ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Consumer goods group Unilever <ULVR.L> <UNc.AS> expects to see three-quarters of its turnover from emerging markets by 2020 as heavy investment in these fast-growing regions and sluggish growth elsewhere take effect.

Asia, including China and India, will be vulnerable if the United States and Europe slip into another recession, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Sunday.

European sovereign debt problems and slower emerging-market growth will weigh on the U.S. economic recovery.. European sovereign debt problems and slower emerging-market growth will weigh on the U.S. economic recovery.

LONDON (Reuters) - August's dramatic financial shock, which is now both feeding off and risks fueling another economic downturn, may well introduce a third phase of the four-year-old global credit crisis -- the infection of the ultimate creditors.

When Japanese beverage giant Kirin said this week it would take a large stake in Brazil's Schincariol, it was the latest example of Asia's growing thirst for South American markets and resources.

LONDON (Reuters) - The message from this week's market rout is crystal-clear: investors have lost confidence in their politicians, who urgently need to do something dramatic to reduce risks to the global economy.

The "America in decline" message, coupled with China hype, has made perspective and balance a rare commodity. . Even though the deal got done, simmering American debt, spending challenges and the soft economy seem to have unnerved many investors in the past few days.

Defense Minister Nelson Jobim has resigned and will be replaced by Brazil's ex-foreign minister, Celso Amorim, according to the president's office.

Kraft Foods said on Thursday it will split in two, spinning off one company to target fast-growing emerging markets with its global snacks portfolio and another to focus on its US grocery business.

Standard Chartered, the British-based emerging markets bank, said Wednesday that net profits rose 20 percent in the first half to a record US$2.52 billion (£1.55 bn) as revenues soared.

Global banking giant HSBC said Tuesday it would hire thousands of people in emerging markets by 2014 as it looked particularly to Asia's booming financial sector to power future growth.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Averting a U.S. debt default solves only the immediate fiscal problem for the West and its big creditors in Asia.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - UBS AG <UBSN.VX> has hired former Bank of America Corp <BAC.N> banker Mike Stewart as co-head of global equities, succeeding Yassine Bouhara, who will become CEO of emerging markets for the investment bank.

French luxury products giant PPR reported Friday a 16.1 percent increase in first-half net profits to 450 million euros ($642.33 million) riding a strong increase in sales in emerging markets.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - UBS AG <UBSN.VX> has hired former Bank of America Corp <BAC.N> banker Mike Stewart as co-head of global equities and head of securities in the Americas, according to an internal memo on Friday.

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German car and truck maker Daimler missed quarterly revenue forecasts and warned strong demand for cars in the key emerging markets of China and India was likely to slow sharply.

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German car and truck maker Daimler missed quarterly revenue forecasts and warned strong demand for cars in the key emerging markets of China and India is likely to slow sharply.

LONDON (Reuters) - There may be a point at which global investors get indigestion from U.S. money printing.

LONDON (Reuters) - There may be a point at which global investors get indigestion from U.S. money printing.

China's $400 billion sovereign wealth fund said Tuesday it made a return of 11.7 percent on its overseas investments last year as it put more of its focus into emerging markets.