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That’s a Whole Lot of Renminbi!
If you happened to keep an eye on the currency markets, you may have noticed that it's been a banner week for China's renminbi. The Chinese…
Blocking Gmail? We didn’t do it, says China
Yesterday, we talked about Google's Gmail service going down in China. Google reported it at the same time as they pointed out that everything…
MID-DAY UPDATE: AT&T hopes to acquire T-Mobile, Japanese concerns mount over food radiation exposure
Here are today's headlines from The Marketplace Morning Report and around the web. …
Google says Gmail is being blocked in China
Chinese Gmail users are experiencing significant delays if not flat out inaccessibility lately and Google says it's coming from the government. T…
MID-DAY UPDATE: Power rations in Japan, TARP couldn’t end ‘Too big to fail’
Here are today's headlines from Marketplace Morning Report and around the web. …
The Million-Dollar Mastiff
A Red Tibetan Mastiff has become the world's most expensive dog, after a Chinese coal baron purchased the pup for over $1.5 million, the Daily Ma…
MID-DAY UPDATE: China announces trade deficit, Eurozone debt crisis escalates
A surprise from China today — the country said it bought more goods from around the world than it sold. It's called a trade deficit. And China…
Emerging economies gain on Forbes billionaire list
Forbes has released its 2011 list of world billionaires. Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim tops the list for the second year in a row, but for the first time, the Asia-Pacific region had more billionaires than Europe.
China reports $7.3 billion trade deficit
China's trade deficit hit $7.3 billion in February — the largest in seven years. Analysts blame the gap on mass celebrations of the Lunar New Year.
MID-DAY UPDATE: Gary Locke expected to be new U.S. Ambassador to China, Oil prices fall on OPEC discussions
Today President Obama is expected to nominate Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to be the new U.S. Ambassador to China. He'd be the first Chinese-Ame…