Oil rose above US$126 a barrel for the first time on Friday, bringing its advance this week to nearly US$10, as investors questioned whether a possible confrontation between the US and Venezuela could cut exports from the Opec member.
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PATHEIN (Myanmar) - Myanmar's junta on Saturday held a vote on a new constitution, ignoring pleas to focus on delivering urgently needed food supplies to 1.5 million cyclone victims facing disease and hunger.
(SINGAPORE) While banks in the US and Europe are making announcements - almost on a daily basis - about job cuts and writedowns, Standard Chartered stands quietly poised to grab any talent that may come its way.
INVESTORS entered the year sure of one thing - that the US economy was bound for recession, or at least for a severe downturn. And based on that assumption, they drew several conclusions.
