Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Thursday 31 March 2011


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FRONT SECTION
1 G-20 Officials Differ Over Monetary Goals
Top global officials at a G-20 meeting in China offered starkly different views on exchange rates and other monetary goals, with the U.S.'s Geithner emphasizing the importance of flexible rates in remarks that were a thinly veiled criticism of China's currency policy.


Japanese Plant Had Barebones Risk Plan
Tokyo Electric Power's disaster plans greatly underestimated the scope of a potential accident at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, calling for only one stretcher, one satellite phone and 50 protective suits in case of emergencies.


Berkshire's Sokol Defends Stock Buys
David Sokol defended his decision to trade Lubrizol stock after resigning from Berkshire Hathaway unexpectedly amid surprising revelations about his personal stock trading.


2 What's News   3 Japan Disaster Pressures Asia Prices Euro-Zone Inflation Fuels Rate-Rise Concerns   4 Radiation Detected in Plant Groundwater Many Tourists Cancel Trips to Japan   5 Woes Could Linger for Japan's Jobless   6 U.S. Forces Scale Back Relief Work
 
FRONT SECTION
10 India's Population Rises to 1.21 Billion
India released the first results of a new census showing that the world's second-most populous nation added 181 million people—equivalent to about five Canadas—in the past decade to reach a total of 1.21 billion.


Chinese Police Quash Protest Over Land Rights
Chinese police crushed a five-day protest by up to 2,000 villagers over relocation compensation for one of the country's largest hydroelectric power projects, according to local officials.


11 Yale Plans Joint Campus in Singapore   12 NATO Rules Out Arming Rebels Demands by Yemeni President's Family Stall Talks


OPINION
7 A Lesson of Import
Two-way trade, not just exports, matters for America.

 
Japanese Trade Winds
Liberalizing commerce would be more helpful than all the aid and advice Europe could muster.

 
Singed by the Dragon
The Philippines discovers that it doesn't pay to appease China.

 
8 OPINION Lead Japan to Recovery, Mr. Kan   ANDREW FERGUSON: Congratulations! You've Been Accepted to BSU   9 OPINION   ALAN S. BLINDER: Handicapping the Economic Recovery Why Taiwan Will Fail
 
13 Google Losing Ground in China
A year after Google moved its search services out of China in a feud with Beijing, the Internet giant is struggling to maintain traction on a range of businesses in the country.

 
Vodafone Buys Out Indian Partner
Vodafone Group said it has paid $5 billion to buy out its joint-venture partner in India, in a move aimed at strengthening the mobile company in the region.

 
16 Quake Threatens Gadget Supply Acer CEO Resigns as Tablets Threaten Market   17 Sands China Faces Hong Kong Probe India Eases Foreign Investment Rules   18 Microsoft Fires Antitrust Complaint Against Google Google Wants Search to Be More Social   19 Rusal Net Profit More Than Triples Reports Detail Incidents of Korean Air, Asiana Jets   20 Currency Moves Highlight Global Divide Moody's Cuts Tepco's Credit Rating Again Prada Steps Closer to Hong Kong IPO   21 Buffett Successor List Gets Shorter   22 Irish Banks Move Toward Nationalization Japanese Yields Rise  CREDIT MARKETS: Fed Comment Pushes Treasurys Lower   23 DJIA Ends Big Quarter With a Loss Tokyo Ends Worst Month Since May on a High Note Hedge Funds Go Long on Japanese Equity   28  HEARD ON THE STREET: Global Trade Facing Headwinds  HEARD ON THE STREET: Search for High-Growth Media Leads to Google Overheard
 
W1 Trouble in Paradise
A record 2.3 million foreigners visited Bali in 2010, part of a surge that has brought increased prosperity to much of the island. But it has also created a new set of problems for Bali's four million inhabitants.


 
W3 A great critical auction   W4 Dish: Mont Blanc Meet Mount Kinabaru Hugh Johnson's experience in wine Wine 101: Come Auction Time, Skip The Bordeaux   W5  HOME FRONT: Poetry in the Palms   W6 20 Odd Questions: Stephanie Phair   W7 Riding High  Outer Beauty: Orange Blossoms   W8 The Starvation Vacation The ranch regimen   W9 Water With an Edge Stay sane - find some 'you time'   W10 Deneuve, Tart Humor Elevate 'Potiche' 'Hi, Fidelity' director stays faithful to his vision   W11 Among the Hagiographers   W12  RUMBLE SEAT: When Vroom Conquers Cuteness 

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