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India Adjusts Short-Term Interest Rates

India Adjusts Short-Term Interest Rates


India Adjusts Short-Term Interest Rates

Posted: 20 Sep 2013 12:07 AM PDT

The changes were aimed at maintaining control of inflation while also making credit somewhat more available to the country's troubled industrial sector.
    






News Analysis: Quick Turn of Fortunes as Diplomatic Options Open Up With Syria and Iran

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 10:25 PM PDT

President Obama is facing two unexpected diplomatic initiatives with the United States' biggest adversaries in the Middle East, Syria and Iran, each fraught with opportunity and danger.
    






Administration Presses Ahead With Limits on Emissions From Power Plants

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 07:51 PM PDT

The limits, to be announced Friday, are an aggressive move to bypass Congress on climate change, and a sign that the White House is not backing down from a confrontation on emissions.
    






Door to U.S. May Be Closing for Iraqis Who Helped the American Military

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 06:29 PM PDT

Iraqis who worked for the American military during the war face discrimination and danger at home, but many are having a hard time getting visas to enter the United States.
    

Iran Said to Seek a Nuclear Accord to End Sanctions

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 06:19 PM PDT

Seizing on a perceived flexibility in a letter from President Obama to President Hassan Rouhani, Iran's leaders are focused on getting quick relief from crippling sanctions, a top adviser to the Iranian leadership said.
    






DealBook: Once Again, Punishing the Bank but Not Its Top Executives

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 06:11 PM PDT

Reports from the Securities and Exchange Commission and the British Financial Conduct Authority reveal how JPMorgan Chase's senior management operated in the crucial days before a shareholder filing on May 10.
    

Pope Says Church Is ‘Obsessed’ With Gays, Abortion and Birth Control

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 05:57 PM PDT

Saying in an interview that the Roman Catholic Church should seek a "new balance," Pope Francis articulated his vision of an inclusive church, evoking gratitude and hope from liberal Catholics who had felt left out in the cold.
    






Signs of Distress Multiplied on Killer’s Path to Navy Yard

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 05:52 PM PDT

A call to a hotel where the Navy Yard gunman was staying just days before the shooting suggests that his employer had deep concerns about his state of mind and raises questions about his clearance to work at bases.
    






DealBook: Hedge Funds Gain Foothold in China

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 04:37 PM PDT

In the next few months, six hedge funds will each be able to raise $50 million from institutions in China to invest around the world as part of a pilot program in Shanghai.
    






American Made: U.S. Textile Plants Return, With Floors Largely Empty of People

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 04:11 PM PDT

Textile factories are bustling again in the United States, but the savior was automation, meaning few of the jobs lost since the '90s came back with the plants.
    

Caracas Journal: At Every Corner, From Deaf Man to Danger, Hints of a Colorful Past

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 03:57 PM PDT

Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, is a traffic-choked, graffiti-smeared city where hints of its past character can still be read in the descriptive names of street corners.
    






As Oil Thieves Bleed Nigeria, Report Says, Officials Profit

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 02:37 PM PDT

Thieves in Nigeria steal an estimated 100,000 barrels of oil a day, and the country's politicians and security officials are among those profiting, a report said.
    






Labour Party Finding Fault With Its Leader

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 02:10 PM PDT

After three years as head of Labour, Ed Miliband has not convinceed the public that he is prime ministerial material, and questions about his leadership will hang over his party's annual conference, which begins Sunday.
    






DealBook: JPMorgan Agrees to Pay $920 Million in Fines Over Trading Loss

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 01:50 PM PDT

More than a year after traders at JPMorgan Chase caused a multibillion-dollar loss, authorities imposed fines on the bank and shifted scrutiny senior management.
    






As German Vote Nears, No Guarantees for Merkel’s Coalition

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 01:18 PM PDT

Polls showed the difficulties Chancellor Angela Merkel faced building a winning coalition as her Social Democratic challenger, Peer Steinbrück, urged his party to make the most of Ms. Merkel's collapsing support.
    






Greek Killing Raises Fears of Extremism

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 11:34 AM PDT

European officials expressed concern about a rise is hate-fueled violence after Greek demonstrators protested the killing of an antifascist activist that the police blamed on a supporter of the right-wing Golden Dawn party.
    

New Taliban Attack Reported on Afghan Police in Remote Area

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 11:29 AM PDT

The reports were a sign of growing casualty rates among forces in Afghanistan, but they were disputed by the government.
    

Hiroshi Yamauchi, Who Helped Drive Nintendo Into Dominance, Dies at 85

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 11:25 AM PDT

At 22, Mr. Yamauchi became president of his family's playing-card company and later steered it into the growing game business, developing hits like Donkey Kong and the original Mario Brothers franchises.
    

Life on Mars? Well, Maybe Not

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 11:04 AM PDT

In more than a year on Mars, Curiosity has found no evidence of methane, a gas that is considered a possible calling card of microbes, NASA announced Thursday.
    

Movie Review: ‘Rush’ Goes Inside Formula One and Two of Its Titans

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 09:34 AM PDT

Ron Howard's "Rush" tells the story of James Hunt and Niki Lauda, Formula One titans and rivals, who, in 1976, helped push racing into mainstream consciousness.
    

Magazine: Into the Wildfire

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 09:14 AM PDT

What science is learning about fire and how to live with it.
    

DealBook: Nokia’s Former Chief to Collect $25.5 Million From Microsoft Deal

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 09:00 AM PDT

Nokia disclosed that Stephen Elop is expected to collect about 18.8 million euros as he prepares to leave the company in the wake of Microsoft's takeover of its handset business.
    

Senior Egyptian Officer Is Killed in Raid on Islamists

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 06:42 AM PDT

A senior police officer was killed and 10 other officers were wounded when Egyptian security forces raided a bastion of Islamist support on the outskirts of Cairo.
    

Listening Post: Through Diplomacy, Obama Finds a Pen Pal in Iran

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 02:50 AM PDT

At the core of Iran's recent diplomatic charm offensive is an exchange of letters between President Obama and President Hassan Rouhani.
    






Emerging Markets Optimistic as Fed Tapering Is Pushed Back

Posted: 19 Sep 2013 02:34 AM PDT

A central bank official in Indonesia, whose currency has plummeted in recent months, said the decision provided short-term relief from market pressures.
    






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