China

Budget Battles

  • Wage Hikes in China Threaten Electronics Industry

    By NOEL RANDEWICH and Poornima Gupta, Reuters

    Hewlett-Packard and Dell Inc are keeping a close eye on a big jump in wages for workers that assemble Apple Inc's iPhone in China, and could be forced to nudge up prices for their own products if...

  • U.S. Optimistic on Global Accounting Standards

    By HUW JONES, Reuters

    A senior U.S. regulator was "optimistic" on Monday about finding a framework for the world's top economy to use global book keeping rules for investors to compare cross-border companies.

  • China Warns of Syrian Civil War

    By KHALED YACOUB OWEIS and Erika Solomon, Reuters

    China's main newspaper accused Western countries of stirring civil war in Syria and two Iranian warships docked at a Syrian naval base, underscoring rising international tensions over the near year-...

  • Can Obama's Manufacturing Initiative Really Work?

    By Bruce Bartlett, The Fiscal Times

    For three years, we really have not had a clear idea of Barack Obama’s economic philosophy. Contrary to his Republican critics, he is not a socialist or a mindless big spender and regulator, but...

  • Own Canada: 6 Hot Stocks from the Great White North

    By Suzanne McGee, The Fiscal Times

    Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper didn’t just have close encounters with panda bears during his recent official trip to China. He spent a lot of time cozying up to top officials and businessmen...