Economic week ahead Hail to the chief
With little on Monday's economic calendar, investors might be tempted to spend some time watching US President Barack Obama's second inauguration. Alicia Keys, Beyonce, Katy Perry, Stevie ...
View ArticleFrance backs Dutch finance minister to head euro group
France has now given its formal backing to Dutch finance minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem’s candidature as chairman of the influential euro group. French finance minister Pierre Moscovici told ...
View ArticleSpace centers around world
If Japan makes any move to justify its past wrongdoings or even distort the well-known facts of World War II, it will lose its international standing ...
View ArticleFindings of PwC Global CEO Survey to be revealed at Press Briefing in Davos -...
Dennis Nally, Chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers International, is to present some of the key findings of PwC's annual survey of business leaders from around the world at a press briefing in ...
View ArticleWorld Wife of Boise pastor in Iran jail He talks about beatings
A Boise man has been jailed in Iran since September and could soon be facing the death penalty. The pastor is getting ready to make a court appearance before a judge who's been known to hand-out ...
View ArticleGlance-UKs FTSE scales new heights as mining stocks rise
its highest level in more than four years on Friday, as investors overlooked domestic economic weakness to snap up mining stocks exposed to the growing Chinese economy. Technical indicators showed ...
View ArticleSwaziland Minister Comes Clean on Economy
Swaziland's Finance Minister Majozi Sithole has backtracked on his claim that the kingdom's economy is no longer in crisis, after international observers proved he was not telling the ...
View ArticleHealth package with ladies club membership
Dubai: The Dubai Ladies Club earlier this month launched a new annual membership offer — Better Goals, Better You — specifically designed to help new members make a start with their ...
View ArticleBerlin throws weight behind Dutch finance chief tipped to head Eurogroup
(42 mins ago) Jeroen Dijsselbloem, the finance minister of the Netherlands will likely become the head of the Eurogroup today, when the bloc meets in Brussels today. It will be the last gathering ...
View ArticleFSB Tenders for Micro-UAV Sensor Package
MOSCOW, January 21 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced on Monday a tender for research on a potential sensor system for a micro-unmanned air vehicle (UAV) ...
View ArticleMissed calls help companies connect with customers
Today, though, the missed call is taking on newer roles, moving beyond mere personal communication. A number of businesses including big brands, are embracing it to better engage with their ...
View ArticleIntel set to announce Haswell processors at Computex 2013
Intel is set to host a conference prior to Computex 2013 in June announcing its upcoming Haswell series processors jointly with downstream partners, according to sources from PC ...
View ArticleGlobal confidence index rises
The economic confidence index‚ which is compiled by the World Economic Forum (WEF) and polls 390 experts on their confidence in the state of the world economy‚ recovered to 0.43 in the ...
View ArticleWorld stocks tentative amid US debt impasse
A man walks by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013. Asian stock markets were mixed Monday amid uncertainty about the outcome of a central bank meeting in ...
View ArticleWorld NTSB Faulty Dreamliner battery was not overcharged
Boeing 787 Dreamliner in Boston this month was not overcharged, the National Transportation Safety Board said Sunday. In its third update on the investigation into the cause of the fire, the NTSB ...
View ArticleBing Brings More of Facebook to Search – Microsoft
REDMOND, Wash. - With every search that people do, Bing believes there is a person out there who can help you make a decision. This is why Bing lets you tap into the wisdom of friends and experts in ...
View ArticleSpains Popular agrees sale of debt recovery business
has agreed to sell a debt recovery business in Spain to EOS, which is owned by German finance group Otto, as part of its push to raise its capital levels.The business was valued at 135 million euros ...
View ArticleMortgage market now more robust
Mortgage lending in the UK in 2012 was little changed on 2011 but ended the year in more "robust" form, a lenders' group has said. Gross UK mortgage lending reached an estimated ...
View ArticleUK housebuilder plans share float
Housebuilder Crest Nicholson is planning to return to the stock market, more than five years after being taken private at the height of the financial crisis. The firm said it would use the expected ...
View ArticleSelby targets World Championship
winning the Masters for the third time in six years. The world number one, 28, secured a 10-6 victory over Neil Robertson at Alexandra Palace on Sunday. Selby is aiming to go one better than ...
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