Bernanke says U.S. needs faster growth

The U.S. economy needs to grow more quickly if it is to produce enough jobs to bring down the unemployment rate, Federal Reserve Chairman […]

Hong Kong

Hong Kong chief executive candidates Henry Tang and Leung Chun-ying today greeted committee members arriving to vote in a selection process that has underscored the […]

Obama warns China against ’skirting the rules’

President Barack Obama warned China Tuesday that it would not be allowed to gain a competitive advantage in world trade by “skirting the rules.”
Making an […]

Britain’s ex-top cop: Too much police-press gossip

The former chief of Scotland Yard has told a British inquiry into media ethics that there has been too much gossiping between senior officers and […]

China

China

Campaign 2012: Billionaires to the rescue

Are you a billionaire with a few million bucks to spare?
Assuming you’ve already got the customary roster of yachts, planes and vacation homes, you […]

Manufacturing Showing Growth Worldwide as Slump in Europe Eases: Economy - Bloomberg

Global manufacturing picked up in January, with factory indexes from China to Germany and the U.S. showing growth.
Chinese manufacturing indexes rose as the world

Home Prices in 20 U.S. Cities Probably Fell at a Slower Rate - Bloomberg

Home prices in 20 U.S. cities probably fell at a slower pace in the year to November, pointing to limited improvement in the residential real […]

Harvard

U.S. economic growth may not top 2 percent this year and a third round of quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve would have little effect, […]

Canada December Inflation Slows to 2.3% as Gasoline Price Increases Ease - Bloomberg

Canada