"Wallstreet" Reader

"Wallstreet" Reader

Pope Offers Support for China's Catholics

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 06:48 AM PST

Pope Benedict XVI urged loyal Catholics in China to have courage in the face of communist limits on religious freedom and conscience.

European Travel Eases as Weather Clears

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 06:35 AM PST

Air traffic returned to nearly normal in France, the U.K., Belgium and Germany on Saturday, although there were cancellations in Frankfurt and Zurich. A spokeswoman for London's Heathrow Airport said only a handful of flights would be canceled on Christmas Day.

Suicide Bomber Kills 42 in Pakistan

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 07:26 AM PST

A female suicide bomber attacked a World Food Programme distribution centre in the restive Bajaur tribal region, killing at least 42 people and injuring 70 others.

Ex-Grant Thornton Partners Sued

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 10:16 PM PST

Hong Kong audit firm JBPB, formerly called Grant Thornton, is suing six former partners, alleging they failed to "act honestly and in good faith" to advance the plaintiff's business interests.

China Raises Rates Amid Inflation Fight

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 03:53 AM PST

China's central bank said Saturday it will raise its benchmark deposit and lending rates by 0.25 percentage points, its second rate increase in the latest round of tightening.