Japan

Japan posted a record trade deficit in January as the yen

China cuts bank reserve ratio to spur growth

China’s central bank will lower the ratio of funds that banks must hold as reserves in a move that frees tens of billions of dollars […]

Stock futures fall on Greek deal holdup

U.S. stock futures are following overseas markets lower after Greece’s crucial bailout was put on hold by the rest of the eurozone, a day after […]

Stocks trade mixed as Greek debt talks drag on

Stocks were mixed Wednesday afternoon as questions mounted over whether Greece will hammer out a cost-cutting deal it needs to keep from defaulting on its […]

Greek crisis talks for debt deal pushed to Monday

Leaders of parties supporting Greece’s coalition government say crisis talks for huge new debt deals will continue Monday.
Coalition backers held a five-hour meeting late Sunday […]

Volcker Exemption For Sovereign Debt Said to be Weighed by U.S. Regulators - Bloomberg

U.S. banking regulators are exploring whether they can exempt sovereign debt from the Dodd-Frank ban on proprietary trading after foreign governments complained that the rule […]

Egyptians gather in Cairo to mark uprising

Tens of thousands of Egyptians rallied Wednesday to mark the first anniversary of the country’s 2011 uprising, with liberals and Islamists gathering on different sides […]

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China

Report: STL jobs recovery still 2+ years away

It will take another two or three years for the St. Louis area to gain back the jobs it lost in the recession, and the […]

Norwegian UN worker kidnapped in Yemen

SANAA, Yemen _ A Norwegian man who was working for the United Nations was kidnapped by armed tribesmen in Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Sunday, officials […]