NEW YORK, Dec 2 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury secretary Henry Paulson is debating whether to ask Congress for the next $350 billion in the $700 billion U.S. bailout, the Wall Street Journal reported on its website on Tuesday. If he requests the funds he is expected to request them next week, the Journal reported. The newspaper said Paulson is concerned about a potentially hostile reaction from ...

2 Dec 2008

Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Natural rubber futures climbed from a five-year low, as rising oil prices increased the cost to make rival synthetic products and the yen’s drop against the dollar raised the appeal of the contracts.

2 Dec 2008

NEW YORK, Dec 2 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury secretary Henry Paulson is debating whether to ask Congress for the next $350 billion in the $700 billion U.S. bailout, the Wall Street Journal reported on its website on Tuesday.

2 Dec 2008

SINGAPORE, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Shares of construction firm Koh Brothers Group jumped as much as 44.4 percent on Wednesday with 425,000 shares traded after it won a contract worth S$580 million ($379 million) from the government to build an underground metro station.

2 Dec 2008

Oil rose more than $1 to almost $48 a barrel on Wednesday, recovering from a more than $100 tumble from July peaks that has left it at three-and-a-half year lows.

2 Dec 2008

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Malaysian shares are likely to edge up on Wednesday, following a rebound on Wall Street overnight, which was lifted by economic bellwether General Electric's pledge to maintain its dividend. The Malaysian market, which has outperformed the region this year, is also likely to be supported by buying interest from local funds ahead of the year end, dealers said.

2 Dec 2008