Economic data released by China on Tuesday, though in itself not bad, provided the trigger for Wednesday’s sell-off, which saw metals and coal shares like Jiangxi Copper and Baoshan Steel among the biggest decliners.
The flurry of statistics showed that exports remain weak and industrial output and other measures of the Chinese economy are up, but [...]
Posts on ‘August 12th, 2009’
After Declines in Asia, Europe’s Markets Are Higher
Pakistan Militant Clashes Kill Dozens
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Clashes between fighters loyal to Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud and a rival pro-government group in northwestern Pakistan’s tribal belt have killed at least 70 fighters, two intelligence officials and a militant commander said Wednesday.
The fighting broke out in the Jandola area, just outside Mehsud’s stronghold in South Waziristan, between [...]
U.S. Architects of Harsh Tactics in 9/11’s Wake
Col. Steven M. Kleinman, an Air Force interrogator and intelligence officer who knows Dr. Mitchell and Dr. Jessen, said he thought loyalty to their country in the panicky wake of the Sept. 11 attacks prompted their excursion into interrogation. He said the result was a tragedy for the country, and for them.
“I feel their primary [...]
Chávez Loyalists Push to Close Golf Courses
If the golf course closings go forward, the number of courses shut down in the last three years will be about nine, said Julio L. Torres, director of the Venezuelan Golf Federation. A project on Margarita Island, designed by the American architect Robert Trent Jones Jr. and intended to be South America’s top course, was [...]
UBS and U.S. Report a Deal on Names in Tax Inquiry
Mr. Gibson told the judge last week that he hoped a deal could be completed by Aug. 12.
It is unclear how many client names UBS will ultimately reveal or whether it will pay a fine. UBS and the Swiss government have been fighting efforts by the Justice Department to force it to disclose the names [...]
Madoff Aide Reveals Details of Ponzi Scheme
Marc L. Mukasey, defending Mr. DiPascali, repeatedly assured the judge that Mr. DiPascali knew his only hope for leniency was to cooperate. Indeed, Mr. Mukasey said, he has already earned the trust of prosecutors and investigators. Moreover, he said, Mr. DiPascali is part of a close and loving family, some of whom would incur significant [...]
E-Mail Reveals Rove’s Key Role in ’06 Dismissals
Those issues do not surface in the newly released e-mail. Rather, the dissatisfaction of New Mexico Republicans over the investigations was the focus in 2005 and 2006. Nonetheless, one message shows that the White House was told that the Justice Department planned to say the New Mexico investigations played no role in the dismissal.
In that [...]
Shiites in Iraq Show Restraint as Sunnis Keep Attacking
Sheik Allawi, the imam at Al Shoroufi, recounted the lesson another preacher gave a week after the bombing there. “He reminded them of Imam Hussein and drew a connection between his suffering and the Shoroufi bombing,” he said. “Blood will spill on the ground until the Mahdi shows up.”
Shiite Islam is all about patience and [...]
Sony extends Vaio laptop warranty for Nvidia glitch
Sony said that a small percentage of Vaio laptops with Nvidia graphics chips may experience problems and the company offered to provide an extended warranty to cover the cost of repair. This follows similar statements by Apple, Hewlett-Packard, and Dell.
Sony Vaio VGN-AR series laptop
(Credit: Sony)Nvidia first disclosed the problem with its graphics chips in July [...]
Business Intelligence moves to the cloud
To that end, Jaspersoft, Talend, RightScale, and Vertica have teamed up to offer a joint solution stack that delivers complete Business Intelligence (BI) in the cloud.
Business intelligence has been the No. 1 technology spend for the last three years running, according to reseach firm Gartner. And, despite the the recession, Madan Sheina from Ovum has [...]