Chinese companies see steady overseas growth
Chinese companies have seen steady growth in cross-border mergers and acquisitions while expanding overseas, the commerce ministry has said. Chinese companies' outward foreign direct investment ...
View ArticleSand artist disciples create over 500 Santa sculptures in a world record attempt
Famed sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik and 30 students of his sand art institute have made over 500 sand sculptures of Santa Claus with a message to protect the environment. They are also attempting to ...
View ArticleChina CEOs less competitive Study
Only three CEOs from China made the list of the world's top 100 corporate leaders rated according to their long-term performance in a global study. The number was too small in contrast to China's ...
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Slight fall in overall UK rental rates
The cost of renting a home in the United Kingdom has fallen for the first time since March. A drop of 0.4% was registered in November according to LSL Property Services. The average cost of ...
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Fall in popularity means profit loss for Blackberry
Blackberry-maker Research in Motion has been hit with a major fall in profits. The Canadian company has had to announce the first fall in quarterly subscriptions in the company's history. ...
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Carnival profit affected by Concordia loss
The Concordia cruise-ship crash has impacted on Carnival, which has seen its profits fall away. The Costa Concordia was owned by Carnival. The big fall in profits, which was announced during ...
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US retirement funds gun-shy of gun shares
Retirement funds in the US have been are reconsidering their investments in guns and ammunition following the Connecticut school shooting. In the past pension funds have supported the manufacture ...
View ArticleGree considers new business model
/enpproperty--> Gree Electric Appliances Inc said Dec 24 that the company is considering selling other companies' products in its stores. "Gree stores will not only focus on our own ...
View ArticleTCL officially holds the number three spot in global LCD TV sales
China-based TV vendor TCL has officially announced that it has reached 15 million in LCD TV sales as of December 18, 2012, putting the company at the global number three spot in terms of LCD TV ...
View ArticleJapanese yens descent to hurt corporate earnings in S. Korea
The expected deprecation of the Japanese yen stemming from the leadership change in Japan will hurt corporate earnings in South Korea amid continued ascent of the South Korean currency, a local ...
View ArticleMining Projects Group secures key nickel and gold assets in WA
(MENAFN - ProactiveInvestors - Australia) Mining Projects Group (ASX: MPJ) has plans to farm-in to two nickel and gold prospective tenement packages in the Kambalda and Lake Wells regions of Western ...
View ArticleKaboko Mining fully funded to bring Zambian manganese mine into production
With the drawdown of a further A$4M of a $10M debt facility and long term manganese offtake agreement with Noble Resources, Kaboko will be fully funded into high grade manganese production at its ...
View ArticleSilver Lake Resources Integra Mining lodge merger approval with ASIC
(MENAFN - ProactiveInvestors - Australia) Silver Lake Resources (ASX: SLR) and Integra Mining (ASX: IGR) have today lodged the Australian Federal Court approval of the scheme of arrangement between ...
View ArticleFDI into China outperformed global average in 2012
World foreign direct investment (FDI) fell significantly in 2012. Global data is unavailable for the second half of the year, but United Nations Conference on Trade and Development statistics show ...
View ArticleWorld stocks flat ahead of ‘fiscal cliff’ deadline
AP BANGKOK -- World stock markets were mostly flat in thin trading Monday, as hopes faded for a budget deal by the end of the year that would prevent the US from reaching the ';fiscal ...
View ArticleConstruction industry adds jobs in November
Despite fiscal cliff uncertainties, North Carolina was one of 19 states to add construction jobs between October and November, the Triangle Business Journal reports, citing figures from the ...
View ArticleConstruction industry anxious about fiscal cliff
North Carolina's jobless rate is continuing to inch downward, but the construction industry is wary about what will happen if the U.S. goes off the fiscal cliff. The states construction payroll ...
View ArticleHoliday lull sets in for global markets
World stock and commodity markets were steady Monday as the holiday lull set in and offset tensions over U.S. budget disputes. Only U.K., French, Dutch and Spanish stock markets were open in Europe ...
View ArticleSome gift card advice from the Better Business Bureau
12/24/2012 For those planning to give gift cards as presents, a few words of warning. BC has laws preventing most gift cards from expiring, but Mark fernandes of the Better Business Bureau says ...
View ArticleNexus Reduces Stake in Shell-Operated Crux LNG Development
The deal, worth $79 million (AUD 75 million), will see Nexus' interest in the project drop to 15%. Shell's share in the project increases to 85%, while Osaka Gas maintains its 3% stake; the ...
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