Press Review

It may be that even in the land of the American Dream, some people are just too rich to run for president. >>

Up to 60bn euros (£48bn; $78bn) will be needed to bail out Spain's banks, according to the country's second biggest lender, BBVA. >>

Asian stocks rose, paring the regional benchmark index's first weekly decline in three weeks, as Apple Inc.'s iPhone 5 debut boosted information technology shares and energy companies advanced on higher >>

The mortgage task force formed by President Barack Obama to probe misconduct that contributed to the financial crisis will soon take legal action, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said >>

EU authorities are working behind the scenes to pave the way for a new Spanish rescue program and unlimited bond buying by the European Central Bank, by helping Madrid craft >>

China does not seek a trade surplus as the nation is not only a large exporter, but also a significant importer, Vice-Premier Wang Qishan said on Wednesday. >>

The number of Americans filing new claims for jobless benefits fell last week, unwinding some of the weather-related spike during the previous week, but the underlying tone of the report >>

Spain sold 4.8 billion euros ($6.2 billion) of bonds, the most since January, as the Treasury focused on short-term notes that would be targeted for central- bank buying in the >>

Chinese trade balance rose more than expected in August, the National Bureau of Statistics of China reported on Monday. Nation's trade surplus widened to $26.661B versus expectations of $19.75B, up >>

Home resales rose in August to their highest rate in more than two years and groundbreaking on new homes also climbed, signs that a budding housing market recovery is gaining >>

The euro fell against the dollar and yen before data today forecast to show European services and manufacturing contracted. >>

With the outlook for the global economy giving little cause for celebration, the manufacturing powerhouse is falling victim to rising trade protectionism, report Ding Qingfen and Li Jiabao. >>

Retailers are optimistic about the Christmas holiday season ahead, despite warnings in other sectors about a potentially worsening global economy. >>

Mario Draghi sees reason to be ``optimistic" about the euro-area financial crisis now that he's committed the European Central Bank's balance sheet to ending it. >>

The Bank of Japan decided on surprisingly strong steps to further ease its monetary policy Wednesday following recent easing action by the Federal Reserve, as the central bank looks to >>