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US safety regulators may seek a second penalty against Toyota Motor Corp for knowingly delaying a massive recall over defective accelerator pedals, after imposing a record $16.4 million fine against the automaker on Monday.
Trying again to halt a debt crisis that has hammered the euro, fellow eurozone governments tossed struggling Greece a financial lifeline Sunday, saying they would make 30 billion euros in loans available this year alone — if Athens asks for the money.
Australia - Macarthur Coal Ltd rejected a A$3.64 billion ($3.4 billion) takeover bid from New Hope Corp, which is battling Peabody Energy Corp and Noble Group Ltd for control of the world's biggest producer of pulverized coal.
Eskom Holdings Ltd, South Africa's state-owned electricity supplier, received approval for a $3.75 billion loan from the World Bank (WB) to help build one of the world's largest coal-fired power plants.
Vodafone Group Plc and Bharti Airtel Ltd may have to pay the Indian government as much as $3 billion each as 15 bidders vie for airwaves to offer faster data services in the world's second-largest wireless market.
Euro zone officials agreed on Friday on the terms of a possible financial rescue for Greece as a ratings agency downgraded its debt by two notches citing a worsening economy and rising borrowing costs.
British factory gate inflation rose in March at its fastest pace in 16 months, driven by a surge in the cost of oil and a variety of imported goods, official data showed on Friday.
Oil prices fell on Thursday for the second day in a row as a rise in US jobless claims and high crude inventories outweighed upbeat retail sales data in the world's top energy consumer.
US corporate earnings should top forecasts again in the first quarter, but the extent of the stock market's rally means investors are expecting a lot from companies.
The European Central Bank (ECB) President Jean-Claude Trichet on Thursday said default is not a big issue for Greece in a bid to calm down the markets after ECB decided to remain its key interest rate at a record low level of 1 percent.
A courtyard house next to Beihai Park that was once part of a Qing dynasty palace is being advertised online for 420 million yuan and attracting the interest of State-owned enterprises.
| Name | Value | Change | Time |
| Shanghai | 2,975.24 | -0.28% | Fri |
| Shenzhen | 13,224.98 | +0.87% | Fri |
| HSI | 23,607.22 | -0.18% | Fri |
| NIKKEI | 9,426.71 | +0.54% | Fri |
| Dow | 11,146.57 | +0.35% | Thur |
| Nasdaq | 2,459.67 | +0.09% | Thur |