Apple is in the habit of churning out stellar products that rule the imagination of customers. One of the key elements to its success is its product design strategy which consistently delivers insanely great products.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 11, 2011
China’s Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi has arrived in Zimbabwe to start a five-nation tour of Africa, amidst reports the two nations have signed a $10-billion trade deal.
Palash Ghosh
Feb 11, 2011
The US trade deficit of goods and services rose to $40.6 billion in December compared with a deficit of $38.3 billion in November, the commerce department said on Friday.
Shankar besta
Feb 11, 2011
Gold prices eased a touch on Friday, pressured by gains in the dollar and softer investment demand for the metal after a raft of well-received economic data boosted interest in other assets.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 11, 2011
While on medical leave, the Apple co-founder is crafting next generation iPhones which will be cheaper and smaller, according to media reports.
Jijo Jacob
Feb 11, 2011
Deutsche Boerse AG's planned takeover of NYSE Euronext faces intense scrutiny from German regulators and European antitrust authorities, potentially imperiling the blockbuster exchange tie-up.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 11, 2011
International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn said on Thursday the Chinese yuan should be given a greater role within a restructured international monetary system.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 10, 2011
Daily deals website Groupon said on Thursday that Starbucks Corp Chief Executive Howard Schultz had joined its board of directors and that his venture capital firm had taken a stake in the company.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 10, 2011
Hong Kong's securities regulator is seeking to freeze the assets of the chief executive officer of China Forestry Holdings Co Ltd , which is being investigated for accounting irregularities, a court document showed.
Wenwen Meng
Feb 10, 2011
PetroChina (0857.HK)(PTR.N) agreed to pay C$5.4 billion ($5.4 billion) for half of Encana's Cutbank Ridge shale gas project, marking the largest Chinese investment in a foreign gas asset.
Wenwen Meng
Feb 10, 2011
A group of prominent business executives and national security figures will visit China next month as part of their drive to reduce U.S. dependence on oil.
Wenwen Meng
Feb 10, 2011
The arrest of a Taiwanese general accused of spying for China is a warning to Taiwan to be wary of its old foe despite warming economic links that are likely to stay unscathed by the case.
Wenwen Meng
Feb 10, 2011
Snow across some drought-hit parts of north and central China brought limited respite from a drought threatening winter wheat crops that has fueled talk of higher global prices, state forecasters said Thursday.
Wenwen Meng
Feb 10, 2011
The Treasury will remain intensely focused on correcting China's substantially undervalued yuan despite a decision not to name Beijing a currency manipulator, a senior Treasury official said on Thursday.
Wenwen Meng
Feb 10, 2011
A bipartisan group of 101 lawmakers in the House of Representatives launched a new bid on Thursday to pass legislation aimed at pressuring China to let its yuan currency rise in value.
Wenwen Meng
Feb 10, 2011
Five new Republican faces for a possible run for the U.S. presidency in 2012 are in this year's straw poll of thousands of conservative activists who have made their annual trek to Washington this week.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 10, 2011
Strengthening cybersecurity is the goal of legislation being introduced in Congress after reports of hack attacks on computer networks at Nasdaq OMX Group and at oil and gas companies.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 10, 2011
World stock markets fell hard on Thursday, with Hong Kong shares losing 2% and London's FTSE100 dropping 0.9% by lunchtime. Indian stock markets have lost more than $20 million per minute so far in 2011, the Economic Times reports, with billionaire Anil Ambani blaming vicious and illegal rumors.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 10, 2011
North and South Korea traded blame Thursday for the breakdown of military talks as a stalemate emerged over the starting point for negotiations.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 10, 2011
India and Pakistan said on Thursday they would resume formal peace talks but issues such as militancy and the disputed Kashmir region are likely to slow any progress towards defusing tensions.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 10, 2011
Analysts have estimated that China’s consumer price index (CPI) went past 5 percent in January on annual basis, Securities Daily reported on Thursday.
Shankar besta
Feb 10, 2011
Gold eased below $1,360 an ounce in Europe on Thursday as the rising dollar pressured prices, and with Asian buying still light after the Lunar New Year holidays.
IBT Staff Reporter
Feb 10, 2011
