Monthly Archives: January 2011

Sony unveils PlayStation Portable revamp

Posted on January 28, 2011 by DM

By Jonathan Soble in Tokyo Published: January 27 2011 09:24 | Last updated: January 27 2011 20:38 Sony is to introduce a successor to its PlayStation Portable hand-held game console this year, updated with motion sensors and two touch-sensitive control … Continue reading →

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Governments stockpile food staples

Posted on January 28, 2011 by DM

By Javier Blas in London and Chris Giles in Davos Published: January 27 2011 18:58 | Last updated: January 27 2011 18:58 Governments across the developing world are stockpiling food staples in an attempt to contain panic buying, inflation and … Continue reading →

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Detroit Auto Show

Posted on January 18, 2011 by DM

DETROIT, Jan. 17, 2011 – The 2011 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) continues to exceed attendance figures for the second consecutive day over the 2010 show. Attendance was up nearly six percent for the first two Public Show days. … Continue reading →

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At least 14 killed in Tunisian riots

Posted on January 18, 2011 by DM

By Roula Khalaf in London Published: January 9 2011 10:11 | Last updated: January 9 2011 10:11 Rioting by unemployed Tunisian youths left at least 14 people dead at the weekend, as the small north African country, held up by … Continue reading →

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EasyJet bookings take off in spite of snow

Posted on January 12, 2011 by DM

By Pilita Clark, Aerospace Correspondent Published: January 7 2011 13:34 | Last updated: January 7 2011 17:36 EasyJet, Europe’s second-biggest budget airline in terms of passengers, reported a jump in traffic for December just a day after rival British Airways … Continue reading →

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Germany enjoys stellar growth

Posted on January 12, 2011 by DM

By Ralph Atkins in Wiesbaden Published: January 12 2011 09:55 | Last updated: January 12 2011 09:55 Germany last year saw one of its fastest growth spurts since the country’s reunification in 1990, powered by a rebound in investment, exports … Continue reading →

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12 Fastest Growing Economies of 2011

Posted on January 4, 2011 by DM

12 Fastest Growing Economies of 2011 Ghana: The World’s Fastest Growing Economy in 2011   9 December 2010. Our most popular article in 2009, some would say not surprisingly,  was projections for the ‘12 Fastest Growing Economies in 2010’. So … Continue reading →

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Goldman deal values Facebook at $50bn

Posted on January 3, 2011 by DM

By Joseph Menn in San Francisco and Francesco Guerrera and Shannon Bond in New York Published: January 3 2011 13:42 | Last updated: January 3 2011 19:37 Facebook has raised $500m for further expansion from Goldman Sachs and Russian investor … Continue reading →

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Skype could be designated illegal in China

Posted on January 2, 2011 by DM

BEIJING/NEW YORK, Dec 31 (Reuters) – The popular Internet telephone service Skype could be dealt a major setback in one of the world’s largest markets as the Chinese government cracks down on what it called illegal Internet telephone providers. A … Continue reading →

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Estonia joins crisis-hit euro

Posted on January 2, 2011 by DM

TALLINN, Jan 1 (Reuters) – Estonia joined the euro zone as its newest member on Saturday, but the currency club’s deepening crisis is likely to put off bigger eastern European entrants from joining for up to a decade. The small … Continue reading →

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