Sunday, January 1, 2012

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Exclusive: U.S. is top 2012 property investment pick (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 04:12 AM PST

Reuters - The United States will remain the top choice of most global commercial real estate investors in 2012, but the country has lost ground to Brazil which ranked No. 2 this year, according to a survey released Sunday.

Euro could become world's leading currency: Noyer (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 11:18 AM PST

Reuters - The euro could become the world's leading currency in the next decade if leaders of the single-currency bloc succeed in tightening fiscal integration, European Central Bank policymaker Christian Noyer said in an article to be published in the Journal du Dimanche.

Exxon awarded $908 million in Venezuela dispute (Reuters)

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 06:25 AM PST

Reuters - An international arbitration panel has awarded U.S. oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp $908 million in compensation for Venezuela's 2007 nationalization of assets, less than 10 percent of what it sought in a dispute that pitted a top global oil company against one of the world's largest oil exporters.

Initial jobless claims fall in Louisiana (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2011 06:39 AM PST

AP - Initial claims for unemployment benefits in Louisiana dropped in the week ending Dec. 24.

Iran navy tests surface-to-air missile in drill (AP)

Posted: 01 Jan 2012 08:18 AM PST

Iranian navy speed boats attend a drill in the sea of Oman, on Friday, Dec. 30, 2011. Iran's navy chief has reiterated for a second time in less than a week that his country can easily close the strategic Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, the passageway through which a sixth of the world's oil flows. (AP Photo/IIPA, Ali Mohammadi)AP - Iran's navy said Sunday it test-fired an advanced surface-to-air missile during a drill in international waters near the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the passageway for one-sixth of the world's oil supply.

Obama strikes hopeful note in year-end address (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Dec 2011 02:28 PM PST

Reuters - President Barack Obama, striking a hopeful note in a year-end weekly address, hailed foreign policy milestones while keeping pressure on Congress to further extend payroll tax cuts through the end of 2012.
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