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WASHINGTON (April 17): US Energy Secretary Rick Perry is ordering a study of the US electric grid, with an eye to examining whether policies that favor wind and solar energy are accelerating the retirement of coal and nuclear plants critical to ensuring s

BAKU (March 23): It took a decade of gains for the Azeri currency to build up trust, and two devaluations to ruin it.

SINGAPORE (March 22): Barclays Capital is forecasting Standard & Poor’s (S&P) 500 earnings per share (EPS) to hit US$129 ($181) this year, assuming that a 5% sales growth combined with modest margin expansion and continued repurchases will lead to 8% EP

SYDNEY (MARCH 21): The discovery of a new surf spot allows a lucky board rider to commune with nature unfettered. Yet the inevitable influx of surfing hordes can also spur a burst of economic growth, according to new research.

WASHINGTON (Jan 24): A number of Wall Street analysts are becoming increasingly concerned that President Donald Trump won't be able to follow through on several key proposals that he campaigned on, such as lowering corporate taxes and increasing infra

SINGAPORE (Jan 23): Singapore has registered a rise in consumer prices for the first time in two years with headline inflation coming in 0.2% in Dec 2016, according to a joint release between the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Ministry of T

HONG KONG (Jan 12): As China’s yuan swings back into the global spotlight, it might seem like an odd time for authorities in Beijing to loosen their grip on the tightly-managed currency.

(Nov 17): Foreign direct investment flowing both ways between the US and China may be two to four times greater than shown by data from both governments.

NEW YORK (Nov 7): To understand how fearful investors are of all the wild cards in Tuesday’s US presidential election, just take a look at the gold market.

SHANGHAI (Nov 7): The push by China’s policy makers to rein in property bubbles looks to be getting traction, according to early indicators from the nation’s biggest cities.