Mitt Romney raised just over $40 million for his campaign and the Republican National Committee in April—a pace that nearly matched the $44 million that President Obama raised during the same period. (read the story…)
Japan’s economic growth probably peaked in the first quarter and analysts forecast the pace of expansion will halve by year-end as the boost from earthquake reconstruction fades. (more…)
Japan's core machinery orders rose at a faster pace than expected in January in a sign that rebuilding the country's tsunami-battered northeast coast could propel capital expenditure and support the fragile … (get the story…)
By Doug Palmer WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Global trade rules for finance, telecommunications and other service sectors have failed to keep pace with changes in technology and are "modest and flimsy" … (more here…)
By Mari Saito TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan's Nikkei average rallied 1.6 percent on Friday to hit a fresh six-month high on signs that the U.S. economic recovery is gathering pace and with expectations growing … (get the story…)
AP – Japan’s economy shrank at an annual pace of 2.3 percent in the fourth quarter as manufacturers were battered by the strong yen, weak export demand amid the European debt crisis and flooding in Thailand. (read the story…)
