Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao offered a forceful justification for helping Europe out of its debt crisis, in remarks that appeared aimed in part at countering public skepticism about using Chinese money to support rich world countries.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao called for better protection for the land rights of farmers during a visit to Guangdong province, where a reformist leader has grabbed attention by defusing a land dispute with an experiment in local democracy.
Indonesia, the Philippines and other developing countries are demanding more rights and higher wages world-wide for their legions of unskilled laborers?a trend that could shake up global labor markets.
A financial turnaround at Las Vegas Sands Corp. is beginning to pay off for chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson, who during the financial crisis put $1 billion of his own money into the struggling casino operator.
For the New York Giants, a season that began under a caution flag ended with victory in Indianapolis, with a stunning 21-17 defeat of New England in Super Bowl XLVI.
Minute-by-minute analysis of the biggest spectacle in sports, Super Bowl XLVI, with insights from the Journal's team in Indianapolis and celebrity guests. New York came back late to win 21-17.
Las Vegas Sands and Malaysia's Genting are regrouping after a bill to authorize three casinos in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties stalled last week in the state legislature.
Asian shares rose after an upbeat jobs report from the U.S. suggested the recovery in the world's biggest economy was picking up pace, driving cyclical stocks higher and buoying the U.S. dollar. The Nikkei rose 1.2%.
Greek Party Leaders Struggle to Resolve Overhaul Differences
Greece's political party leaders will resume talks Monday after major differences on draconian reforms as part of an international aid package remained unresolved following a marathon meeting Sunday.
KT Corp. said fourth-quarter net profit rose 13% on year largely due to gains from asset sales, but operating profit fell by nearly 20% on a decline in phone charges.
A Glencore-Xstrata merger would create a true rival to global mining heavyweights like Vale, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton, as well as put pressure on midsize players to either team up or grow through acquisitions.
With interest rates likely stuck near zero for nearly three more years, conservative investors?from retirees and college savers to banks and insurance companies?face a tough choice: move into riskier investments or continue coming up short from low-risk investments that aren't even keeping pace with inflation.
Japan's central bank is coming under renewed political pressure to weaken the yen, even after the government was criticized by the U.S. for intervening.
U.S. corporate profits are showing signs of flagging, even as share prices reach multiyear highs. Margins are slipping as already-lean firms find it harder to continue cutting costs.
Egyptian prosecutors will bring criminal charges against more than 40 employees of nongovernmental organizations, including at least six Americans, escalating an investigation of foreign groups that has ruptured Egypt's relationship with its most important financial patron.
?The U.S. called for a new international coalition to drive Syrian President Bashar alAssad from power and end an 11-month uprising that looks poised to enter its bloodiest phase yet.
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