worldspy - 17.05.12 10:26 Japan's economy grew an annualized 4.1% in the quarter ended in March, as resurgent domestic demand and government spending helped fuel recovery from last year's natural disasters and supply disruptions that depressed growth. mehr bei online.wsj.com

worldspy - 16.05.12 19:07 Lorraine Luk and Juro Osawa, reporting for the WSJ from Hong Kong:


The new iPhone that Apple Inc. is expected to unveil this year is
likely to have a larger display than its current models have, with
the company ordering bigger screens from its Asian suppliers,
people familiar with the matter said. mehr bei online.wsj.com

KMR - 16.05.12 06:00 General Motors Co. plans to stop advertising with Facebook Inc. after deciding that paid ads on the site have little impact on consumers' car purchases, according to a GM official.

The move by GM, one of the largest advertisers in the U.S., puts a spotlight on an issue that many marketers have been raising: whether ads on Facebook help them... mehr bei online.wsj.com

worldspy - 15.05.12 22:06 Greek depositors withdrew €700 million from local banks Monday, the country's president said, as he warned that the situation facing Greece's lenders was very difficult. mehr bei online.wsj.com

worldspy - 14.05.12 21:28 Apple is preparing an upgrade of its online service iCloud that includes new photo-sharing features. mehr bei online.wsj.com

worldspy - 12.05.12 03:37 Nigeria's $1 billion sovereign-wealth fund is set to start operating in the next few months, in what would mark a crucial step to help the government finance the revamping of its ramshackle roads and power grids. mehr bei online.wsj.com

worldspy - 11.05.12 23:17 Hopes for a coalition government stumbled amid conflicting signals from two leftist parties that appear to hold the key to power and the country's future in the euro zone. mehr bei online.wsj.com

worldspy - 11.05.12 01:05 The convulsions rocking the Continent this week have convinced some analysts and investors that the euro's recent slippage presages a bigger fall. mehr bei online.wsj.com

worldspy - 10.05.12 12:28 China posted surprisingly weak foreign trade growth in April, signaling that the world's second largest economy continues to face strong head winds, both from abroad and at home. mehr bei online.wsj.com

worldspy - 10.05.12 00:43 European pressure on Greece to pull together a pro-reform government intensified as the nation's political parties failed to reach consensus. mehr bei online.wsj.com