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Blocking Gmail? We didn't do it, says China
by
John Moe
Mar 22, 2011
Yesterday, we talked about Google's Gmail service going down in China. Google reported it at the same time as they pointed out that everything...
MID-DAY UPDATE: AT&T hopes to acquire T-Mobile, Japanese concerns mount over food radiation exposure
Mar 21, 2011
Here are today's headlines from The Marketplace Morning Report and around the web. ...
Google says Gmail is being blocked in China
by
John Moe
Mar 21, 2011
Chinese Gmail users are experiencing significant delays if not flat out inaccessibility lately and Google says it's coming from the government. T...
MID-DAY UPDATE: Power rations in Japan, TARP couldn't end 'Too big to fail'
Mar 16, 2011
Here are today's headlines from Marketplace Morning Report and around the web. ...
The Million-Dollar Mastiff
Mar 16, 2011
A Red Tibetan Mastiff has become the world's most expensive dog, after a Chinese coal baron purchased the pup for over $1.5 million, the Daily Ma...
MID-DAY UPDATE: China announces trade deficit, Eurozone debt crisis escalates
Mar 10, 2011
A surprise from China today -- the country said it bought more goods from around the world than it sold. It's called a trade deficit. And China...
Emerging economies gain on Forbes billionaire list
Mar 10, 2011
Forbes has released its 2011 list of world billionaires. Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim tops the list for the second year in a row, but for the first time, the Asia-Pacific region had more billionaires than Europe.
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China reports $7.3 billion trade deficit
by
Rob Schmitz
Mar 10, 2011
China's trade deficit hit $7.3 billion in February -- the largest in seven years. Analysts blame the gap on mass celebrations of the Lunar New Year.
MID-DAY UPDATE: Gary Locke expected to be new U.S. Ambassador to China, Oil prices fall on OPEC discussions
Mar 8, 2011
Today President Obama is expected to nominate Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to be the new U.S. Ambassador to China. He'd be the first Chinese-Ame...
Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to be named ambassador to China
by
Rob Schmitz
and Gregory Warner
Mar 8, 2011
President Obama is expected to nominate Locke to represent the U.S. in Beijing. Locke would be the first Chinese-American to serve in the post, and has worked on trade with China before.