AMP to consider position on $11 bln AXA Asia deal The Guardian * To continue to consider position after exclusivity expires * NAB top team leaves to Paris to begin talks - report * AXA spokesman declines to comment (Adds no comment from AXA) SYDNEY, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Australian wealth manager AMP Ltd has let its exclusive deal with French insurer AXA SA expire...
Dazzled by Asia The Boston Globe During his trip to Asia in November, Barack Obama seemed strangely mute. Unlike Bill Clinton, who criticized China's human rights record in front of then-president Jiang Zemin, Obama largely avoided the topic of rights. In Singapore, despite pressure from human rights activists, the president...
Asia Now Closer Than Ever With Shaw Digital Phone Stockhouse Asia Unlimited Calling Plan Offers More Talking Time for Customers CALGARY, ALBERTA, Feb 05, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX NewsNetwork) -- Shaw Communications Inc. (TSX: SJR.B) (NYSE: SJR) - Shaw Digital Phone customers will now be able to talk longer with friends and family in Asia, thanks to the Asia Unlimited Calling Plan. Residential phone customers can now make unlimited calls to landline and mobile numbers in...
Asian stocks tumble amid global recovery doubts Philadelphia Daily News JOE McDONALD The Associated Press BEIJING - Asianstocks tumbled Friday as ballooning European debt and a rise in U.S. unemployment claims added to fears the global recovery could slip back into recession. Markets from Tokyo to Hong Kong to Sydney dropped about 2.5 percent or more after European stocks slid Thursday on debt worries and U.S. markets were hurt by data showing unemployment claims rose last week. Oil...
Asian stocks drop after Wall Street resumes slide Philadelphia Daily News The Associated Press HONG KONG - Asianstockmarkets slid Thursday, with Hong Kong shares pulling back nearly 1 percent, as Wall Street's fall and caution ahead of a key U.S. jobs report sidelined investors. Selling hit every major market in the region, halting a couple days of gains in global markets following a dismal January. Oil prices were lower, while the dollar fell against the yen and was little changed...
