Abe vows to revive Japanese economy, sees no escalation with China Feb 23rd, 2013 - 01:30h (CET +01.00) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Americans on Friday "I am back and so is Japan" and vowed to get the world's third biggest economy growing again and to do more to bolster security and the rule of law in a... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : vows, revive, japanese, economy, sees, escalation, china, Top Keywords

U.S. companies plan to spend, a boost for the economy Feb 23rd, 2013 - 00:30h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. companies' capital spending plans are holding up, and mostly exceeding Wall Street forecasts, in the face of policy concerns created by arguments in Washington over the fiscal cliff, the debt ceiling and now automatic s... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : companies, plan, spend, boost, economy, escalation, china, Top Keywords

Analysis: U.S. companies plan to spend, a boost for the economy Feb 22nd, 2013 - 21:30h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. companies' capital spending plans are holding up, and mostly exceeding Wall Street forecasts, in the face of policy concerns created by arguments in Washington over the fiscal cliff, the debt ceiling and now automatic s... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : analysis, companies, plan, spend, boost, economy, china, Top Keywords

Stock market wavers as Europe's economy slows Feb 14th, 2013 - 22:50h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - Renewed worries about Europe overshadowed an encouraging U.S. jobs report on Thursday, leaving major stock indexes roughly where they started. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : stock, market, wavers, europe's, economy, slows, china, Top Keywords

UK economy faces long grind, no new recession - thinktank Feb 5th, 2013 - 03:10h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - The British economy is set for slower growth in 2013 and next year than thought only three months ago but it will probably skirt a triple-dip recession, a leading economic think-tank said on Tuesday. The economy will grow by 0.7 pe... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : economy, faces, long, grind, recession, thinktank, china, Top Keywords

Syrians struggle with shortages as economy buckles Jan 22nd, 2013 - 18:40h (CET +01.00) BEIRUT (AP) - Already grappling with severe fuel shortages and winter temperatures that drop below freezing, Syrians now must spend hours in line every day for gasoline or a few loaves of bread at soaring prices as President Bashar Assad's regim... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : syrians, struggle, shortages, economy, buckles, thinktank, china, Top Keywords

Israeli left seeks to regain appeal with focus on economy Jan 16th, 2013 - 11:40h (CET +01.00) JERUSALEM (Reuters) - In decline since the peace it sought with the Palestinians unraveled into violence, Israel's Labour Party looks set to regain some lost ground in next week's election after waging an economy-focused campaign. Opinion p... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : israeli, seeks, regain, appeal, focus, economy, china, Top Keywords

Bank of England warns against risky bets on weak economy Jan 16th, 2013 - 03:20h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - Bank of England Governor Mervyn King warned on Tuesday that investors appeared to be making worryingly risky bets at a time when Britain's economy was weak and its banks had not yet recovered from the financial crisis. Speakin... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : bank, england, warns, against, risky, bets, weak, economy, Top Keywords

U.S. economy to grow 2.5 percent this year: Fed's Evans Jan 14th, 2013 - 10:10h (CET +01.00) HONG KONG (Reuters) - The U.S. economy is expected to grow by 2.5 percent in 2013, improving to 3.5 percent growth in 2014, top Fed official Charles Evans said on Monday. Evans also forecast the U.S. unemployment rate would be 7.4 percent this year, ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : economy, grow, percent, year, fed's, evans, weak, economy, Top Keywords

Italian menswear shows open in gloom over Missoni and economy Jan 12th, 2013 - 23:00h (CET +01.00) MILAN (Reuters) - Concerns over the fate of fashion executive Vittorio Missoni and prospects for the economy weighed on the opening of Milan's menswear shows, where designers used all shades of grey for their austere 2013 autumn/winter collectio... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : italian, menswear, shows, open, gloom, missoni, economy, economy, Top Keywords