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About chinese, china, hong kong dollar, hong kong shares, hk stocks

HONG KONG–The Panel on Security of the Hong Kong Legislative Council held a special meeting to discuss the recent illegal cross-border arrests of Hong Kong citizens by mainland police. At the meeting on Jan. ...http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/27858/HONG KONG, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares trimmed gains in volatile trade on Thursday, falling 0.15 percent as losses by banks amid fears that Beijing will rein in lending offset gains by airlines and consumer stocks. The benchmark H...

About chinese, china, hong kong dollar, hong kong shares, hk stocks

* The Hong Kong dollar was a tad weaker against the US. dollar, with sentiment hurt by a plunge in the domestic stock market after China's central bank said it would raise banks' reserve requirements to cool rampant credit and investment growth in the ...http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/markets/100231322-1-hong-kong-dollar-easeA proposal by Chinese authorities to allow mainland citizens to buy shares listed in Hong Kong has been scrapped, marking the official end of a potentially groundbre...

About intel earnings, profit, wall street, tech earnings

Intel Corp. on Thursday reported a fourth-quarter profit of $2.28 billion, or 40 cents a share, compared with a profit of $234 million, or four cents a share, for the year-ealier period. Revenue rose to $10.6 billion from $8.2 ...http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704281204575003373331548234.html?mIntel kicked off the technology sector's fourth-quarter earnings season Thursday, reporting better-than-expected profits of 40 cents US a share after markets closed. That compared with 26 ce...

About tech sector, intel, tech shares, oracle, tech stocks

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Technology stocks inched up early Wednesday, recovering some lost ground after Tuesday's declines. But shares of Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) slipped more than 1% as investors reacted to news that the Internet giant was ...http://www.marketwatch.com/story/tech-stocks-edge-higher-but-google-slips-2010-0SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) - Technology stocks were slightly higher Monday morning, lifted by gains in semiconductor shares. The Nasdaq Composite Index (NASDAQ:COMP) wa...

About tokyo shares, japan airlines, jal bankruptcy

Jan. 11 (Bloomberg) -- American Airlines said it remains in talks with Japan Airlines Corp. about a possible $1.1 billion investment and hasn't been told by Japanese officials that direct funding is no longer favored. ...http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=ax59HKDJ.1ToTOKYO, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average climbed to a 15-month high on Tuesday as resources and machinery shares gained after China reported record imports of some commodities and stronger-than-exp...

About $10 billion, share, target

Target Corp. (NYSE: TGT) said Thursday that it is resuming a $10 billion share buyback due to the improvement in business with economic recovery gaining traction. The Company had stalled its buyback plan in November 2008 when the economic crisis was ...http://www.streetinsider.com/Corporate+News/Target+(TGT)+Resumes+$10+Billion+BuyNEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Retail stocks headed lower after weaker-than-expected government reports on December retail sales and weekly jobless claims. The S&P Reta...

About index, hong, china’s, shanghai, china shares, china stocks, asian stocks

Asian stock markets ended lower, as the Chinese central bank's move a day earlier to rein in credit raised concerns that further monetary-tightening measures may be coming. In Europe, stocks squeezed out slight gains ahead ...http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704362004575001090489383552.html?mHONG KONG (Dow Jones)--Hong Kong shares ended broadly lower Wednesday, as property and banking companies tumbled on concerns of further tightening measures in China following an earlier-than-exp...

About index, hong, china’s, shanghai, china shares, china stocks, asian stocks

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Asian markets finished mainly higher Thursday, buoyed by a rally on Wall Street as concerns over further monetary tightening in China eased. Stronger-than-expected jobs data also lifted shares in Sydney. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 ...http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100114-703437.html?mod=WSJ_latestheadlinesJan. 12 (Bloomberg) -- China's smallest stocks are poised to fall as the government's approval of index futures prompt investors to switch to larger equities that...

About hong kong police, chinese, dollar, hong kong shares, hong kong acid attack

HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--Funds switched to the US dollar after China's surprise increase in its reserve requirement ratio, sending the Hong Kong dollar lower against the US unit late Wednesday. Traders said the US dollar will soon be back on a downtrend ...http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100113-702453.html?mod=rss_CurrenciesHong Kong is a special part of China, thanks to the basic freedoms its citizens enjoy—freedoms that are protected by its independent judiciary. So when the territory's Ch...

About stock index futures, hong kong shares, stock futures, china shares, asian stocks

HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--Hong Kong shares ended broadly lower Wednesday, as property and banking companies tumbled on concerns of further tightening measures in China following an earlier-than-expected reserve requirement ratio hike announcement from its ...http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20100113-702795.html?mod=rss_Global_StocksSINGAPORE (Dow Jones)--Asian equity markets were mostly higher Thursday on Wall Street's rally, though shares in China were lagging on continued worries over further ...