* Hurricane Sandy hits U.S. East Coast * U.S. stock markets shut through Tuesday * CME Globex electronic trading remains open * Coming up: Bank of Japan monetary policy meeting Tuesday By Frank Tang NEW YORK, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Gold edged lower on Monday on worries about the global economy, and trading was far below normal as a monster hurricane began … [Read more...] about PRECIOUS-Gold down on economic worry, volume light due to storm
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Rugby-England call up forward Mullan as injury cover for Marler
Oct 29 (Reuters) - England called up forward Matt Mullan to the squad for the November internationals on Monday as cover for Joe Marler, who has a tight hamstring. Mullan has one test cap and played two midweek matches for England on their tour of South Africa earlier in the year. Fellow forwards Dylan Hartley and Courtney Lawes were due for scans on Monday related to … [Read more...] about Rugby-England call up forward Mullan as injury cover for Marler
Blackrock says sees pick-up in China resources demand
SYDNEY Oct 30 (Reuters) - BlackRock Inc, the world's largest money manager, sees Chinese resources demand continuing to grow and does not see Europe's woes weighing on commodities, the co-head of its BGF World Mining Fund said on Tuesday. As of September 30, 2012, BlackRock held $3.67 trillion under management across equity, fixed income, cash management and other … [Read more...] about Blackrock says sees pick-up in China resources demand
UPDATE 1-BlackRock says China, U.S to power commodities markets
* BlackRock says China, U.S. support commodities growth * Downplays impact of Euro-crisis on demand * Overweight in iron ore equities By James Regan SYDNEY, Oct 30 (Reuters) - BlackRock Inc, the world's largest money manager, downplayed the impact of Europe's financial woes on commodities markets on Tuesday, and said robust Chinese demand and an improving … [Read more...] about UPDATE 1-BlackRock says China, U.S to power commodities markets
Cricket-Pietersen back for England in Tuesday’s warmup game
By Sudipto Ganguly MUMBAI Oct 29 (Reuters) - Kevin Pietersen's England exile following a controversial text-message row will end on Tuesday when he plays against India A in a three-day match. The flamboyant middle-order batsman was dropped for the third and final test against South Africa at Lord's in August after he admitted sending provocative texts to the … [Read more...] about Cricket-Pietersen back for England in Tuesday’s warmup game