Exchange Rate
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Attract foreign talent with 'split pay'
News Offer salaries in currencies of expatriate's home and host countries to combat inflation and currency fluctuation, advises HR firm.
Tags: Benefits, Recruiting, Trends, Employee, Compensation, Salary, Human Resources, financial, network, bank
China's currency move may hurt U.S. tech
Insight The price of computers and electronics could climb if China adds teeth to its new exchange policy.
Stronger S'pore dollar won't hurt too much
News The move by Singapore's central bank to address inflation is good as higher prices will make the country less competitive, say analysts.
Tags: Cost control, IT budgeting, IT Services, Singapore, phone, food, bank, product design, U.S., R&D
Analyst: Google's favorable foreign exchange rate to hit bump
News After 10 consecutive quarters of healthy foreign exchange rates, the search giant could encounter a reversal of fortune in the third quarter, according to an analyst report.
Tags: Analyst reports, Earning reports/forecasts, Internet advertising, Search, Google Inc., Exchange Rate, foreign-exchange, Japan, Wall Street, CPC
Gartner: 2009 a 'deciding year' for Sony Ericsson
News Sony Ericsson's worsening losses make 2009 a make-or-break year for the company, say analysts.
Tags: Handhelds, Forecasting, Sales/revenue, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Smart Phone, Gartner Inc., Sales, Forecasting, Consumer Electronics Show, handset
Oracle bucks economic trends; beats Q4 estimates
News Company earns US$2.3 billion on sales of US$6.9 billion, a 5 percent revenue drop, but still enough to beat Wall Street's estimates.
Tags: Financial, Software, software license, Sales, earnings per share, software license revenue, Sun Microsystems Inc., Software, Wall Street, net income
PC market slumps 11% Down Under
News Australia's PC market slumped 11 percent in the last quarter of 2000, compared with Q4 last year, reports the Gartner Group.
Optus sale price could be damped by falling Aussie dollar
News Cable & Wireless Optus Ltd may have to accept a lower sale price for its assets because of the weakening Australian dollar, investors and analysts said.
Optus sale price could be damped by falling Aussie dollar
News Cable & Wireless Optus Ltd may have to accept a lower sale price for its assets because of the weakening Australian dollar, investors and analysts said.
Profit down for disk drive parts maker TDK
News TDK, Japan's largest maker of magnetic parts used in hard disk drives, said third-quarter earnings fell 15 percent and cut its full-year forecast, citing slower sales of parts for personal computers.
Optus directors "to accept" SingTel's cash-and-share offer
News Cable & Wireless Optus Ltd's independent directors "intend to accept" Singapore Telecommunications Ltd's cash-and-share acquisition bid, the latter claimed today.
Hynix sees semiconductor profits plummet
News South Korean chipmaker attributes 31 percent drop in profits to a decline in chip prices and a strong Korean won.
Tags: Processors
Profit down for disk drive parts maker TDK
News TDK, Japan's largest maker of magnetic parts used in hard disk drives, said third-quarter earnings fell 15 percent and cut its full-year forecast, citing slower sales of parts for personal computers.
China's virtual plans are out of this world
News The creation of a virtual economy similar to the popular Second Life is expected to generate as many as 10,000 jobs, according to its backers.
SingTel's offer gets Optus nod
News Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (SingTel) has reached an agreement on the terms of an offer to acquire Cable & Wireless Optus Ltd (Optus), Australia's No 2 teleco.
