<![CDATA[IBTimes.com : Economy]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/rss/articles/categories/24.rss All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com <![CDATA[IBTimes.com : Economy]]> 120 30 http://www.ibtimes.com/rss/articles/categories/24.rss http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif <![CDATA[GCC: Can The Arab Gulf States Form A Political And Economic Union To Rival The EU And Shut Out Iran?]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345737/20120526/gcc-arab-gulf-states-saudi-arabia-kuwait.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345737/20120526/gcc-arab-gulf-states-saudi-arabia-kuwait.htm Sat, 26 May 2012 13:30:59 EDT <![CDATA[Moscow’s Airport Battle: How The Kremlin Is Moving To Wrest Control Of A $5 Billion Facility From Oligarchs]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345735/20120526/moscow-domodedovo-russia-business-putin.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345735/20120526/moscow-domodedovo-russia-business-putin.htm Sat, 26 May 2012 13:24:48 EDT <![CDATA[Why India Should Hike Diesel Prices]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345733/20120526/why-india-increase-diesel-prices-deregulate-fuel.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345733/20120526/why-india-increase-diesel-prices-deregulate-fuel.htm Sat, 26 May 2012 12:29:44 EDT <![CDATA[US Cities with Most Underwater Mortgage [SLIDESHOW]]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345687/20120526/cities-underwater-mortgage-housing-crisis-slideshow.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345687/20120526/cities-underwater-mortgage-housing-crisis-slideshow.htm Sat, 26 May 2012 05:46:11 EDT <![CDATA[More Sympathy to Sub-Saharan Africa than Greece: IMF Chief Christine Lagarde]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345680/20120526/greek-exit-imf-chief-christian-lagarde-austerity.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345680/20120526/greek-exit-imf-chief-christian-lagarde-austerity.htm Sat, 26 May 2012 05:04:28 EDT <![CDATA[Cookie Law Deadline Ends, Majority of UK Online Retailers Yet to Comply]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345670/20120526/uk-cookie-law-comes-effect-online-privacy.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345670/20120526/uk-cookie-law-comes-effect-online-privacy.htm Sat, 26 May 2012 03:25:33 EDT <![CDATA[Bankia Seeks €19bn Rescue, Fears of Spanish Bailout Mount]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345650/20120526/spain-bankia-bailout-junk-rating-european-union.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345650/20120526/spain-bankia-bailout-junk-rating-european-union.htm Sat, 26 May 2012 00:45:46 EDT <![CDATA[The Pain In Spain: Bankia Bailout, 5 Credit-Rating Downgrades]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345643/20120525/spain-spanish-banking-crisis-bankia-financial-catalonia.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345643/20120525/spain-spanish-banking-crisis-bankia-financial-catalonia.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 23:30:19 EDT <![CDATA[US Stocks - Time To 'Sell In May And Go Away'?]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345627/20120525/dow-stocks-djia-technical-earnings-revenue-economy.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345627/20120525/dow-stocks-djia-technical-earnings-revenue-economy.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 17:37:15 EDT <![CDATA[In Lehman's Archstone Deal, 'Grave Dancer' Sam Zell Wins Again]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345625/20120525/archstone-lehman-sam-zell.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345625/20120525/archstone-lehman-sam-zell.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 17:34:58 EDT <![CDATA[Investors Love Rio: Why Foreign Companies Are Buying Into Brazil's Real Economy]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345624/20120525/brazil-foreign-investment-brazilian-real-ge-takeda.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345624/20120525/brazil-foreign-investment-brazilian-real-ge-takeda.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 17:28:23 EDT <![CDATA[Japan’s Renesas Electronics May Ax 14,000]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345620/20120525/renesas-chips-japan-fire-micron.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345620/20120525/renesas-chips-japan-fire-micron.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 17:00:09 EDT <![CDATA[French, Germany Consumer Confidence Holding Up -- A Dangerous Sign of Euro Zone Crisis Fatigue?]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345581/20120525/sign-euro-zone-crisis-fatigue-greek-exit.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345581/20120525/sign-euro-zone-crisis-fatigue-greek-exit.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 14:33:27 EDT <![CDATA[What Would An Independent Scotland Look Like?]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345567/20120525/scotkland-independence-union-uk-london-salmond-snp.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345567/20120525/scotkland-independence-union-uk-london-salmond-snp.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 13:53:46 EDT <![CDATA[Airbus Smells Good Business In Wider Plane Seats For Bigger Americans]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345555/20120525/airbus-boeing-airlines-seats-320-obese-obesity.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345555/20120525/airbus-boeing-airlines-seats-320-obese-obesity.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 13:02:03 EDT <![CDATA[US Consumer Sentiment Rises To Highest Level In More Than 4 Years]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345544/20120525/consumer-sentiment-spending-michigan-gdp-jobs-economy.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345544/20120525/consumer-sentiment-spending-michigan-gdp-jobs-economy.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 12:39:39 EDT <![CDATA[Mortgage Executive Sells 15 Central Park West Condo For $23.3 Million, Twice What He Paid]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345542/20120525/15-central-park-west-william-lawrence.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345542/20120525/15-central-park-west-william-lawrence.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 12:36:35 EDT <![CDATA[European Consumers Are Confident: Reports]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345529/20120525/consumer-confidence.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345529/20120525/consumer-confidence.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 12:16:04 EDT <![CDATA[Air India: Aviation Minister Warns Union Of New Pilot Hires If Strike Continues]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345527/20120525/air-india-pilots-union-strike-carrier-court.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345527/20120525/air-india-pilots-union-strike-carrier-court.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 12:11:21 EDT <![CDATA[EU Sues Argentina For 'Protectionism' As Trade Row Deepens]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345516/20120525/argentina-eu-trade-wto.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345516/20120525/argentina-eu-trade-wto.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 11:42:50 EDT <![CDATA[No Longer Number One: Shipping Crisis Hits China's Once-Roaring Maritime Industries]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345506/20120525/shipping-closure-slowdown.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345506/20120525/shipping-closure-slowdown.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 11:28:03 EDT <![CDATA[Fracking Debate Complicates As Group Accuses University Of Parroting Oil Industry]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345494/20120525/pennsylvania-univeristy-buffalo-hydraulic-fracturing-study.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345494/20120525/pennsylvania-univeristy-buffalo-hydraulic-fracturing-study.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 10:56:45 EDT <![CDATA[Indian Government May Delay Diesel Price Hike As Pressure Mounts To Rollback Petrol Prices]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345484/20120525/petrol-price-hike-government-delay-diesel-prices.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345484/20120525/petrol-price-hike-government-delay-diesel-prices.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 10:35:33 EDT <![CDATA[US Treasury Declines To Call China A Currency 'Manipulator']]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345468/20120525/treasury-china-currency-manipulator.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345468/20120525/treasury-china-currency-manipulator.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 09:59:07 EDT <![CDATA[China And Israel Expand Military Ties In Sign Of Growing Cooperation]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345464/20120525/china-israel-iran-military-ties-security-beijing.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345464/20120525/china-israel-iran-military-ties-security-beijing.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 09:50:50 EDT <![CDATA[Searching For The American Dream, In A Chinese RV]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345463/20120525/china-recreation-vehicle-vacation-consumer.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345463/20120525/china-recreation-vehicle-vacation-consumer.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 09:49:24 EDT <![CDATA[Goldman Sachs, Bank of America Downgrade India's Growth Outlook]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345454/20120525/goldman-sachs-bank-america-slash-india-growth.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345454/20120525/goldman-sachs-bank-america-slash-india-growth.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 09:27:34 EDT <![CDATA[Petrol Price Hike To Severe Public Health Risk, Favours the Rich: CSE]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345415/20120525/petrol-price-hike-severe-public-health-risk.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345415/20120525/petrol-price-hike-severe-public-health-risk.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 08:05:19 EDT <![CDATA[Spain's Bankia Suspends Shares On Bailout Rumors]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345404/20120525/bankia-spain-bailout-debt-crisis-eu.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345404/20120525/bankia-spain-bailout-debt-crisis-eu.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 07:44:53 EDT <![CDATA[Mark Zuckerberg's $6.4 Billion Loss: Value Of Facebook CEO's Stake A Gambler's Nightmare]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345365/20120525/facebook-ipo-mark-zuckerberg-value-shares-stock.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345365/20120525/facebook-ipo-mark-zuckerberg-value-shares-stock.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 06:24:33 EDT <![CDATA[Are Record-Low Mortgage Rates Hurting The US Housing Market?]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345355/20120525/mortgage-rates-falling-housing-implications.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345355/20120525/mortgage-rates-falling-housing-implications.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 05:57:51 EDT <![CDATA[After Greece Exits The Euro, What's Next? An Illustrated Guide To 5 Possible Scenarios]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345354/20120525/euro-crisis-greece-exit-drachma-default-geuro.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345354/20120525/euro-crisis-greece-exit-drachma-default-geuro.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 05:52:02 EDT <![CDATA[BSE Sensex, NSE Nifty Hover Between Red And Green; Oil, Auto And IT Shares Worst Hit]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345316/20120525/bse-sensex-nse-nifty-hovering-between-red.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345316/20120525/bse-sensex-nse-nifty-hovering-between-red.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 04:12:43 EDT <![CDATA[India Warns of Potential Ban on EU Airlines over Carbon Tax Dispute]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345308/20120525/india-warns-ban-european-airlines-carbon-tax.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345308/20120525/india-warns-ban-european-airlines-carbon-tax.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 03:55:34 EDT <![CDATA[Goldman Sachs Shareholders Approve Executive Pay Plans, Turns to Twitter to Improve Image]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345275/20120525/goldman-sachs-annual-meeting-executive-pay-plans.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345275/20120525/goldman-sachs-annual-meeting-executive-pay-plans.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 02:59:03 EDT <![CDATA[European Crisis Live: Stocks Turn Negative as Spain's Catalan Region Says Needs Financial Support]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345274/20120525/europe-crisis-greece-bailout-grexit-debt-default.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345274/20120525/europe-crisis-greece-bailout-grexit-debt-default.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 02:51:47 EDT <![CDATA[More Steel Production for China as Beijing Approves $11B New Guangdong Steel Mill]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345267/20120525/more-steel-production-china-beijing-approves-11b.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345267/20120525/more-steel-production-china-beijing-approves-11b.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 02:37:20 EDT <![CDATA[Alibaba.com Shareholders Clear BuyBack Plan, CIC to Take $2bn Stake in Alibaba]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345228/20120525/alibaba-com-group-ecommerce-share-buy-back.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345228/20120525/alibaba-com-group-ecommerce-share-buy-back.htm Fri, 25 May 2012 00:36:32 EDT <![CDATA[Prada Embarks on Ambitious Expansion Plan]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345225/20120524/prada-leather-china-india-brazil-morocco-istanbul.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345225/20120524/prada-leather-china-india-brazil-morocco-istanbul.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 23:53:58 EDT <![CDATA[China’s First Commercial Plane Hampered with Approval Delays]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345224/20120524/china-boeing-airbus.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345224/20120524/china-boeing-airbus.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 23:52:42 EDT <![CDATA[$8.5B Budget Approved For Origin and Conoco Australia's LNG Project]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345223/20120524/lng-united-states-china-sinopec-conocophillips.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345223/20120524/lng-united-states-china-sinopec-conocophillips.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 23:51:44 EDT <![CDATA[Australia Targets Criminal Operations at Main Waterfront Areas]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345222/20120524/govt-targets-criminal-operations-australia-s-main.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345222/20120524/govt-targets-criminal-operations-australia-s-main.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 23:49:45 EDT <![CDATA[Rio Tinto Insists on Iron Ore Growth Plans]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345218/20120524/rio-tinto-insists-iron-ore-growth-plans.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345218/20120524/rio-tinto-insists-iron-ore-growth-plans.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 23:39:24 EDT <![CDATA[Angola: The Bloody 'Democracy' Of An Oil Republic]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345185/20120524/angola-oil-exports-trade-china-imports-opec.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345185/20120524/angola-oil-exports-trade-china-imports-opec.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 19:56:15 EDT <![CDATA[Australian Dollar Outlook - 05/25/2012]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345181/20120524/australia-dollar-usd-aud-eur-commodities-europe.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345181/20120524/australia-dollar-usd-aud-eur-commodities-europe.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 19:48:08 EDT <![CDATA[Global Markets Overview - 05/25/2012]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345177/20120524/jp-morgan-goldman-sachs-ftse-hang-seng.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345177/20120524/jp-morgan-goldman-sachs-ftse-hang-seng.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 19:24:47 EDT <![CDATA[Is Germany Next? Investors Flee Madrid's CDS For Berlin]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345144/20120524/spain-cds-spread-debt-eurozone-crisis-spanish.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345144/20120524/spain-cds-spread-debt-eurozone-crisis-spanish.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 16:37:06 EDT <![CDATA[Tokyo, Madrid, Istanbul Vie For Olympic (Pot Of) Gold]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345105/20120524/olympic-bid-2020-games-tokyo-istanbul-madrid.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345105/20120524/olympic-bid-2020-games-tokyo-istanbul-madrid.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 14:13:03 EDT <![CDATA[State Fracking Laws Expand As Ohio Is Set To Approve Its Own Bill]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345100/20120524/fracking-ohio-vote-house-chemicals-disclosure.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345100/20120524/fracking-ohio-vote-house-chemicals-disclosure.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 14:02:07 EDT <![CDATA[Manufacturing In Central Western States Rebound In May]]> http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345074/20120524/kansas-city-fed-manufacturing-report-tenth-disctrict.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/345074/20120524/kansas-city-fed-manufacturing-report-tenth-disctrict.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 12:42:02 EDT