Nasdaq OMX and Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) on Friday announced a joint 11.3-billion-dollar bid to buy the NYSE Euronext, a 19 percent premium over a previous offer by Germany's Deutsche Boerse.
India's population grew at its slowest pace since independence in the decade to 2011, the government said on Thursday, a trend welcomed by some since it may lead to higher living standards and sounder public finances in a country with enough young people.
The World Trade Organization has ruled that Boeing Co. received at least $5.3 billion in prohibited US subsidies to develop and build new planes, according to a finding of a report first issued in January but made public on Thursday.
Stabilization of major currencies need to be addressed prior to broadening role of SDR (Special Drawing Right), Robert Mundell, professor of economics at Columbia University and, told China Daily before opening ceremony of the G20 seminar on international monetary system held in Nanjing on Thursday.
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday called for the country to reduce its oil imports by one third by 2025 to secure its energy supply in the future.
Global clean energy finance and investment grew significantly in 2010 to $243 billion, a 30 percent increase from the previous year. China, Germany, Italy and India were among the nations that most successfully attracted private investments.
The prospect of growing Chinese economic clout is welcomed in all African countries, in contrast to other parts of the world where attitudes are either negative or divided, a poll showed on Sunday.
Hundreds of customers lined up outside Apple stores in Australia and New Zealand on Friday for the international launch of the iPad 2, which has flown off the shelves in the United States leaving the company struggling to meet demand.
Larry Summers cautioned against protectionism and said nations must move "past the idea that the prosperity of one country is a threat to the prosperity of others".
IMAX Corp announced plans Thursday to open 75 more theaters in China within four years in partnership with Wanda Cinemas, the country's largest theater operator, underscoring the Chinese movie industry's rapid expansion.
South Korea is examining the impact of a free trade deal (FTA) with China, the trade minister said Thursday.
Political turmoil in Portugal and looming elections in other countries are expected to prevent a summit of European Union leaders this week from taking tough decisions to address the region's debt crisis.