The reserve requirement for 379 branches of state-run Agricultural Bank of China Ltd., the country's third-biggest lender, will decline by two percentage points below that of other Chinese banks.
The Indian government is attempting to extinguish a $211 billion coal scandal, claiming that the leaked report from a state auditor was only a rough draft.
The second episode in South Park's 16th season took on Cash for Gold stores and cable shopping networks, mapping out a ridiculous conspiracy in which gold is continuously made into jewelry, sold to old Americans, gifted to their children and grandchildren, sold for a few bucks at pawn shops, smelted down and then forged into jewelry again in a never ending cycle designed to rip off the elderly. Of course Stan sets out to solve the mystery and right the wrong while Cartman attempts to cash in ...
The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) passed a resolution urging Sri Lanka to investigate possible war crimes that may have been committed by both sides of the island nation's 26-year civil war.
The U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted a resolution Thursday asking Sri Lanka to re-investigate alleged war crimes during its 26-year-long war with Tamil tigers. The U.S-sponsored resolution was backed by 24 countries while 15 countries voted against it. Eight countries chose to abstain from the voting.
Michael Bloomberg's charitable foundation will commit $220 million over the next four years to fight tobacco use globally, including for the funding of legal challenges against the industry.
Gold hit its lowest level since mid-January on Thursday, influenced by dollar strength, with the market having unwound all of the premium built up on expectations for further U.S. quantitative easing.
Bollywood actor Sunny Deol's first look for the upcoming movie “Bhaiyaji Superhit was released recently. The actor would be playing the role of a gangster in the movie, directed by Neerraj Pathak and Sunny's stylish appearance has been the talk of the town for the last few days.
Markets bobbed up and down Wednesday on conflicting data as to what the U.S. economic picture will look like in the near term. Investors spent the day dealing with conflicting sentiments: a less-than-enthusiastic housing report on the one hand, a view that the U.S. economy is generally getting better on the other.
Large enterprises that see the perils of “Big Data” are planning ahead by upgrading their computer centers now, a senior VP of IBM (NYSE: IBM) said.
The move means that banks in Japan and 10 EU nations have been given a six-month break from being cut off from the US financial system while they work to reduce their dependence on Iranian oil.
The Supreme Court in India reaffirmed on Monday its ruling rejecting a $2.2 billion tax claim by the Indian government against Vodafone Group Plc., and the Indian government return a 25 billion rupees, $500 million, tax deposit to the company Monday.
The footage, which was aired live, sparked angry and humorous exchanges on Twitter in India.
Gold traded broadly steady on Wednesday, as a boost from a modestly stronger euro against the dollar partly offset slow consumer demand and an erosion in holdings of the metal in exchange-traded products.
Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and former Colombian Finance Minister Jose Antonio Ocampo are set to be nominated to lead the World Bank, sources with knowledge of emerging market efforts to find candidates said on Tuesday.
The U.S. and America would jointly deploy Aegis-equipped destroyers and land-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missiles in Japan's southern islands ahead of North Korea's planned rocket launch in April, NHK television reported Japanese defense officials as saying.
Gold is expected to reach a new record high of $2,200 per ounce as fears of Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union break-up surge again and with U.S. monetary policy anticipated to remain supportive, according to Capital Economics.
What a better way to celebrate your 101st birthday that being named the Oldest Female to Paraglide Tandem. Mary Allen Hardison, a 101-year-old woman from Ogden, Utah, was recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records on Tuesday, breaking the record for tandem paragliding last year.
Gold fell on Tuesday, hurt by strength in the dollar which profited from the growing view in the market that the U.S. economy is on a firmer footing, ending a three-day rally in the bullion price.
India will call upon local airlines to boycott the European Union's carbon-offsetting tax, as an ongoing row over a recently-instated tax on flights in and out of Europe has sparked discontent from several nations and heightend fears of a trade war.
In Sweden, monetary transactions made with physical cash are down to three percent of the national economy... and the rest of the world may be closer to cashless than you think.
Manohar Aich, the 1952 Mr. Universe international bodybuilding champ, celebrated his 100th birthday with his children, grandchildren and great-great children in Kolkata, India on Sunday.
