http://www.channelnewsasia.com Latest Channel NewsAsia Business News http://www.channelnewsasia.com/images_v1/top_mcnilogo.gif http://www.channelnewsasia.com 129 137 2008 MediaCorp Pte Ltd. All rights reserved. en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT www.channelnewsasia.com http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world_business/view/1019602/1/.html NEW YORK - The dollar rose against most of its rivals Friday as investors looked to hunker down with safe-haven assets amid fresh concerns about the strength of global economic recovery, analysts said. AFP World Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:40:38 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world_business/view/1019600/1/.html MARSEILLE, France - A first-half goal from Gabriel Heinze vaulted Marseille back into the French title race on Friday, securing a 1-0 win at the Stade Velodrome over Paris St Germain. AFP World Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:36:53 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world_business/view/1019601/1/.html NEW YORK - US stocks fell for a third straight session Friday, with the tech sector in focus after weak results from computer maker Dell on the heels of a downgrade of key semiconductor stocks. AFP World Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:31:22 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world_business/view/1019593/1/.html NEW YORK - Oil prices remained depressed Friday amid a strengthening dollar and concerns over sustainable economic recovery. AFP World Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:31:49 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world_business/view/1019579/1/.html NEW YORK : US aerospace giant Boeing broke ground Friday for the second assembly plant for its new 787 Dreamliner aircraft scheduled for its first test flight by the end of the year. AFP World Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:57:57 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific_business/view/1019577/1/.html SAINT-NAZAIRE, France : South Korean shipbuilding giant STX is cutting 351 jobs in France through voluntary departures at the historic Saint-Nazaire shipyard, company officials said on Friday. AFP Asia Pacific Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:51:08 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific_business/view/1019562/1/.html KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia economy shrunk by 1.2 percent in the third quarter, the country's statistics department said Friday. AFP Asia Pacific Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:21:32 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific_business/view/1019561/1/.html KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia's finance ministry has issued a commercial banking licence to China's largest bank, the country's central bank announced Friday. AFP Asia Pacific Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:14:27 GMT http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific_business/view/1019552/1/.html PARIS : World steel output rose 13.1 percent in October from the level of output a year earlier, driven largely by production in China, the World Steel Association said on Friday. AFP Asia Pacific Business Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:16:44 GMT