Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao rebuffed calls from European leaders for faster reforms of Beijing’s currency policies and said Monday that China is doing all it can to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. The unusually bristly response by mild-mannered Wen…

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EU seeks China’s help on climate change, currency

(Reuters) – The U.S. aviation regulator decided to allow over 130 Boeing Co 777 airplanes to continue flying international trips through early 2011, despite warnings about suspect parts that have caused rare shutdowns in midair, the Wall Street Journal reported.

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LONDON (Reuters) – The coming week should signal whether a year of voracious risk appetite on financial markets is going to end with a bang, a whimper or, quite possibly, a thundering great clunk.

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The end of 2009′s risk rally?

DUBAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – United Arab Emirate stocks tumbled 6-7 percent on Monday as the market reopened for the first time since Dubai called for a delay in repaying billions of dollars in debt, spooking global markets.

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Toyota’s foray into Korea is going well, while Hyundai is dropping its plan to sell cars in Japan, says BW’s Ian Rowley

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Contrasting Fortunes for Toyota, Hyundai

Last month, I blogged about Toyota opening for business in Korea. A month on, for all Toyota’s woes elsewhere, sales are going well. In October, Toyota beat a (admittedly conservative) target to sell 500 Prius, Camry sedans and RAV4 SUVs each month in Korea, despite sales not starting until Oct. 20.

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Spurred by an $80 billion stimulus package, the Indian economy grew by 7.9% in the third quarter as the nation’s consumers displayed an appetite for spending

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India’s Economy Shows Surprising Growth

DUBAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Investors braced for a 10 percent fall in United Arab Emirate stocks on Monday as the market reopens for the first time since Dubai called for a delay in repaying billions of dollars in debt, spooking global markets.

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Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao says Beijing will keep the value of its currency, the yuan, at a stable and balanced level, shrugging off appeals for faster reforms. Wen made the comment following a summit Monday with European Union leaders, who are urging China…

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Oil prices rebounded to near $77 a barrel Monday in Asia as panic about a global fallout from Dubai’s debt problems abated. Benchmark crude for January delivery rose 63 cents to $76.68 at midday Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile…

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Oil rises in Asia as fears over Dubai’s debts ease

Asian stock markets rebounded Monday from their steep fall last week after the United Arab Emirates moved to contain the fallout from Dubai’s debt crisis. Major markets jumped by 2 percent or more after tumbling on Friday amid fears Dubai’s debt problems…

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Vodka has become the latest female to win a big horse race with a narrow victory in the $5.9 million Japan Cup. The 5-year-old mare held off Oken Bruce Lee by a nose before a cheering crowd of more than 98,000 at Tokyo Race Course on Sunday. Vodka is Japan’s…

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Amid heightened competition to sell data analysis software, closely held SAS Institute says it will fend off threats from rivals IBM, SAP, and Oracle

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Amid heightened competition to sell data analysis software, closely held SAS Institute says it will fend off threats from rivals IBM, SAP, and Oracle

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IBM vs. SAS: The Battle over Data Analysis Software

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