29-Aug-2012 07:50

Renesas shares up on KKR reports :: Renesas shares have surged, prompted by reports that the US private equity fund KKR & Co. plans to invest 100bn yen ($1.3bn; £804m) in the firm.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19406967#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Appfog buys Nodester to strengthen its Node.js bench :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/Ll73Vz8ej04/

Construction Work in Australia Down in Q2 :: Not only Australia's much touted resources mining boom is waning off, apparently so also is the volume of construction work done in the country.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/378347/20120828/homes-houses-construction-engineering-abs.htm

Ford Australia Denies Floating Hints of its Manufacturing Exit :: The Ford brand will continue rolling off on Australian roads but it remains uncertain if the same applies on the carmaker's local production lines.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/378345/20120828/ford-australia-denies-floating-hints-manufacturing-exit.htm

VIDEO: Bangladesh seeks China investment :: Bangladesh hopes lower labour costs will attract more investment from China
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/19406363#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

HK regulator in China secrecy row :: Hong Kong's financial market regulator is taking Ernst and Young to court, to force it to reveal information on a former China-based client, a move that is the first of its kind in the territory.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-19406803#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

What is the gold standard? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/6x2ihpn60OQ/

Shuffler.fm releases iPhone app for its music discovery service :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/7BNIgJ65ahw/

Heathrow runway calls rejected :: The UK transport secretary says the government remains opposed to a third runway at Heathrow, despite growing calls from Conservative MPs for a change of heart.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-19394340#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Milliennials on work and love :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/AMDevGxh44w/

Banks trying to save face? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/XLYq_lEtO_k/

Architecture fit for royalty :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/T3FSRo34L94/

Catalonia heightens Spanish debt fears :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/rQd2mXPREGg/index.html

Greek unit hits Crédit Agricole profits :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/TExUM8KHXU4/index.html

'Outage' causes United Airlines delays :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/aGB91sdWiWg/index.html

Should Google be scared of Apple? :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/y4zZs95mCVA/index.html

Investors work to place the right bets in health care :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/u4FhKgf6lr0/

Currency Focus: Disappointment Risk Grows Ahead of Jackson Hole :: Risk currencies strengthened overnight largely responding to a heavy greenback across the board.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/378320/20120828/forex.htm

Australian Dollar Outlook - 08/29/2012 :: Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar is steady this morning as rumors build European Central Bank President Mario Draghi is working towards a
breakthrough in the euro zone debt crisis.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/378319/20120828/australia-dollar-usd-aud-eur-commodities-europe.htm

Global Markets Overview - 08/29/2012 :: Stocks ended mostly lower Tuesday as an upbeat reading on U.S. housing prices was offset by a dour report on consumer confidence. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 21.68 points, or 0.17%, to 13102.99. The blue-chip benchmark fell for the sixth time in seven sessions, a choppy stretch during which the Dow has fallen 172 points, or 1.
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/378315/20120828/ftse-hang-seng-index-shanghai-korea-japan.htm