AP - Shares of Malaysia's top mobile phone company Maxis Berhad jumped 9.2 percent on their return to the bourse Thursday following the biggest share sale ever in Southeast Asia.
AFP - Malaysia's top mobile operator, Maxis, made a strong return to the bourse Thursday in Southeast Asia's biggest ever IPO, worth 3.3 billion dollars.
Reuters - Doubts about the pace of economic recovery hit Asian markets on Thursday, with Japanese stocks falling to a four-month low and the Australian dollar down for a third day as a December interest rate hike no longer looked like a sure thing.
AP - Disappointing forecasts from technology companies and an unexpected drop in home construction added to worries about the economy and sent stocks modestly lower.
Reuters - Toronto's main stock index was little changed on Wednesday as investors opted to pocket gains recorded early in the session that had sent the resource-heavy index to a 13-month high alongside a rise in commodity prices.
AFP - The FTSE 100 index stagnated on Wednesday in featureless trade and in the aftermath of a report pointing to persistent weakness in the US housing market.
AP - The Securities and Exchange Commission subpoenaed former state Investment Officer Gary Bland to testify as part of an investigation into public investment funds in New Mexico, according to documents released Tuesday.
U.S. News & World Report - As the Supreme Court mulls over mutual funds' fees, analysts have lined up to read between the lines. And while a decision in Jones v. Harris Associates is probably months away, there is no shortage of opinions about its implications.
AP - Gov. Charlie Crist and two Cabinet members who sit on a panel that invests state money chastised their top staffer for failing to keep them updated on a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation.
AFP - Europe's leading stock markets rose on Wednesday, with miners boosted by a record high for gold prices, and after a mixed showing across Asia and fresh 2009 highs for Wall Street overnight.
AFP - London shares rose on Wednesday, with miners boosted by a record high for gold prices, and after a mixed showing across Asia and fresh 2009 highs for Wall Street overnight.
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