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Japan Banking Recovery Means Payday for ‘Pink Slip’ Organizer Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 10:41PMSoichiro “Swimmy” Minami parlayed a get-together for laid-off bankers into a $2.2 million paycheck in less than a year.
Thai Asean News Network Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 10:52PMThe Securities Analysts Association, or SAA, believes that investor confidence in the Thai stock market has not been affected by the ongoing Red Shirt rally.
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-17 02:31 UPDATE 1-Manila Ayala Corp to raise up to $220 mln via bonds Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 10:57PMMANILA, March 17 (Reuters) - Philippine conglomerate Ayala Corp, which has interests in banking, property development and telecommunications, said on Wednesday it plans to sell up to 10 billion pesos ($220 million) of 7-year bonds. Ayala Corp, the Philippines' oldest conglomerate, did not say how it will use the proceeds from the bond sale. BPI Capital Corp will manage the issue of 8 billion ...
Dow Chemical CEO's pay increases 23 percent Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 10:44PMDow Chemical Co.'s chairman and CEO Andrew Liveris earned $15.7 million in 2009, including a $4.5 million bonus that helped drive his pay up 23 percent from the previous year.
Japan’s 5-Year Notes Rise on Bets BOJ Will Expand Loan Program Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 10:48PMMarch 17 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s five-year notes rose for a third day on speculation the central bank will announce additional stimulus at the end of a policy meeting today.
Japan Banking Recovery Means Payday for ‘Pink Slip’ Organizer Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 10:49PMMarch 17 (Bloomberg) -- Soichiro “Swimmy” Minami parlayed a get-together for laid-off bankers into a $2.2 million paycheck in less than a year. In April 2009, Minami threw what he called Japan’s first “pink slip party” at the Heartland bar in Tokyo’s Roppongi district.
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-17 02:46 Seoul shares firm; Korea Life makes strong debut Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 10:57PMBy Jungyoun Park
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-17 02:47 Seoul shares firm; Korea Life makes strong debut Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 10:56PMBy Jungyoun Park
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-17 02:28 Thai stocks may rise, building on two-month high Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 10:57PMBANGKOK, March 17 (Reuters) - Thai stocks may climb further on Wednesday after hitting a two-month high a day earlier, buoyed by strong foreign buying that could spill over to the baht.
Japan Service Demand Rises as Export Recovery Spreads (Update2) Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 10:55PMMarch 17 (Bloomberg) -- Japan’s demand for services rose the most in more than a decade in January, adding to evidence that the export-led recovery is starting to benefit households.