance to a government directive after irregular levels of carbon monoxide were detected in the mine.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347512/20120531/coal-brazil-queensland.htm

Australian Dollar Outlook - 06/01/2012 :: Bell FX Currency Outlook: Europe's woes and weaker US data released overnight drives the Australian Dollar to yearly lows.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347503/20120531/australia-dollar-usd-aud-eur-commodities-europe.htm

01-Jun-2012 04:45

01-Jun-2012 04:45 Australian

Australian Stock Market Report – Afternoon 5/31/2012 :: The Australian sharemarket lost ground for the second straight day today, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) falling 0.4 pct or 15 pts to 4133.7. At its worst, the market was down 1.3 pct early in the session. May was the worst performing month for Australian shares in two years, with stocks down 7.5 pct.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347184/20120531/australian-stock-market-report-afternoon-5-31.htm

Australian Gold Miner Mindoro Resources Spins Off Philippine Assets :: Australian mining company Mindoro Resources Ltd. is out to spin off its gold and copper assets in the Philippines to focus on the development of its Agata nickel project, also in the same country.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347157/20120531/philippines-gold-copper-nickel.htm

Ain't No More Australian Mining Golden Era :: Can there really still be a mining boom for Australia in the future? Or should it better take stock of inventories and salvage what it can from an overrated golden mining era?
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347125/20120531/china-australia-mining.htm

CAPEX Spikes in March Quarter but Economists Remain Cautious :: Amidst perception that domestic growth has stalled and key industries outside of the mining arena were struggling, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) unfurled on Thursday some glimmer of hope as it reported a considerable spike in investment flow during the first quarter this year.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347122/20120531/capex-spikes-march-quarter-economists-remain-cautious.htm

PM Julia Gillard: Aussies Deserve Their Share of Minerals Boom :: Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard gave the minerals resource rent tax a boost on Wednesday night by saying at the Minerals Council of Australia annual dinner that the government with go on with spreading the benefits of the mining boom.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347058/20120530/pm-julia-gillard-aussies-deserve-share-minerals.htm

Rob Oakeshott Insists He Could Fill a Plane with Local Miners :: Independent MP Rob Oakeshott aims to disprove the claim by large Australian mining companies that there are not enough local miners to fill in vacancies. He issued a challenge for the mining firms to send a plane to New South Wales and Mr Oakeshott promised to fill the jet with workers from his electorate.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347054/20120530/rob-oakeshott-insists-fill-plane-local-miners.htm

Australian Dollar Outlook - 05/31/2012 :: Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian dollar has come under intense selling pressure overnight as a result of the ongoing Euro-zone debt crisis.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347052/20120530/australia-dollar-usd-aud-eur-commodities-europe.htm

Global Bid for Safety Hits Australian Dollar :: After a day relative stability, global equity markets resumed a downward trajectory overnight with Europe's debt crisis front row and centre.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347046/20120530/forex.htm

Vale SA Suspends Operations of Australian Carborough Downs Coal Mine :: Vale SA, the world's largest iron ore miner, on Thursday announced it is suspending the operations of its Carborough Downs coal mine in Australia in compliance to a government directive after irregular levels of carbon monoxide were detected in the mine.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347512/20120531/coal-brazil-queensland.htm

Australian Dollar Outlook - 06/01/2012 :: Bell FX Currency Outlook: Europe's woes and weaker US data released overnight drives the Australian Dollar to yearly lows.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347503/20120531/australia-dollar-usd-aud-eur-commodities-europe.htm

01-Jun-2012 03:44

VIDEO: Markets unsettled by Spain fears :: Concerns over Spain's financial situation have sparked losses for shares across Europe and the United States.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18273839#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Shut Out: ECB Says No Candidate Nations Ready To Join Euro Yet :: While speculation swirls about whether Greece is going to drop the euro, the European Central Bank said on Wednesday that none of the eight countries trying to get in the currency bloc are ready to join.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347008/20120530/euro-zone-crisis-ecb-candidates.htm

China Stimulus: What You Need To Know :: With dark clouds gathering over China's economy, Beijing is feeling greater pressure to introduce stimulus measures to support growth.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/346979/20120530/china-stimulus-what-need-know-rrr-cut.htm

Adopting From Africa: The Complicated Truth Behind A Celebrity Fad :: Several western celebrities have adopted a child from Africa, and a new report from the African Child Policy Forum shows that many other hopeful parents are following suit. But the inter-country adoption process is rife with complications, and the ACPF explains exactly why it is in need of reform.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/346954/20120530/celebrity-adopt-africa-children-zahara-jolie-report.htm

Does Facebook threaten us all? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/I1M1SQoSm9U/index.html

US Has Second-Highest Rate Of Childhood Poverty In Developed World, Only Romania Is Worse :: Only two of the 35 wealthiest countries have rates of relative childhood poverty above 20 percent. The United States shares the dubious honor with a former Communist dictatorship
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/346943/20120530/childhood-poverty-u-s-second-highest-rate.htm

Fiat Industrial expands with CNH merger :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/NKCLsfOZ7x0/

Water, Not Oil, Is The Real Crisis Across Much Of Middle East :: The situation is so dire, Maliki declared, that states could conceivably go to war over the precious substance.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/346932/20120530/iraq-water-crisis-drought-irrigation-saddam-marshlands.htm

China Invests Heavily In Clean Energy - But Is It Too Little, Too Late? :: The Chinese government says it will allocate the equivalent of $27 billion to renewable energy and energy efficiency programs in 2012, but the battle against the deterioration of China's environment will be a long and tough one.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/346916/20120530/china-renewables-carbon.htm

To Cut Or Not To Cut: Ireland Braces For Crucial EU Austerity Vote :: Anti-treaty parties have gained significant support in the run up to Thursday's vote, with nationalists Sinn Fein rising to become the second most popular party, according to recent polls.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/346912/20120530/ireland-treaty-fiscal-eu-vote-merkel.htm

'No countries ready to join euro' :: The European Central Bank says that none of the eight countries that are supposed to join the euro are ready yet.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18268062#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

AUDIO: How to keep cool in the office :: A new report suggests ways for workers to stay cool while at work as the UK faces summer of heatwaves.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18266115#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Cars roar ahead in Queen's reign :: BBC transport correspondent Richard Westcott looks at how motoring has changed throughout the Queen's 60 year-reign.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18269531#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Blackberry maker's troubles mount :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/F2X-vqpxnX4/

Contactless pay limit goes to £20 :: The limit on purchases made using wave-and-go card technology rises to £20 on Friday, as the Post Office says it will install the readers in branches.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18265388#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

AUDIO: ECB declines Spain bank bailout :: Radio 5 live asked a Spanish economics professor if he expected the ECB to turn down Spain's request for a bank bailout.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18266112#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Italy suffers from Spain's debt problems :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/21sKjpPJPQU/

Sharp fall in eurozone economic confidence :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/90K_p37tBjQ/

SPL approve new financial rules :: Scottish Premier League clubs will decide whether 'newco' clubs should be admitted to the top flight.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18263819

Saudi start-ups closing gender gap :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/gSpVoBQUCrM/index.html

01-Jun-2012 03:43 Australian

Australian Stock Market Report – Afternoon 5/31/2012 :: The Australian sharemarket lost ground for the second straight day today, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) falling 0.4 pct or 15 pts to 4133.7. At its worst, the market was down 1.3 pct early in the session. May was the worst performing month for Australian shares in two years, with stocks down 7.5 pct.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347184/20120531/australian-stock-market-report-afternoon-5-31.htm

Australian Gold Miner Mindoro Resources Spins Off Philippine Assets :: Australian mining company Mindoro Resources Ltd. is out to spin off its gold and copper assets in the Philippines to focus on the development of its Agata nickel project, also in the same country.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347157/20120531/philippines-gold-copper-nickel.htm

Ain't No More Australian Mining Golden Era :: Can there really still be a mining boom for Australia in the future? Or should it better take stock of inventories and salvage what it can from an overrated golden mining era?
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347125/20120531/china-australia-mining.htm

CAPEX Spikes in March Quarter but Economists Remain Cautious :: Amidst perception that domestic growth has stalled and key industries outside of the mining arena were struggling, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) unfurled on Thursday some glimmer of hope as it reported a considerable spike in investment flow during the first quarter this year.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347122/20120531/capex-spikes-march-quarter-economists-remain-cautious.htm

PM Julia Gillard: Aussies Deserve Their Share of Minerals Boom :: Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard gave the minerals resource rent tax a boost on Wednesday night by saying at the Minerals Council of Australia annual dinner that the government with go on with spreading the benefits of the mining boom.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347058/20120530/pm-julia-gillard-aussies-deserve-share-minerals.htm

Rob Oakeshott Insists He Could Fill a Plane with Local Miners :: Independent MP Rob Oakeshott aims to disprove the claim by large Australian mining companies that there are not enough local miners to fill in vacancies. He issued a challenge for the mining firms to send a plane to New South Wales and Mr Oakeshott promised to fill the jet with workers from his electorate.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347054/20120530/rob-oakeshott-insists-fill-plane-local-miners.htm

Australian Dollar Outlook - 05/31/2012 :: Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian dollar has come under intense selling pressure overnight as a result of the ongoing Euro-zone debt crisis.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347052/20120530/australia-dollar-usd-aud-eur-commodities-europe.htm

Global Bid for Safety Hits Australian Dollar :: After a day relative stability, global equity markets resumed a downward trajectory overnight with Europe's debt crisis front row and centre.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347046/20120530/forex.htm

Vale SA Suspends Operations of Australian Carborough Downs Coal Mine :: Vale SA, the world's largest iron ore miner, on Thursday announced it is suspending the operations of its Carborough Downs coal mine in Australia in compliance to a government directive after irregular levels of carbon monoxide were detected in the mine.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347512/20120531/coal-brazil-queensland.htm

Australian Dollar Outlook - 06/01/2012 :: Bell FX Currency Outlook: Europe's woes and weaker US data released overnight drives the Australian Dollar to yearly lows.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347503/20120531/australia-dollar-usd-aud-eur-commodities-europe.htm

01-Jun-2012 02:43

VIDEO: Markets unsettled by Spain fears :: Concerns over Spain's financial situation have sparked losses for shares across Europe and the United States.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18273839#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Shut Out: ECB Says No Candidate Nations Ready To Join Euro Yet :: While speculation swirls about whether Greece is going to drop the euro, the European Central Bank said on Wednesday that none of the eight countries trying to get in the currency bloc are ready to join.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347008/20120530/euro-zone-crisis-ecb-candidates.htm

China Stimulus: What You Need To Know :: With dark clouds gathering over China's economy, Beijing is feeling greater pressure to introduce stimulus measures to support growth.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/346979/20120530/china-stimulus-what-need-know-rrr-cut.htm

Adopting From Africa: The Complicated Truth Behind A Celebrity Fad :: Several western celebrities have adopted a child from Africa, and a new report from the African Child Policy Forum shows that many other hopeful parents are following suit. But the inter-country adoption process is rife with complications, and the ACPF explains exactly why it is in need of reform.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/346954/20120530/celebrity-adopt-africa-children-zahara-jolie-report.htm

Does Facebook threaten us all? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/I1M1SQoSm9U/index.html

US Has Second-Highest Rate Of Childhood Poverty In Developed World, Only Romania Is Worse :: Only two of the 35 wealthiest countries have rates of relative childhood poverty above 20 percent. The United States shares the dubious honor with a former Communist dictatorship
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/346943/20120530/childhood-poverty-u-s-second-highest-rate.htm

Fiat Industrial expands with CNH merger :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/NKCLsfOZ7x0/

Water, Not Oil, Is The Real Crisis Across Much Of Middle East :: The situation is so dire, Maliki declared, that states could conceivably go to war over the precious substance.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/346932/20120530/iraq-water-crisis-drought-irrigation-saddam-marshlands.htm

China Invests Heavily In Clean Energy - But Is It Too Little, Too Late? :: The Chinese government says it will allocate the equivalent of $27 billion to renewable energy and energy efficiency programs in 2012, but the battle against the deterioration of China's environment will be a long and tough one.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/346916/20120530/china-renewables-carbon.htm

To Cut Or Not To Cut: Ireland Braces For Crucial EU Austerity Vote :: Anti-treaty parties have gained significant support in the run up to Thursday's vote, with nationalists Sinn Fein rising to become the second most popular party, according to recent polls.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/346912/20120530/ireland-treaty-fiscal-eu-vote-merkel.htm

'No countries ready to join euro' :: The European Central Bank says that none of the eight countries that are supposed to join the euro are ready yet.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18268062#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

AUDIO: How to keep cool in the office :: A new report suggests ways for workers to stay cool while at work as the UK faces summer of heatwaves.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18266115#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

No Massive China Economic Stimulus, Xinhua Says, Markets Slip :: China will not see any major government stimulus in the near future, a report published by the state-run media agency Xinhua said Wednesday, news which sent tremors through Chinese stock markets.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/346883/20120530/china-stimulus-chinese-stock-shanghai-composite-index.htm

US Pending Home Sales Fall 5.5% In April, Weakest Result In A Year: NAR :: U.S. pending home sales fell 5.5 percent in April compared to the prior month, the National Association of Realtors said Wednesday, marking the weakest result in a year and raising more uncertainty surrounding the housing recovery.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/346882/20120530/pending-home-sales-april-fall.htm

Cars roar ahead in Queen's reign :: BBC transport correspondent Richard Westcott looks at how motoring has changed throughout the Queen's 60 year-reign.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18269531#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Blackberry maker's troubles mount :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/F2X-vqpxnX4/

Contactless pay limit goes to £20 :: The limit on purchases made using wave-and-go card technology rises to £20 on Friday, as the Post Office says it will install the readers in branches.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18265388#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

AUDIO: ECB declines Spain bank bailout :: Radio 5 live asked a Spanish economics professor if he expected the ECB to turn down Spain's request for a bank bailout.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18266112#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Italy suffers from Spain's debt problems :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/21sKjpPJPQU/

Sharp fall in eurozone economic confidence :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/90K_p37tBjQ/

01-Jun-2012 02:43 In

US Has Second-Highest Rate Of Childhood Poverty In Developed World, Only Romania Is Worse :: Only two of the 35 wealthiest countries have rates of relative childhood poverty above 20 percent. The United States shares the dubious honor with a former Communist dictatorship
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/346943/20120530/childhood-poverty-u-s-second-highest-rate.htm

Fiat Industrial expands with CNH merger :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/NKCLsfOZ7x0/

China Invests Heavily In Clean Energy - But Is It Too Little, Too Late? :: The Chinese government says it will allocate the equivalent of $27 billion to renewable energy and energy efficiency programs in 2012, but the battle against the deterioration of China's environment will be a long and tough one.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/346916/20120530/china-renewables-carbon.htm

US Pending Home Sales Fall 5.5% In April, Weakest Result In A Year: NAR :: U.S. pending home sales fell 5.5 percent in April compared to the prior month, the National Association of Realtors said Wednesday, marking the weakest result in a year and raising more uncertainty surrounding the housing recovery.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/346882/20120530/pending-home-sales-april-fall.htm

In-flight phone calls set to spread :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/CoidlmL7xU4/index.html

Inside Lagos' bridal boom :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/bG03ZVuyxxk/index.html

Spain denies IMF bailout rumours :: Spain's economy minister dismisses talk of it seeking a bailout from the International Monetary Fund as "senseless".
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18276691#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Text to Murdoch defended by Hunt :: Jeremy Hunt sent a "congrats" text to News Corp's James Murdoch hours before the minister was asked to oversee its BSkyB bid, the Leveson Inquiry hears.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18273297#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Ecuadoreans Sue In Canada To Force Chevron To Pay $18 Billion :: Thousands of Ecuadoreans this week are trying to force Chevron Corp., the second-largest U.S. oil and gas company, into complying with a verdict and paying billions in environmental fines resulting from a decade-long pollution case.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347408/20120531/chevron-ecuador-pollution-oil-trial-canada.htm

Euro Zone Inflation Falls More Than Expected In May :: Euro zone annual inflation is expected to be 2.4 percent in May, down from 2.6 percent in April, a report from the European Union's Eurostat statistics office said Thursday.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347333/20120531/eurozone-eu-inflation-2012.htm

India's Growth Slows To 5.3% In 1Q :: India's GDP growth slowed to 5.3 percent in the first quarter from the prior year as manufacturing fell, the weakest result since 2003 for the world's 11th largest economy, officials said Thursday.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347331/20120531/india-gdp-falls-1q.htm

Investment forecasts to be cut :: Financial services companies that sell investment policies to the public will have to use lower and more realistic projections of possible future returns.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18281703#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Apple: 'Incredible things' coming :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/AnTNVqEDn34/index.html

US Private Sector Adds 133,000 Jobs In May: ADP :: Private-sector payrolls increased by a less-than-expected 133,000 workers in May, according to the ADP employment report released Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast a gain of 148,000.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347278/20120531/private-sector-adds-133-000-jobs-adp.htm

US Private Sector Added 133,000 Jobs In May: ADP :: The U.S. private sector added 133,000 jobs in May, ADP announced Thursday, a total below the 154,000 Bloomberg News consensus estimate.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347270/20120531/adp-jobs-private-sector-companies.htm

Indian economic growth weakest in nine years :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/4bXwiDjBu6Y/

Orange unveils Intel-based mobile :: Europe's first smartphone based on the US chipmaker's technology is to go on sale in the UK and France in June.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-18277595#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

India's Q4 Economic Growth Slumps To Nine-Year Low; Trade Bodies Demand Immediate Government Action :: Corroborating the fears of an economic slowdown, India's economic growth slumped to 5.3 percent, a nine-year-low in the fourth quarter ending March 31, according to a Thomson Reuters data. The growth rate was 9.2 percent in the same period a year earlier.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347226/20120531/india-q4-economic-growth-disappointing-nine-low.htm

India BRICing it? Former Emerging Market Star Sees Growth Slump to Near Decade Low :: Indian GDP shows no signs of slowing, after only expanding 5.3 percent
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347211/20120531/india-indian-economy-gdp-growth-manmohan-singh.htm

Rupee, Market Hit By India's Q4 GDP Data :: The Q4 GDP data for India plunged the volatile rupee further in the morning trade Thursday, as the Indian currency hovered near an all-time low of 56.52 against the dollar. The rupee was trading at 56.38/39 at 10 am IST, after testing the 56.52 level in early trade.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347210/20120531/indian-rupee-market-hit-india-fourth-quarter.htm

India's growth rate slows to 5.3% :: The Indian economy records its worst performance since 2003 on the back of a widening trade gap and poor investment.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18275858#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Australian Stock Market Report – Afternoon 5/31/2012 :: The Australian sharemarket lost ground for the second straight day today, with the All Ordinaries Index (XAO) falling 0.4 pct or 15 pts to 4133.7. At its worst, the market was down 1.3 pct early in the session. May was the worst performing month for Australian shares in two years, with stocks down 7.5 pct.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347184/20120531/australian-stock-market-report-afternoon-5-31.htm

Bharath Bandh Halts Normal Life, Violence In Various Parts of the Country, Schools and Colleges Declare Holiday :: The Bharath Bandh called by the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the Shiv Sena, the Republican Party of India (RPI) and other political parties has halted the normal life across the country on Thursday.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347136/20120531/bharat-bandh-violence-normal-life-hit-buses.htm

Neo Material Shareholders OKs Molycorp Rare Earths Takeover :: Molycorp Inc.'s business plan to become a one-stop rare earths shop facility is almost on its heels after shareholders of its acquisition target, Neo Material Technologies Inc,. unanimously approved its takeover bid of the Canadian rare earths processor.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347117/20120531/canada-rare-earths-manufacturing-california.htm

Top Post-Market NASDAQ Movers (CE Franklin, Envivio, Zumiez , Datalink, 21Vianet, F5 Networks, BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Tivo, Pacific Biosciences of California, American Superconductor Corporation) :: The top after-market NASDAQ gainers Wednesday were: CE Franklin Ltd Inc, Envivio Inc, Zumiez Inc, Datalink Corporation and 21Vianet Group Inc. The top after-market NASDAQ losers were: F5 Networks Inc, BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc, Tivo Inc, Pacific Biosciences of California Inc and American Superconductor Corporation.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347114/20120531/top-post-market-nasdaq-movers-cfk-envi.htm

Japan's Industrial Output Rises In April But Misses Expectation :: Japan's industrial production gained in April from the previous month but remained below expectation, raising concerns about the country's faltering economic growth momentum.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347113/20120531/japan-industrial-output.htm

Japan's Industrial Revival Slows, Threatening Recovery :: Japanese industrial output rose in April at a slower pace than expected, in a discouraging sign that China's slowing economy and Europe's sovereign debt crisis will weigh on Japan's recovery.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347064/20120530/japan-industrial-output-gains-slow-stirs-recovery-doubts.htm

Rob Oakeshott Insists He Could Fill a Plane with Local Miners :: Independent MP Rob Oakeshott aims to disprove the claim by large Australian mining companies that there are not enough local miners to fill in vacancies. He issued a challenge for the mining firms to send a plane to New South Wales and Mr Oakeshott promised to fill the jet with workers from his electorate.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347054/20120530/rob-oakeshott-insists-fill-plane-local-miners.htm

Global Markets Overview - 05/31/2012 :: U.S. stocks slumped Wednesday as worries about the health of Spanish banks stoked concerns about the euro zone's debt crisis. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 160.83 points, or 1.28%, to 12419.86, for its worst one-day percentage fall since April 10.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347043/20120530/ftse-hang-seng-index-shanghai-korea-japan.htm

Westpac Forecasts 4 More Interest Rate Cuts for 2012 :: To address global financial concerns over the European situation as well as weakening consumer confidence in Australia, Westpac chief economist Bill Evans forecast four more overnight cash rate cuts by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) in 2012.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347499/20120531/westpac-forecasts-4-more-interest-rate-cuts.htm

Conservative Pro-Bailout Party Leads Leftists In New Greek Polls :: Greece's pro-bailout New Democracy party had a lead of more than two points over the SYRIZA leftists in surveys published Friday.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347496/20120531/greek-pro-bailout-party-leads-leftists-in-surveys.htm

01-Jun-2012 01:42

VIDEO: Markets unsettled by Spain fears :: Concerns over Spain's financial situation have sparked losses for shares across Europe and the United States.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18273839#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Shut Out: ECB Says No Candidate Nations Ready To Join Euro Yet :: While speculation swirls about whether Greece is going to drop the euro, the European Central Bank said on Wednesday that none of the eight countries trying to get in the currency bloc are ready to join.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/347008/20120530/euro-zone-crisis-ecb-candidates.htm

China Stimulus: What You Need To Know :: With dark clouds gathering over China's economy, Beijing is feeling greater pressure to introduce stimulus measures to support growth.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/346979/20120530/china-stimulus-what-need-know-rrr-cut.htm

Adopting From Africa: The Complicated Truth Behind A Celebrity Fad :: Several western celebrities have adopted a child from Africa, and a new report from the African Child Policy Forum shows that many other hopeful parents are following suit. But the inter-country adoption process is rife with complications, and the ACPF explains exactly why it is in need of reform.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/346954/20120530/celebrity-adopt-africa-children-zahara-jolie-report.htm

Does Facebook threaten us all? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/I1M1SQoSm9U/index.html

US Has Second-Highest Rate Of Childhood Poverty In Developed World, Only Romania Is Worse :: Only two of the 35 wealthiest countries have rates of relative childhood poverty above 20 percent. The United States shares the dubious honor with a former Communist dictatorship
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/346943/20120530/childhood-poverty-u-s-second-highest-rate.htm

Fiat Industrial expands with CNH merger :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/NKCLsfOZ7x0/

Water, Not Oil, Is The Real Crisis Across Much Of Middle East :: The situation is so dire, Maliki declared, that states could conceivably go to war over the precious substance.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/346932/20120530/iraq-water-crisis-drought-irrigation-saddam-marshlands.htm

China Invests Heavily In Clean Energy - But Is It Too Little, Too Late? :: The Chinese government says it will allocate the equivalent of $27 billion to renewable energy and energy efficiency programs in 2012, but the battle against the deterioration of China's environment will be a long and tough one.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/346916/20120530/china-renewables-carbon.htm

To Cut Or Not To Cut: Ireland Braces For Crucial EU Austerity Vote :: Anti-treaty parties have gained significant support in the run up to Thursday's vote, with nationalists Sinn Fein rising to become the second most popular party, according to recent polls.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/346912/20120530/ireland-treaty-fiscal-eu-vote-merkel.htm

'No countries ready to join euro' :: The European Central Bank says that none of the eight countries that are supposed to join the euro are ready yet.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18268062#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

AUDIO: How to keep cool in the office :: A new report suggests ways for workers to stay cool while at work as the UK faces summer of heatwaves.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18266115#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

No Massive China Economic Stimulus, Xinhua Says, Markets Slip :: China will not see any major government stimulus in the near future, a report published by the state-run media agency Xinhua said Wednesday, news which sent tremors through Chinese stock markets.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/346883/20120530/china-stimulus-chinese-stock-shanghai-composite-index.htm

US Pending Home Sales Fall 5.5% In April, Weakest Result In A Year: NAR :: U.S. pending home sales fell 5.5 percent in April compared to the prior month, the National Association of Realtors said Wednesday, marking the weakest result in a year and raising more uncertainty surrounding the housing recovery.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/346882/20120530/pending-home-sales-april-fall.htm

Cars roar ahead in Queen's reign :: BBC transport correspondent Richard Westcott looks at how motoring has changed throughout the Queen's 60 year-reign.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18269531#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Blackberry maker's troubles mount :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/euronews/en/business/~3/F2X-vqpxnX4/

Euro Zone Economic Confidence Slumps To Near 3-Year Low :: Economic stagnation and continuing debt crisis in the single currency bloc drove the region's business sentiment to 90.6 in May from April's revised 92.9, the European Commission said Wednesday. That was the second big fall in a row and left the index at its lowest level since the back end of the global recession in October 2009.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/346851/20120530/euro-zone-economic-confidence-slump-near-3.htm

Italian Borrowing Costs Soar As Investors Lose Appetite for Peripheral Debt :: Italian government borrowing costs rose Wednesday to crisis levels as international investors, spooked by developments in Greece and Spain over the past few days, shied away from lending to that recession-ravaged peripheral European economy.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/346846/20120530/italy-bond-auction-spain-risk.htm

Suu Kyi Listens To Plight Of Burmese Migrants In Thailand :: The Burmese in Thailand occupy the lowest strata of society and earn meager wages toiling at menial jobs in construction, fishing and factories, often illegally.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/346840/20120530/burma-myanmar-suu-kyi-migrant-workers-thailand.htm

Contactless pay limit goes to £20 :: The limit on purchases made using wave-and-go card technology rises to £20 on Friday, as the Post Office says it will install the readers in branches.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18265388#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa