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Fed sees little risk of inflation in weak economy

Reuters US Online Report Business News yesterday

WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) - Senior U.S. Federal Reserve officials said on Thursday inflation is not an immediate threat as a weak economic recovery and a grim outlook for jobs keep price pressures in check. Charles Plosser, head of the Federal Reserve Bank of ...

Obama faces showdowns on health, Afghanistan, jobs

AP Features yesterday

President Barack Obama will have scant time to rest up from his eight-day Asia trip. On Saturday, two days after his return to Washington, the Senate plans a make-or-break vote on his hard-fought plan to overhaul the nation's health care system. Obama ...

Fluor in alliance with Chinese oil firm

AP News yesterday

Fluor teams with China National Offshore Oil subsidiary on Asia-Pacific projects Fluor Corp. said Thursday it has formed a partnership with a subsidiary of state-owned China National Offshore Oil Co. to pursue offshore oil and gas projects in the Asia-Pacific region. Fluor, ...

OneAsia golf Tour gets key media partner

AFP Asian Edition yesterday

The rapidly expanding OneAsia Tour appointed a powerful global media and marketing partner Thursday, as chief executive Ben Sellenger said he was confident players would defect from the Asian Tour. OneAsia, whose vision is to offer an alternative playing platform to the ...

Expanding OneAsia Tour gets key partner on board

AFP Asian Edition yesterday

The rapidly expanding OneAsia Tour appointed a powerful global media and marketing partner Thursday as chief executive Ben Sellenger said he was confident players would defect from the Asian Tour. OneAsia, whose vision is to offer an alternative playing platform to the ...

S.Korean economy to grow in 2010: minister

AFP Asian Edition 2 days ago

South Korea's economy is expected to grow faster next year than the previous forecast of four percent as it rebounds quickly from the global downturn, Finance Minister Yoon Jeung-Hyun said Thursday. "Many foreign institutions are expressing their surprise over our economy's faster-than-expected ...

Marvell names new board member

AP News 2 days ago

Marvell Technology Group names H&Q Asia Pacific founder Ta-lin Hsu to board Semiconductor maker Marvell Technology Group Ltd. said Wednesday that it named Ta-lin Hsu to its board. Hsu is the founder and chairman of private equity firm H&Q Asia Pacific. He ...

Global crisis a wake-up call for China, Asia: Stephen Roach

AFP Asian Edition 2 days ago

The global economic crisis is a wake-up call for China and Asia's export-led economies to speed up efforts to boost domestic spending and rely less on the US consumer, a veteran Morgan Stanley executive said Wednesday. Stephen Roach, chairman of Morgan Stanley ...

Hawaii anticipates tourism boost from APEC

AP News 2 days ago

Hawaii leaders expect 2011 APEC summit in islands will bring tourists and prestige Hawaii intends to showcase its tourism opportunities and cultural diversity when more than 10,000 people arrive in the islands for the 2011 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. It will be the ...

Birth control pill use 'growing in Asia'

AFP Global Edition 2 days ago

The Asia-Pacific market for contraceptives should post strong growth in the next decade as women shed their fears and new products are introduced, drugs giant Bayer Schering Pharma said Wednesday. China, India and Vietnam are among the key growth areas for the ...

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