Boeing rejects engineering union contract extension amidst 787 crisis
In the latest round of negotiations between Boeing and the union representing its professional and technical workers, SPEEA (Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace) presented its ...
View ArticleAustralian mining giant ramps up pressure on PNG
Having walked away scot-free from Papua New Guinea a decade ago, after creating a health and environmental disaster, the world's largest mining company, Australian-based BHP Billiton, is seeking ...
View ArticleFurther strikes in China as economy slows
2013 has begun with a series of strikes in China. Employers are cutting costs and thus the pay, working conditions and benefits of workers, because the economy is slowing sharply amid faltering ...
View ArticleBrazil to become another center of world immigration
Today, Brazil can boast of being the seventh largest economy in the world and the largest economy in Latin America. In 2010, the GDP of this country made up 3.7 trillion reals ($2.1 trillion). This ...
View ArticleKenya Nakurus Real Estate Business Slows Down On Elections Fever
Nakuru's real estate market, which has been on a roll in the past five years, is now slowing down as elections fever bites. The town has seen a double-digit rally in land and house prices since ...
View ArticleKenya Dont Give Mining Shares to Elite
ENVIRONMENT and Natural Resources minister Ali Chirau Mwakwere has given mining companies three weeks in which to show how they will hand over 35 per cent of their equity to Kenyans. He made it ...
View ArticleFord City woman maintains serenity
Serenity -- St. Francis of Assissi prayed for it and Jerry Seinfeld wanted it on demand -- Serenity, now! This state of being tranquil and untroubled, often seems to be in short supply ...
View ArticleLT Finance in Talks to Buy Morgan Stanleys India Wealth Management Business...
L&T Finance Holdings Ltd. (533519.BY) is in advanced talks to buy Morgan Stanley's (MS) wealth management business in India, the Business Standard newspaper reported Monday, citing an ...
View ArticleIndia Shares Higher in Early Trade Reliance Industries Rises
Indian shares extended last week's gains Monday with Reliance Industries rising as much as 6.2% after it reported Friday a better-than-expected profit for the October-December period.At 0423 GMT ...
View ArticleTakashi Murakamis vivid world
Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami creates erotic, fantasy art with anime influence His "superflat" approach combines high art, anime and flat planes of color He employs his ...
View ArticleEmployers group expects turning point in economy
THE economy is likely to hit a "turning point" this year and a recovery will gain momentum throughout 2013, a leading trade group said yesterday.Employers' group IBEC said domestic ...
View ArticleIBRC loses €70m in rents on the Quinns global properties
Anglo Irish Bank has lost out on up to €70m in rents in less than two years from the Quinn family's international properties.The beneficiaries of the rent roll remain a mystery and efforts ...
View ArticleGlobal companies use localisation to win Korean hearts
It is a serene atmosphere with a Korean traditional teahouse-like interior where people sit down on top of flat cushions on a wooden floor. But the drinks served are Starbucks coffee. Korea's ...
View ArticleAlleged Fraud At Caterpillars Chinese Acquisition Puts Spotlight On U.S....
Investors in Caterpillar got a nasty surprise last Friday when the company revealed that it had uncovered massive fraud at a Chinese mining equipment firm that it bought last year. Caterpillar said ...
View ArticleWorld Delhi rape case to get under way
The fast-tracked trial of five men over the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old woman is due to start in Delhi. A sixth suspect, who is thought to be 17, is expected to be tried in a juvenile ...
View ArticleWorld Suicide attack launched in Afghan capital
A suicide attack has been launched on a traffic police building in the west of the Afghan capital, Kabul. A car bomb detonated outside the office just before dawn, injuring some civilians and ...
View ArticleEgypt Prime Minister Qatari Finance Minister Discuss Boosting Economic...
Prime Minister Hisham Qandeel received on Thursday 17/01/2013 Qatari Finance Minister Yousef Hussein Kamal to discuss fostering bilateral relations especially in the fields of economy, finance and ...
View ArticleMindTree hits 52-week high Citigroup puts buy
MindTree Ltd surged over 4 per cent in early trade on Monday to hit a fresh 52-week high of Rs 788.85 after the company posted a 63 per cent jump in net profit to Rs 98.8 crore for the third quarter ...
View ArticleIDFC cuts Reliance Industries to neutral citing valuations
Reliance Industries Ltd to 'neutral' from 'outperform', citing valuation concerns after a recent rally in shares of the energy conglomerate. The brokerage said Reliance's ...
View ArticleVIDEO Traders enjoy Indias Kumbh Mela
It is claimed India's Kumbh Mela festival is the biggest gathering of people on earth. Over the next few weeks it is estimated a hundred million people will travel to where the Ganges and ...
View Article