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  • What Now for Western Drugmakers in India? Tuesday, 2 Apr 2013 | 7:53 PM ET

    Stung by a landmark patent defeat, Western drugmakers will be wary about launching new products in India, but they cannot afford to quit a country with a market potential as large as India's.

  • Australia's Central Bank Chief Gets New Term Wednesday, 3 Apr 2013 | 12:19 AM ET

    Australia's highly-regarded central bank governor, Glenn Stevens, will remain in his position for a further three years after his current seven-year term expires in September.

  • Cyprus Will Happen Everywhere: Marc Faber Tuesday, 2 Apr 2013 | 11:33 AM ET

    Events like those in Cyprus will happen in more countries all over the world, said Marc Faber, contrarian investor and publisher of the Gloom, Boom & Doom Report.

  • Goldman's Big New Thing for Wall Street Tuesday, 2 Apr 2013 | 6:21 PM ET

    Goldman Sachs is raising up to $600 million for a publicly-traded credit fund that will buy risky loans. What could go wrong?

  • Crisis Over? Demand for Foreign Workers to Jump Tuesday, 2 Apr 2013 | 5:58 AM ET

    A popular U.S. visa program for skilled workers is likely to hit its quota within days after its application period opens, triggering a lottery and signaling that companies feel confident about the economy.

  • North Korea Raises Stakes in Nuclear Standoff Tuesday, 2 Apr 2013 | 8:11 AM ET

    North Korea said Tuesday it will escalate production of nuclear weapons material, including restarting a long-shuttered plutonium reactor, in what outsiders see as Pyongyang's latest attempt to extract U.S. concessions by raising fears of war.

  • Subaru and General Motors Recall Vehicles...Again Tuesday, 2 Apr 2013 | 12:23 PM ET

    Subaru and General Motors are recalling cars to check for corroded brake lines and problems with heated steering wheels, officials said.

  • GM, Chrysler and Ford See Sales Jump in March Tuesday, 2 Apr 2013 | 10:41 AM ET

    Major automakers posted strong monthly U.S. car sales last month, helped by growing confidence in the recovery and demand for pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles.

  • An Israeli navy vessel enters the southern port of Ashdod.

    As reassurance to foreign firms investing in the development of NatGas reserves, the Israeli government has said it will invest in its navy.

  • Factory Orders Gain 3%, Boosted by Aircraft Orders Tuesday, 2 Apr 2013 | 10:01 AM ET

    New orders for U.S. factory goods rose sharply in February but a gauge of planned business spending slipped, suggesting factory activity continued to expand at a moderate pace.

  • Pope to Review Vatican's Scandal-Plagued Bank Tuesday, 2 Apr 2013 | 12:43 PM ET
    Pope Francis I

    Pope Francis, who has said he wants the Catholic Church to be a model of austerity and honesty, could restructure or even close the Vatican's scandal-ridden bank, Vatican sources say.

  • Caroline Kennedy May Be Next US Ambassador to Japan Tuesday, 2 Apr 2013 | 8:55 AM ET
    Caroline Kennedy

    President Barack Obama is leaning toward picking Caroline Kennedy to be the next U.S. ambassador to Japan, a source familiar with the process said on Monday.

  • Investors Shrug Off Singapore Property Curbs Tuesday, 2 Apr 2013 | 1:28 AM ET
    Singapore, a scene of the street

    Despite multiple rounds of curbs by the Singapore government to cool the red-hot real estate sector, investors remain unfazed with some buyers purchasing multiple homes, believing that prices will still head higher.

  • RBA Keeps Rates Steady as Outlook Brightens Monday, 1 Apr 2013 | 11:31 PM ET

    The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept interest rates on hold on Tuesday, in line with market expectations, saying that global downside risks appear to have eased and previous rate cuts are stimulating the economy.

  • China Smog Linked to 1.2 Million Premature Deaths Monday, 1 Apr 2013 | 9:46 PM ET

    Outdoor air pollution contributed to 1.2 million premature deaths in China in 2010, nearly 40 percent of the global total, according to a new summary of data from a scientific study on leading causes of death. The New York Times reports.

  • North Korean Leader Dials Down Hostile Rhetoric Tuesday, 2 Apr 2013 | 1:37 AM ET
    People watch a television broadcast reporting North Korea's nuclear test.

    North Korea's leader appeared to tamp down hostile rhetoric that had threatened impending war with the United States and South Korea in a key speech published on Tuesday.

  • Air pollution is driving expatriates out of Beijing and making it harder for companies to recruit international talent. The FT reports.

  • Apple CEO Says Sorry to Chinese Consumers Monday, 1 Apr 2013 | 1:58 PM ET
    Tim Cook

    Apple CEO Tim Cook apologized to Chinese consumers on Monday for confusion over its warranty policy following more than two weeks of criticism in the Chinese media of its after-sales service.

  • Chinese Editor Suspended for Article on North Korea Monday, 1 Apr 2013 | 8:58 PM ET

    A well-known editor of an influential Communist Party journal said Monday that he had been suspended after writing an article for a foreign newspaper saying that China should abandon its ally North Korea. The New York Times reports.

  • Exercise rider Jonny Garcia takes Triple Crown hopefull I'll Have Another over the track in preparation for the 144th Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park on June 7, 2012 in Elmont, New York.

    Mining mogul Nathan Tinkler is selling Australia's largest thoroughbred racing and stud empire as he struggles to pay off debts.

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