Crude Oil Steady Below $44, Near 47-Month Low, as Demand Drops (Bloomberg)
Dec. 5 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil was little changed below $44 a barrel, near the lowest price since January 2005, as gasoline futures dropped under $1 a gallon and the recession in the U.S., Europe and Japan cut fuel consumption.
China's 3G standard could wither on the vine (EETimes)
China is expected to finally award third-generation mobile phone licences this month or next, but the chances of the country's own 3G standard taking off appear remote as the carrier developing it is already pinning its hopes on future "4G" technology.
Procelerate sells Vdot business to ESI (BizJournals)
Procelerate Technologies Inc., a Boeing spinoff based in St. Louis, has sold software it developed to help companies execute development projects faster to ESI Group.
is war coming between Taiwan, US, and China: view of George Zhibin Gu (cmi santiago)
Is a war between Taiwan and China coming? Are US and Japan going to be involved? What is the possible come and its effects on global finance, trade, politics, peace, democracy, wealth, jobs? Is federation a good choice for avioding the coming war?
S.C. State launches new business minor (The Times and Democrat)
South Carolina State University's business department has announced it is launching an international business minor.
Funds forced to redraw China property deals as IPOs sour (The Forex Market)
BEIJING/HONG KONG, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Foreign investment funds that have poured money into Chinese property firms, hoping for lucrative IPOs, are now scrambling to redraw the deals because few expect repayment or trust China's courts to support them.