"Wallstreet" Reader

"Wallstreet" Reader

China Inflation Accelerates in August

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 07:23 PM PDT

China's consumer price index rose 2.0% in August from a year earlier, quicker than a 1.8% on-year rise in July, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed Sunday.

Nokia Broadens Apology Over Photos

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 12:26 PM PDT

Nokia said still photos, as well as a video, weren't shot with its new phones, contrary to claims in marketing materials this week.

New iPhone Supports LTE

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 06:10 AM PDT

Apple's next iPhone will be compatible with so-called LTE networks—including in the U.S., Europe and Asia—though it is unlikely to be available on every carrier.

Alibaba Sees Growth in China's Online Retailing

Posted: 08 Sep 2012 07:13 AM PDT

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba expects online sales to multiply, a retailing bright spot amid China's economic slowdown.

Myanmar Passes Foreign-Investment Law

Posted: 07 Sep 2012 08:19 PM PDT

Myanmar's Parliament passed a long-anticipated law that lays the ground rules for global companies planning to move into the country's long-restricted market—legislation that dropped several provision that would have deterred foreign investment but still fell short of what many businesses had hoped to see.