AP Executive Morning Briefing | The top business news from The Associated Press for the morning of Friday, July 25, 2008: | New market demand spurs Honda to record quarter | TOKYO (AP) - Honda Motor Co. reported record profit for ... (photo: creative commons)Lexington Herald-Leader
Oil rises above US$126 as recent lows prompt fresh buying (5:21 p.m.) SINGAPORE -- Oil extended a rebound Friday, rising above US$126 a barrel after several declines over the past two weeks, although the market remains weighed down by the belief that flagging fuel deman... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)Sun Star
Oil rises above $126 after recent lows SINGAPORE (Map, News) - Oil extended a rebound Friday, rising above $126 a barrel after several declines over the past two weeks, although the market remains weighed down by the belief that falling fu... (photo: WN / rina)The Examiner EconomyFuelMarketPhotosSingapore
Asian stocks fall, haunted by growth fears | HONG KONG -- Asian stocks fell on Friday, halting a four-day rally, after weak US housing and jobs data and volatility in the financial sector once again reminded inves... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)Inquirer DollarJapanOilPhotosPrices
Asian stocks close mostly up | HONG KONG, July 24: Asian stocks closed mostly up Thursday on lower oil prices and moves to shore up the US housing market, with Japan rising more than two per cent des... (photo: AP )Dawn AsiaBusinessHongkongMarketPhotos
Better funding access for SMEs | Government has identified 27 programmes with allocation of RM2.4bil | PETALING JAYA: With the greater focus on the development of small and medium-scale enterprises (SM... (photo: WN / patricia)The Star DevelopmentFinanceFundMalaysiaPhotos
Protectionism goes into reverse | By Joergen Oerstroem Moeller | SINGAPORE - For more than 60 years the world has labored in the same stony vineyard of dismantling import barriers. Now we are almost the... (photo: WN / patricia)Asia Times PhotosPricesSingaporeVineyardWorld
Toyota looks to lower '08 sales target | TOKYO Toyota Motor Corp. decided Wednesday to revise its sales goal for 2008 downward from 9.85 million units to about 9.5 million units, due to sluggish sales in the U... (photo: Public Domain / Bull-Doser)Fresno Bee AutomakerMotorPhotosTokyoToyota
Japanese shares rise on US gains, oil | TOKYO (AP) - Japanese shares rose for the third straight session Thursday, lifted by further gains on Wall Street and a continuing slide in oil prices. | The benchmark ... (photo: AP / Koji Sasahara)Syracuse AsiaEconomyMarketPhotosTokyo