The Australian Rudd promises to match earthquake funds PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has promised to match funds raised by Australia's Italian community to help victims of the deadly earthquake that devastated central Italy in April. Mr Rudd addressed the ... (photo: Australian Dept. of Defense / ) Australia Finance Government Photos Rudd The New York Times A Subdued Trading Day in Asia and Europe Asian shares closed mixed and European shares were essentially flat Friday after unemployment reports released the day before reinforced the idea that a recovery was still a ways off. Friday's ... (photo: AP / Lai Seng Sin) Asia Europe Investment Markets Photos Top Stories The Guardian Euro edges up vs dollar in holiday-thinned trade * Euro recovers vs dlr after Thursday's sharp fall * Trading subdued as U.S markets shut for holiday * Euro zone services PMI dips from May's 7-mth high (adds quote, ... (photo: WN / Denise Yong) Business Currency Market Photos Trade The Australian ASIC supports Lehman's creditors THE corporate regulator has backed disgruntled creditors of Lehman Brothers, saying any deed of company arrangement should not be able to prevent a creditor from suing ... (photo: AP / Jin Lee) Australia Bankruptcy Company Finance Photos The Times of India Sensex gains 255 pts as Railway budget peps up market 3 Jul 2009, 1900 hrs IST, PTI Text: MUMBAI: After a few days of dull trading , the stock market spiralled up ... (photo: Creative Commons) Business India Market Mumbai Photos The Times of India HDFC Bank report warns of inflationary pressures Text: MUMBAI: Inflationary pressures bottomed out in February and have since then been picking up on a sequential ... (photo: sv1/WN) Bank Business India Mumbai Photos Journal Online Asia first out of recession Asia’s recession appears to have touched bottom and the region is likely to be the first to climb out of the global economic slowdown, the Asian Development Bank’s chief ... (photo: WN / James D.) Asia Development Philippines Photos Recession The Guardian Tesco survives investor protest over share options * 55 percent of AGM votes back share option changes * Union resolution on migrants' treatment easily defeated (Adds full results of vote, including abstentions) By Ian ... (photo: Creative Commons / Burrows) Britain Business Investment Photos Tesco