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• Oil rises in Asia as Ike threatens Gulf of Mexico
SINGAPORE - Oil prices rose Monday in Asia as Hurricane Ike looked poised to slam into the Gulf of Mexico later this week, delaying efforts to bring oil and gas production back online in a region still recovering from Hurricane Gustav. Light, sweet ...
• Report: Washington Mutual ousts CEO
Lehman also appointed Riccardo Banchetti and Christian Meissner co-chief executive officers of Europe and the Middle East, and said Jeremy Isaacs will retire as chief executive officer for Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific at the end of the ...
• Old Web idea of micropayments finally finds a home
The idea has already taken hold in Asia, where piracy is widespread, making it harder for companies to profit from the traditional model of selling the games themselves.
• World markets plunge after Wall Street sell-off
Across in Asia, stock markets lost ground. In Japan, the benchmark Nikkei 225 index sank 2.75 percent to 12,212.23. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index tumbled 2.24 percent to 19,933.28, dropping below 20,000 for the first time in more than a year.
• First thoughts: A missed opportunity?
Would she know where those terrorist came from and what cultural influences would effect them in southeast asia for instance... or Africa for instance?