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British team has no concern about food for Olympic athletes in Beijing

Britain will not follow America's lead by importing its own food for athletes at the Beijing Olympics, a British sports official said Friday. "We have no major concerns about the food in Beijing," Bernard Cotton, head of performance fort the ...

From CASSIE BIGGS, Taiwan News,  22 Feb 2008
Related Topics: International Olympic Committee

Asian markets rise as investors take heart from Wall Street rally, hope for US rate cut

Asian stock markets rebounded Tuesday as investors cheered an overnight rally on Wall Street and snapped up beaten down shares on expectations of a U.S. interest rate cut later this week. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 3 percent at 13,4 ...

From CASSIE BIGGS, Taiwan News,  29 Jan 2008
Related Topics: George W. Bush,  Federal Reserve,  Standard Poor's

Most Asian markets rise as investors take heart from Wall Street rally, hope for US rate cut

Most Asian stock markets rebounded Tuesday as investors cheered an overnight rally on Wall Street and snapped up beaten down shares on expectations of a U.S. interest rate cut later this week. But growing speculation that the Federal Reserve will ...

From CASSIE BIGGS, Taiwan News,  29 Jan 2008
Related Topics: Federal Reserve,  George W. Bush,  Morgan Stanley,  Standard Poor's

Asian markets take cue from Wall Street's rally

LONDON European and most Asian stock markets rebounded Tuesday as investors cheered an overnight rally on Wall Street and snapped up beaten down shares on expectations of a U.S. interest rate cut later this week. But growing speculation that the ...

From CASSIE BIGGS, Globe and Mail,  29 Jan 2008
Related Topics: Federal Reserve,  Nathan Miller,  George W. Bush,  Morgan Stanley,  Standard Poor's

Most Asian markets rise as investors take heart from hope for U.S. rate cut

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 2.9 per cent at 13,478.86 while Hong Kong's blue-chip Hang Seng Index gained 1 per cent to 24,291.8 after earlier rising as much as 2.8 per cent. Both markets - Asia's two biggest - tumbled at least 4 per cent ...

From CASSIE BIGGS, Canadian Business Online,  29 Jan 2008
Related Topics: Federal Reserve,  Morgan Stanley

Asian markets rise as investors take heart from Wall Street rally

Monday's sell-off gave investors a chance to re-enter the market, said Francis Lun, a general manager at Fulbright Securities in Hong Kong. "Hong Kong's rally is really making up for yesterday's fall," he said. Sentiment got a lift from Wall Street's ...

From CASSIE BIGGS, Canadian Business Online,  29 Jan 2008
Related Topics: Federal Reserve,  George W. Bush

Asian, European markets slide on US recession fears; Shanghai index drops 7.2 percent

Global market turmoil continued into a second week as Asian markets tumbled Monday in the wake of Wall Street's sell-off Friday amid persistent worries about a possible U.S. _ and worldwide _ economic slowdown. China's benchmark index plummeted 7. ...

From CASSIE BIGGS, eTaiwan News,  28 Jan 2008
Related Topics: Morgan Stanley,  Federal Reserve

Asian markets plunge on US recession fears; Shanghai index drops 7.2 per cent

Investors around the world have been jittery for weeks about a U.S. slump, which would likely weaken demand for exports and drag on global growth. There is also concern about a worldwide credit crunch triggered by rising defaults in risky U.S. ...

From CASSIE BIGGS, Canadian Business Online,  28 Jan 2008
Related Topics: Morgan Stanley,  Federal Reserve

Asian markets plunge, tracking Wall Street's drop, as US recession fears persist

Asian stocks tumbled Monday as traders took their cues from Wall Street, where persistent worries about a possible U.S. recession caused another decline in share prices Friday. India's benchmark stock index dropped 4 percent in the first 10 ...

From CASSIE BIGGS, eTaiwan News,  28 Jan 2008
Related Topics: Federal Reserve,  Morgan Stanley

Asian markets plunge in Monday trading

HONG KONG Global market turmoil continued into a second week as Asian markets tumbled Monday in the wake of Wall Street's sell-off Friday amid persistent worries about a possible U.S. — and worldwide — economic slowdown. China's benchmark index ...

From CASSIE BIGGS, Globe and Mail,  28 Jan 2008
Related Topics: Federal Reserve,  Morgan Stanley

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