Manufacturing activity in the eurozone accelerated to a near 11-year high in February but input costs continued to rise, signaling inflationary pressures in the region.
Shares of Qualcomm Inc. (NASDAQ: QCOM) touched a new 52-week high of $59.80 on Monday, compared to its previous high of $59.43 on Feb. 18.
Chinese shares rose on Tuesday on decent volume suggesting further strength ahead, while markets in Hong Kong struggled to hold gains under pressure from a near 5 percent slide in heavyweight HSBC.
Flush from heady sales in the world's largest auto market, foreign car makers now see China as a launch pad for exports, with General Motors (GM.N) (GM) blazing the trail with shipments of its Chevy Sail.
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Gold was little changed near $1,410 an ounce on Monday but notched its biggest monthly gain since August as chaos in Libya and rising tensions across the Middle East prompted investors to buy the metal as a safe haven. The US dollar lost its status and is at November lows.
Personal income in the U.S. rose sharply in January while spending increased less than expected, indicating that consumers are still cautious over economic recovery.
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China will not cut its orders for Boeing (BA.N) and Airbus (EAD.PA) jets since its self-developed commercial jets not yet able to meet demand, China's top aviation regulator said on Monday.
Swiss employment rose further in the fourth quarter, spurred by new manufacturing jobs, and was set to increase more in 2011, a boon to consumer spending. Swiss non-farm payrolls rose 1.2 percent year-on-year to 4.085 million, the Federal Statistics
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Taiwan's government has approved a plan to allow Chinese firms to invest in the island's key semiconductor and LCD panel makers in the latest sign of deepening economic ties between the political rivals.
Soaring oil prices will have little impact on Chinese consumer inflation, but will place considerable cost pressure on the country's manufacturers, a government adviser and ministry official said on Thursday.
He Shuaixing shakes his head listening to the pitch from a job recruiter on a cold wet day in a factory district outside Shenzhen , epicentre of China's export machine.
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Namibia's central bank kept its main interest rate unchanged at 6.0 percent on Wednesday, but said economic growth is likely to be better than previously expected as the economy recovers from a downturn.
Producer prices in Ghana rose 23.14 percent in January from a year earlier, the country's statistics office said on Wednesday, up from 17.79 percent in December.
Apple iPad 2 shipments appear on track for April and the company will hold an event in March to launch the next generation of iPad, according to Barclays Capital.
Ford Motors India will launch a new version of the Fiesta Sedan 2011 in Indian markets this year.
South Africa's economic growth came in higher than expected in the fourth quarter, boosted by stronger growth in the mining and agricultural sectors, according to data released on Tuesday.
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