IMF calls for more Asian infrastructure (AFP)

星期一, 03月 22nd, 2010

John Lipsky, deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund. Asia's developing economies must invest more in infrastructure and social welfare to promote long-term growth in a region where millions fell back into poverty during the global economic crisis, Lipsky said.(AFP/File/Bulent Kilic)AFP - Asia’s developing economies must invest more in infrastructure and social welfare to promote long-term growth in a region where millions fell back into poverty during the global economic crisis, an IMF official said Monday.

Oil prices lower in Asian trade (AFP)

星期一, 03月 22nd, 2010

Oil drilling rigs in Midland County, Texas. Oil prices dipped to near 80 dollars a barrel in Asian trade, extending last week's losses caused by gains in the US dollar.(AFP/File/Mira Oberman)AFP - Oil prices dipped to near 80 dollars a barrel in Asian trade Monday, extending last week’s losses caused by gains in the US dollar.

Alitalia cancels flights before airport strike (AP)

星期一, 03月 22nd, 2010

AP - Italy’s national carrier Alitalia said it had canceled or delayed flights across the country because of a four-hour strike Monday by pilots, flight attendants and baggage handlers.

EU presidency wants Greek aid decision at summit (AFP)

星期一, 03月 22nd, 2010

A man sells his goods at a second-hand street market in Piraeus near Athens. The Spanish presidency of the European Union said it would push the bloc to agree on financial aid for Greece at a summit this week, despite reservations from EU powerhouse Germany.(AFP/File/Louisa Gouliamaki)AFP - The Spanish presidency of the European Union said on Monday it would push the bloc to agree on financial aid for Greece at a summit this week, despite reservations from EU powerhouse Germany.

As farmers move from cotton to corn, jobs are lost (AP)

星期一, 03月 22nd, 2010

Corn prices have been strong, and it's more profitable because it takes less labor to produce. Corn's lower production costs also make it a less risky investment than cotton.  (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)AP - Fields of white cotton once stretched as far as the eye could see across the fertile Mississippi Delta, but now many of those acres are flush with green corn stalks.

Obama achieves health law success that eluded past (AP)

星期一, 03月 22nd, 2010

President Barack Obama speaks about healthcare reform at the Patriot Center at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., Friday, March 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Rarely does the government, that big, clumsy, poorly regarded oaf, pull off anything short of war that touches all lives with one act, one stroke of a president’s pen. Such a moment has come.

German exports to China up 7 pct in 2009 (AP)

星期一, 03月 22nd, 2010

AP - German data show that the country’s exports to China rose by 7 percent last year despite an overall decline that saw it lose its status as the world’s biggest exporter to the rising Asian power.

Oil drops to near $80, extending Friday’s losses (AP)

星期一, 03月 22nd, 2010

Unidentified oil workers stand in front of a natural gas flame burning off Sunday, March 21, 2010, in the Persian Gulf desert oil field of Sakhir, Bahrain.  (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)AP - Oil prices dropped to near $80 a barrel Monday in Asia, extending losses from Friday as a monthlong rally fizzled out.

House passes Democratic changes to health bill (AP)

星期一, 03月 22nd, 2010

POLITICS HEALTH)AP - The House has passed key changes to its just-approved overhaul of health care legislation. The changes are part of a prearranged agreement to guarantee passage of the historic legislation.

House backs Obama’s bid to revamp student loans (Reuters)

星期一, 03月 22nd, 2010

Reuters - The Democratic-led House of Representatives on Sunday approved President Barack Obama’s bid to implement what would be the biggest overhaul in decades of the federal student loan program.