http://www.firstpost.com Firstpost Wed, 22 May 2013 12:05:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/yen-weakens-past-100-to-dollar-may-fan-talk-of-currency-war-772087.html#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 19:45:27 +0000 FP Staff http://www.firstpost.com/politics/yen-weakens-past-100-to-dollar-may-fan-talk-of-currency-war-772087.html TOKYO (Reuters) - The yen weakened past 100 per dollar, giving Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a symbolic victory for his easy money policies, with markets bracing for further declines in the currency that could raise tensions with trading partners. The yen broke through resistance to fall as low as 101.43 per dollar, down nearly three percent from Thursday's high around 98.65, and the weakest level in over four-and-a-half years. The yen has declined more than 20 percent against the dollar in the past six months and its slide was the first tangible effect of Abe's push to end two decades of stagnation with a potent mix of aggressive monetary easing and fiscal expansion]]> http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/yen-weakens-past-100-to-dollar-may-fan-talk-of-currency-war-772087.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/iran-courts-indian-companies-with-sweeter-oil-contracts-769121.html#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:24 +0000 FP Staff http://www.firstpost.com/politics/iran-courts-indian-companies-with-sweeter-oil-contracts-769121.html DUBAI/DELHI (Reuters) - Iran has offered new, more alluring terms to reluctant Indian companies to win the investment it craves for its decaying energy sector suffering from tight Western sanctions. ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/iran-courts-indian-companies-with-sweeter-oil-contracts-769121.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/dow-ends-above-15000-for-first-time-sp-closes-at-record-761221.html#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 00:15:24 +0000 FP Staff http://www.firstpost.com/politics/dow-ends-above-15000-for-first-time-sp-closes-at-record-761221.html NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Dow closed above 15,000 for the first time on Tuesday and the S&P 500 ended at another record high, extending the market's rally as more investors rushed to join the party and German industrial data beat expectations. It was the fourth straight record close for the S&P 500. ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/dow-ends-above-15000-for-first-time-sp-closes-at-record-761221.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/tech/microsoft-to-sell-cheap-nokia-lumia-521-for-under-150-at-walmart-748339.html#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 05:30:53 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=748339 Microsoft Corp's phone chief hates to call the new Nokia Lumia 521 cheap, but the lower-priced smartphone launching in the United States is the company's boldest move yet to win mass market share from leaders Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/tech/microsoft-to-sell-cheap-nokia-lumia-521-for-under-150-at-walmart-748339.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/world/boston-bombing-suspect-arrested-cnn-report-707868.html#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:15:10 +0000 FP Staff http://www.firstpost.com/politics/boston-bombing-suspect-arrested-cnn-report-707868.html BOSTON (Reuters) - Authorities have arrested a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings based on security video that showed a man depositing a bag at the scene before the blasts, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing U.S. and Boston law enforcement sources]]> http://www.firstpost.com/world/boston-bombing-suspect-arrested-cnn-report-707868.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/business/insider-trading-fbi-probes-trading-as-kpmg-quits-herbalife-audits-693434.html#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 08:24:01 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=693434 KPMG said that it had resigned as the outside auditor for two clients due to the actions of a senior partner, who was in charge of the audit practice in its Los Angeles business unit.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/business/insider-trading-fbi-probes-trading-as-kpmg-quits-herbalife-audits-693434.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/world/why-nuclear-waste-is-a-growing-headache-for-s-korea-675740.html#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:48:05 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=675740 The country's radioactive waste storage is filling up as its nuclear power industry burgeons, but what South Korea sees as its best solution — reprocessing the spent fuel so it can be used again — faces stiff opposition from its US ally.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/world/why-nuclear-waste-is-a-growing-headache-for-s-korea-675740.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/world/china-terms-us-hacking-allegations-as-groundless-631185.html#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 09:42:49 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=631185 China has dismissed as "groundless" detailed allegations pointing to a Chinese military unit in Shanghai as the source of massive computer hacking of US targets. ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/world/china-terms-us-hacking-allegations-as-groundless-631185.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/sp-500-ends-6-day-winning-streak-on-cliff-anxiety-556822.html#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:30:09 +0000 FP Staff http://www.firstpost.com/politics/sp-500-ends-6-day-winning-streak-on-cliff-anxiety-556822.html NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended its six-day winning streak on Thursday, retreating as worries intensified that Washington's "fiscal cliff" negotiations were dragging on with little progress. ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/sp-500-ends-6-day-winning-streak-on-cliff-anxiety-556822.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/us-stocks-sp-500-ends-6-day-winning-streak-on-cliff-anxiety-556812.html#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:00:23 +0000 FP Staff http://www.firstpost.com/politics/us-stocks-sp-500-ends-6-day-winning-streak-on-cliff-anxiety-556812.html NEW YORK (Reuters) - The S&P 500 ended its six-day winning streak on Thursday, retreating as worries intensified that Washington's "fiscal cliff" negotiations were dragging on with little progress. Anxiety about the drawn-out talks between Democrats and Republicans was enough to offset encouraging data on retail sales and jobless claims on Thursday. There is concern that tax hikes and spending cuts, set to begin in 2013 if a deal is not reached in Washington, will hurt growth]]> http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/us-stocks-sp-500-ends-6-day-winning-streak-on-cliff-anxiety-556812.html/feed 0