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Asia Stocks Post Weekly Advance on BOJ, Manufacturing Growth - BusinessWeekReleased on 3 September 2010, 6:06 pm

Asia Stocks Post Weekly Advance on BOJ, Manufacturing Growth
BusinessWeek
South Korea's Kospi Index rose 2.9 percent even after the Bank of Korea said consumer confidence fell for the first time in five months. ...
Wall Street Surges After Good ReportsNew York Times
Asian Stocks Rise on China Manufacturing, Australian GDP Data; BHP ClimbsBloomberg
One More Time: No Double DipInvesting Daily
AFP -Bloomberg -San Francisco Chronicle
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European Factors-Shares seen opening higher; focus on data - ReutersReleased on 1 September 2010, 12:26 am

European Factors-Shares seen opening higher; focus on data
Reuters
... mirroring gains in Asia, with a manufacturing rebound in China and better-than-expected US consumer confidence data seen supporting the market. ...
US consumer confidence rise lifts stocks off lowsThe Associated Press

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Pernod sales in Asia overtake Europe - Financial TimesReleased on 2 September 2010, 12:55 pm

Pernod sales in Asia overtake Europe
Financial Times
He said consumer spending in the US was recovering, encouraging him to return to pre-crisis investment levels. Europe remained “difficult” as austerity ...
Pernod eyes global drinks market recoveryReuters
Pernod Profit Misses Estimates on Western EuropeBloomberg
Pernod's Asian division drives growthThe Drinks Business (blog)

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Samsung Predicts New Smartphones Will Fire Up Profits - eWeekReleased on 3 September 2010, 3:36 pm

Samsung Predicts New Smartphones Will Fire Up Profits
eWeek
At the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin, JK Shin, head of Samsung's mobile communications division, told journalists he expects the company's mobile ...
Samsung GALAXY Tab DebutsDr. Dobb's
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Can Set Its Own Price, No Need To Directly Compete With ...CrunchGear (blog)
Samsung Takes on the iPad with 7-inch Galaxy TabDigitaltrends.com
infoSync World -PR Newswire (press release)
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Indonesia Raises Banks' Reserve Ratio to Cool Inflation at 16-Month High - BloombergReleased on 3 September 2010, 3:27 am

Indonesia Raises Banks' Reserve Ratio to Cool Inflation at 16-Month High
Bloomberg
... gains in consumer prices that have highlighted the risks for Indonesia's strategy of refraining from joining counterparts across Asia in raising rates. ...
Indonesia Orders Banks To Raise ReservesRTT News
Bank Indonesia Walks Down Middle Path To Balance Inflation, GrowthJakarta Globe
Indonesia Raises Banks' Reserve Ratio; Rate UnchangedSan Francisco Chronicle

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Campbell Soup CEO Discusses F4Q2010 Results - Earnings Call Transcript - Citybizlist (press release)Released on 3 September 2010, 11:51 pm

Campbell Soup CEO Discusses F4Q2010 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Citybizlist (press release)
Marketing and selling expenses for the year decreased from a $1.077 billion to $1.058 billion, primarily due to lower advertising and consumer promotion ...
Highlights From CPB's Q4 Conference Call: EPS Increased 10%; Sees FY11 Sales ...StreetInsider.com (subscription)
Campbell Soup beats analyst expectations and increases Q4 profits by 64%Proactive Investors USA & Canada

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AIG Asia Unit Said to Submit Preliminary Application for IPO - BloombergReleased on 2 September 2010, 6:21 am

AIG Asia Unit Said to Submit Preliminary Application for IPO
Bloomberg
AIG has struck more than 30 deals since its 2008 rescue to sell assets including a consumer-finance unit, a Canadian mortgage guarantor and a reinsurer. ...
AIG Unit Said to Submit Preliminary IPO ApplicationSan Francisco Chronicle

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Asia automakers post robust August sales - ReutersReleased on 1 September 2010, 4:01 am

Asia automakers post robust August sales
Reuters
Monthly auto sales data represents one of the first and broadest-based snapshots of consumer demand. "The hesitation by the consumers to spend their ...
Toyota, Honda Lead US Auto August Sales Plunge on `Clunkers' ComparisonBloomberg
Ford Hits a PotholeMotley Fool

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Dollar falls against most major currencies due to surprising U.S. jobs data ... - International Business TimesReleased on 3 September 2010, 3:28 pm

Dollar falls against most major currencies due to surprising U.S. jobs data ...
International Business Times
Although the greenback edged lower in Asia and fell to an intra-day low of 84.17, dollar rebound from there and rose to 84.53 on jitters over potential for ...


Heinz Profit Rises Above View On Strong Asia Sales - RTT NewsReleased on 1 September 2010, 6:35 am

Heinz Profit Rises Above View On Strong Asia Sales
RTT News
The company attributed the strong results to accelerating double-digit sales growth in Emerging Markets and strong growth in North American Consumer ...
Heinz Profit Rises 13% on Emerging-Market StrengthWall Street Journal
At a Glance: Heinz 1Q sales by segmentThe Associated Press
Heinz Reports Strong First-Quarter Results with a Double-Digit Increase in EPS ...MarketWatch (press release)
Pittsburgh Post Gazette -Zacks.com -International Business Times
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