The German private sector showed robust growth in August, according to Markit's PMI survey. The private sector in Germany showed signs of growth. A new survey conducted by financial information services company Markit revealed that the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) of Germany's private sector increased to 53.
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Ichiro Suzuki hits record 4000 base hits, a bright spot amidst controversy and suspensions. Last Wednesday, Ichiro Suzuki carved his name into the record books of basebal by hitting his 4,000th career hit.
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L'Oreal's planned expansion into China's beauty markets had been burdened with complications as the country mandates animal testing for every new product introduced to Chinese consumers.
Today, Unite US said that it had raised USD2 million in seed funding and plans to launch publicly this fall.
After Everbright Securities Co. made erroneous buy orders of CNY23.4 billion last August 16, the state-backed firm suspended the head of its proprietary trading division.
Sale of existing homes in the United States increased in the month of July, suggesting housing market recovery.
Sergei Shvetsov was named as the head of a new Russian "mega-regulator" to oversee the country's financial markets.
A state think-tank said Chinese banks have reduced loans on property developments in smaller cities because of the glut in unsold homes there.
Facebook Inc unveiled new project, Internet.org to provide online access to more people around the world.
Vietnam announced plan to ban free chat applications to protect network providers in the country. The Vietnam government proposed a possible prohibition of free Internet chat applications.
Everbright Securities Co. faced a three month restriction on joining any property trading after it erroneously priced government bonds worth CNY10 million.
