Kazakhstan not aware of its subsurface contents
Up to now some core samples are send abroad as Kazakhstan is still facing shortage of duly certified laboratories that would meet the applicable international standards.
08 November 2013
Twitter to hit Wall Street with hefty price tag
Twitter will make its Wall Street debut Thursday with a price tag of $26 per share, bidding to raise up to $2.1 billion in the most eagerly awaited stock offering since Facebook.
08 November 2013
I.Coast cocoa bosses get 20 yrs for embezzlement
An Abidjan court on Wednesday sentenced 14 former bosses of Ivory Coast's cocoa sector -- the world's number one producer -- to 20 years in prison in a major embezzlement case.
07 November 2013
China manufacturing index hits 18-month high: govt
Chinese manufacturing grew at its strongest pace in 18 months in October, figures showed Friday, but government and independent analysts warned underlying data suggest economic weaknesses remain.
Twitter seeks up to $1.61 bn in IPO
Twitter said Thursday it would seek to raise up to $1.6 billion in its initial public offering expected in the coming weeks.
26 October 2013
Japan firms to invest in Brazilian shipbuilder
A Japanese consortium on Tuesday said it would buy a 30 percent stake in a Brazilian shipbuilder as its eyes the lucrative market for resource-exploration vessels.
23 October 2013
Fan of an NFL star? Buy his stock...
US football fans glued to television screens on Sundays will soon have a new way of showing their devotion to the pigskin: buying stocks linked to their favorite players.
20 October 2013
Westports shares rally in Malaysia market debut
Shares in leading Malaysian ports operator Westports Holdings surged eight percent on their debut Friday, after raising more than $700 million in the country's largest initial public offering (IPO) this year.
18 October 2013
Twitter to list on NYSE
Twitter shares will trade on the New York Stock Exchange, documents showed Tuesday, shunning the tech-heavy Nasdaq which saw major problems in Facebook's market debut in 2012.