Archive for April 11th, 2008

Hawaii: Maui drivers pay record $4 for gallon of gas

Friday, April 11th, 2008

It's a good thing the Hawaiian island of Maui is not a big island because the average price of regular gasoline there has reached a record 4 U.S. dollars per gallon. Wailuku is the first area in the United States tracked by AAA's Dai ...

U.S.: West Coast fisheries cancel salmon season

Friday, April 11th, 2008

Look for the price of salmon to skyrocket after West Coast fisheries managers in the United States voted to cancel all commercial salmon fishing off the California and Oregon coasts this year. The Pacific Fishery Management Council ...

Singapore Telecom launches global delivery platform

Friday, April 11th, 2008

Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) announced Friday the launch of the Global Delivery Platform (GDP), which will provide full end-to-end network performance monitoring. The telecom giant said in a statement that "It is the firs ...

Singapore PM praises development of China’s knowledge economy

Friday, April 11th, 2008

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong praised on Friday the development of the knowledge-based economy in China, saying the growing scientific and technological prowess of China is an important factor in its economic takeoff. " ...

Japan’s wholesale prices up 2.2% in FY 2007

Friday, April 11th, 2008

Japan's wholesale prices registered a 2.2 percent increase on a year-on-year basis in fiscal 2007, the fastest pace since 1989 when the index stood at 2.6 percent, Japan's central bank said Friday. The Bank of Japan (BOJ), in a prel ...

Indian stock market opens higher

Friday, April 11th, 2008

Indian shares opened higher on Friday, with the key Sensex index up 0.92 percent shortly after opening. Sensex rose 145.46 points, or 0.92 percent to 15,840.56. Sensex is the common name for the Bombay Stock Exchange Sensiti ...

S Korean central bank governor warns of economic slowdown

Friday, April 11th, 2008

Bank of Korea (BOK) Governor Lee Seong-tae warned of an economic slowdown on Thursday, saying U.S. financial market unease will pull down growth rates here and pour cold water on consumption and corporate investment, the Korea Times reporte ...

U.S. stocks rise on retailers’ sale reports

Friday, April 11th, 2008

Wall Street rose Thursday on a better-than-expected sales performance by discount retailers. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Costco Wholesale Corp. reported sales increase in March and they expected sales to keep rising. The U.S. L ...