Section: Indonesia
Global stocks up on US housing, Ukraine diplomacy
Global stock markets rose Tuesday on improved U.S. housing sentiment and news of diplomatic efforts to broker a cease-fire in Ukraine.KEEPING SCORE: In morning trading, France’s CAC-40 rose 0.5 percent to 4,252.32 and Germany’s DAX gained 1 percent to 9,334.55. London’s FTSE 100 rose 0.5 percent to 6,773.25. Futures pointed to...
New report warns of anti-aircraft weapons in Syria
Armed groups in Syria have an estimated several hundred portable anti-aircraft missiles that could easily be diverted to extremists and used to destroy low-flying commercial planes, according to a new report by a respected international research group. It cites the risk that the missiles could be smuggled out of Syria by terrorists.The report was...
How the Dow Jones industrial average fared Monday
Stocks climbed on Monday after a bidding contest erupted for discount retailer Family Dollar and as concerns eased about the situation in Ukraine.On Monday:The Dow Jones industrial average rose 175.83 points, or 1.1 percent, to 16,838.74.The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 16.68 points, or 0.9 percent, to close at 1,971.74.The Nasdaq...
US stocks gain; Dollar General jumps after bid
Corporate deal news gave the US stock market a lift on Monday as a bidding contest erupted for a discount retailer. Stocks also climbed amid reports of diplomatic efforts to broker a cease-fire in the conflict in Ukraine.Dollar General jumped after making a bid for retailer Family Dollar, a rival discount store. The offer topped a bid made last...
Rupiah falls to 11,687 per dollar Monday afternoon
Rupiah traded among banks in Jakarta on Monday afternoon depreciated by 10 basis points to Rp 11,687 per US dollar, down from the previous Rp 11,677 per dollar. Monex Investindo Futures head of research Ariston Tjendra said the lack of new economic data in the country had put pressure on the domestic currency, forcing investors to keep their...
Russian Food Embargo Smells Like Opportunity for Latin America
Sao Paulo. Russia’s embargo on US and EU food products has opened a window of opportunity for Latin America, which could capitalize on the Ukraine crisis to become a major food supplier to Moscow. Furious over the sanctions Western countries have imposed on Russia over its support for Ukraine’s separatist rebels, the Kremlin announced...
Russian, Ukraine Foreign Ministers to Meet in Bid to Defuse Tensions
Donetsk. The foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France will hold urgent talks in Berlin Sunday, seeking to defuse tensions in east Ukraine where Kiev is attempting to defeat pro-Russian rebels. European leaders on Saturday scrambled to ease tensions over claims that Ukrainian forces had destroyed Russian military vehicles, as Kiev...
Asian shares mixed as Russia-Ukraine tensions weigh
Asian shares were mixed Monday, with the latest round of tensions between Russia and Ukraine exerting selling pressure despite some progress cited in the “difficult” negotiations between both sides.Seoul was down 0.31 percent, Hong Kong slipped 0.18 percent, but Shanghai gained 0.41 percent while Tokyo and Sydney traded flat.US shares...
Indonesian victims of shot plane identified
Two of 12 Indonesian passengers aboard the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, which was shot down by a ground-to-air missile in Ukraine last month, have been identified by a joint forensics team in the Netherlands, a National Police official has said.The National Police’s Disaster Victims Identification (DVI) chief, Sr. Comr. Anton...
Clinton’s Obama Balancing Act as 2016 Looms
Then US Senator Barack Obama, right, stands in front of former Senator Hillary Clinton as they arrive at the US Capitol in Washington, in this Jan. 23, 2007 file photo. (Reuters Photo/Larry Downing) Washington. US President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton broke bread on Wednesday, trying to defuse a bitter row over foreign policy as the former...
