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US airlines slog to slowest start since 2011

[2015-04-01 08:57]

US airline shares are off to their worst start since 2011 amid concern that carriers are offering too many seats, chipping away at one of the industry's most closely watched measures of sales.

Investment billionaire Ambani sets his sights on Israel in quest for startups

[2015-04-01 08:57]

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani is scouting for startups that may dovetail with his own plans for e-commerce and phone services in India. For that, he is willing to look as far as Israel and Silicon Valley in the United States.

Saudi seeks to attract non-oil capital

[2015-04-01 08:57]

Saudi Arabia has undertaken several initiatives to attract foreign capital outside of its oil and gas sector, the deputy governor of the kingdom's investment authority said on Monday.

IBM to harness 'Internet of Things'

[2015-04-01 08:57]

IBM is investing $3 billion to build an "Internet of Things" division aimed at harnessing the massive trove of data collected by smartphones, tablets, connected vehicles and appliances and using it to help companies better manage their businesses.

HK losing sheen as offshore yuan center

[2015-03-31 08:22]

Stiff competition from emerging offshore yuan centers around the world eroded Hong Kong's share of global payments in the Chinese currency during February, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication said in a report on Monday.

Yurun's cup of woes runneth over

[2015-03-31 08:22]

Zhu Yicai, the billionaire chairman of Yurun Holding Group Co Ltd, has been placed under residential surveillance by authorities since last Monday, said a notice released by the company on Monday.

Prada posts 28 percent drop in profit

[2015-03-31 08:22]

Prada SpA reported a 28 percent drop in full-year profit as fewer Chinese shoppers splurged on $2,950 leather handbags and other luxury products.

Slowing growth may be windfall to Cinda

[2015-03-31 08:22]

China Cinda Asset Management Co, one of four State-owned managers of soured loans, increased its distressed-asset holdings 80 percent last year and expects buying opportunities to expand as the nation's economy slows.

Currency liberalization a slow process

[2015-03-31 08:22]

Fund outflows could undermine the economy if China liberalizes its capital account too rapidly, a senior economist has warned.

Regulatory certainty 'key' for transition

[2015-03-31 08:22]

At last week's China Development Forum, there was a consensus among international business leaders that a Chinese economy in its "new normal" of slower but more sustainable growth, driven by innovation and higher value-added activity, would be crucial in maintaining a healthy global economy.

US legal system can be a trial for Chinese firms

[2015-03-31 08:22]

As the Chinese increase investment in the United States, they are discovering the US legal system, which in turn is being schooled about an ancient culture and people. The result is a steep learning curve for both sides, according to legal observers.

Other cities can learn from London's drive for clear air

[2015-03-31 08:22]

London's strategy to become the world's first city to create an ultra-low emission zone is a valuable idea for Beijing to consider.

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