Section: The Jakarta Post (Indonesia)
Indonesia excels at Chess Olympiad
Huge move: Irene Kharisma of Indonesia (right) moves a piece in her game against Elina Danielian of Armenia in the fourth round of the Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway, on Tuesday. Indonesia beat Armenia 3.5 – 0.5. Courtesy of PercasiThe Indonesian women’s chess team put in a stunning performance at the Chess Olympiad in Tromso,...
Expert wants to help nab Russian password thieves
The hackers are a tight knit group, 10 or 11. They live in a Russian town, and have real jobs. But in their down time, the cybercriminals have spent the past seven months gathering a hoard of personal data, stealing 1.2 billion user names and passwords in a series of Internet heists affecting 420,000 websites, according to Alex Holden, Chief...
Report: Russia to block US agricultural imports
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hit back hard against countries that have imposed sanctions over the Ukraine crisis, ordering trade cuts that an official said would include a ban on all imports of agricultural products from the United States.The full list of products to be banned or limited for up to one year is to be published...
Stocks stabilize; Molson Coors jumps on earnings
U.S. stocks stabilized on Wednesday after energy stocks and earnings from a major beer brewer helped the market stem its recent declines.The stock market ended the day little changed after a sizable drop a day earlier, when Russia massed troops near its border with Ukraine.Molson Coors was the biggest gainer in the Standard & Poor’s...
How the Dow Jones average fared Tuesday
Renewed concerns that tensions could flare up between Russian and Ukraine pushed U.S. stocks sharply lower Tuesday. Several traders pointed to news reports of a buildup in Russian troops on the Ukraine border and comments from a Polish politician that reportedly said Russia was poised to invade or pressure Ukraine’s eastern border as...
US stocks sink on renewed Russia-Ukraine tensions
Renewed concerns that tensions could flare up between Russian and Ukraine pushed U.S. stocks sharply lower Tuesday.The market had been moderately lower all day, weighed down by a disappointing earnings forecast from retail giant Target and a report on China that showed the world’s second-largest economy was slowing down.The selling...
Stocks stage late-day rally; Utilities lag
The stock market staged a late-day rally Monday, helping push the Dow Jones industrial average higher for the first time in a week.Investors had a couple pieces of positive news to get behind: a decent earnings report from Berkshire Hathaway and the announcement of a rescue package for a struggling Portuguese bank.However, investors remain...
Rupiah strengthens to 11,743 in evening trading
The rupiah inter bank trade rate strengthened by 52 points to Rp 11,743 per US dollar in Jakarta on Monday evening, from the previous rate of Rp 11,795 per dollar.Financial market observer from Bank Himpunan Saudara, Rully Nova, commented that foreign investors still had faith in the Indonesian economy’s potential growth in the shadow of...
3 Putin allies among 8 hit with new EU sanctions
The European Union targeted Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle for the first time Wednesday for the Kremlin’s actions in Ukraine, subjecting three of his long-time associates to EU-wide asset freezes and travel bans.A total of eight people were added to the EU’s sanctions list for allegedly undermining...
Officials: 19 dead in E. Ukraine region
Officials in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine say 19 people have died in fighting between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists. The regional administration said Wednesday on its website that 31 people were brought to hospitals with injuries over the previous 24 hours. Shells hit apartment buildings in Donetsk, the regional capital,...
