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2008 is turning out to be
a another big year for the Shanghai stock market, not because of the
bubble-like conditions or growth like what we saw in 2007, but for the
changes in market regulations.
Japanese LCD-Panel Makers Go for GoldMonday, 12 May 2008Even as the Olympics dash squeezes TV manufacturers and retailers, Japanese producers of glass panels for LCD screens are set for a surge in demand that analysts say isn't reflected in their stock... + Full Story
Inflation Spurs India to Limit Futures TradeMonday, 12 May 2008In an effort to curb inflation, India's government has suspended futures trade in four commodities, and many economists expect further restrictions in this nascent market.Full Story: WSJ.com: Asia... + Full Story
Hang Seng Index Gets a New LookMonday, 12 May 2008Aluminum Corp. of China and Tencent will join the Hang Seng index, replacing PCCW and Cheung Kong Infrastructure.Full Story: WSJ.com: Asia Markets News + Full Story
Japan warned on governanceMonday, 12 May 2008The country must improve its standards of corporate governance to halt sliding investor confidence, a group of the world's most influential institutional investors will warn this weekFull Story:... + Full Story
Country's own jumbo jet company takes offMonday, 12 May 2008CHINA launched its first jumbo jet company in Shanghai yesterday, with the aim of developing it into a globally competitive aircraft manufacturer.
Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China,... + Full Story
Flexible markets 'key to city's future'Monday, 12 May 2008THE construction of developed and flexible financial markets is the key to building Shanghai into an international financial center, according to Vice Mayor Tu Guangshao.
"The core content for... + Full Story
A scent of successMonday, 12 May 2008CHINA'S perfume industry may be expanding as much as 40 percent a year, although it represents only 1 percent of the global fine-fragrance market, the New York Times reported.
Patrick de... + Full Story
European markets lose 3-week increaseMonday, 12 May 2008EUROPEAN stocks fell last week, ending a three-week gain, as earnings from financial companies missed analysts' estimates and record crude oil weighed on airline shares.
UBS AG posted its first... + Full Story
Weakened won but shares in bright spotMonday, 12 May 2008SOUTH Korea's won, the world's worst performing major currency this year, is undervalued by about 8 percent and the nation's stocks should outperform, said Mark Mobius, who manages emerging-market... + Full Story
US stocks suffer first weekly fall in a monthMonday, 12 May 2008UNITED States stocks had the first weekly drop in a month after new disclosure requirements for investment banks and American International Group Inc's need to raise US$12.5 billion spurred concern... + Full Story
