Some important business stories from 2012 or were they
I had the chance to join Seattle Times columnist Jon Talton and host Steve Scher on KUOWs Weekday program today, to discuss the years big business stories. Some of the ground we covered and questions ...
View ArticleTurkish people earned places in the Guinness Book of World Records 2012 with...
The records vary from making the biggest pasta box to measuring the most people's blood sugar in the shortest time, the Guinness World Records adjudicator and representative for Turkey, Seyda ...
View ArticleSudan Finance Minister Says Huge Chinese Loan Will Stabilize Economy
Khartoum - The Sudanese finance and national economy minister Ali Mahmood Abdel-Rasool disclosed that the country received a "huge" loan from China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC). ...
View ArticleEthiopia World Bank Releases U.S.$4 Billion Over Four Years
Ethiopia is to receive four billion dollars, under the new World Bank's Country Partnership Strategy (CPS), for the 2013 to 2016 fiscal years, where a specific allocation for the two outer years ...
View ArticleUganda Nine Mining Companies Eye Kilembe Copper Concession
Kampala - Nine mining companies both local and international have submitted in their interest for taking over Kilembe copper mining company which stopped mining copper in the early 1982s Opening the ...
View ArticleNugent-Hopkins leads Canada to 9-3 win over Germany at world juniors
Canada captain Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, centre, celebrates his goal with teammates while playing against Germany during first period IIHF World Junior Championships hockey action in Ufa, Russia on ...
View ArticleBusiness Owners Hope Final Days Of 2012 Make Up For Sluggish Shopping Season
If you think finding a parking space was hard on the days before Christmas, the day after Christmas was just as tricky. The highway ramps leading to the Burlington Mall were packed and at Legacy ...
View ArticleMicrosoft plans to open more retail stores in 2013
/enpproperty--> SAN FRANCISCO - Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled locations of the first six new retail stores it plans to open in 2013, indicating that the company will continue to expand its ...
View ArticleGoogle Apps makes gains on Microsoft Office
Google Apps was long seen as too lightweight to be a competitor to Microsoft Office. But Google Apps has added features and maintained a low price over the years, and now the cloud software suite is ...
View ArticleOxygen Channel The Business Of Baby Mamas
Deadline Hollywood as a program that will 'chronicle the complicated lives of one man, his children's mamas, and their army of children, capturing the highs and lows of this extreme blended ...
View ArticleSurvey Miami Business Leaders Expect Continued Growth in 2013
Top Miami business executives see the South Florida economy as growing, though slowly, and expect the trend to continue through 2013, according to a new survey commissioned by Miami law firm Bilzin ...
View ArticleThe Economy and al Qaeda Among the Biggest Threats of 2013
As we approach the end of the year, I offer up the four biggest threats for the United States internationally in 2013. The four biggest opportunities will follow in ...
View ArticleMalawi Group Demands Improved Economy
In Malawi, civil society groups have expressed concern that President Joyce Banda is not doing enough to stimulate the nation’s economy. Ms. Banda became president eight months ago following ...
View Article8 Indians among worlds best performing CEOs
Eight Indian CEOs have made it to Harvard Business Review's (HBR) list of 100 best performing global chief executives headed for the last 17 years by the late Steve Jobs of Apple. ITC chairman Y C ...
View ArticleMukherjee to inaugurate World Telugu conference at Tirupati
President Pranab Mukherjee will formally inaugurate the fourth World Telugu Conference at Tirupati on Thursday. President Mukherjee will proceed to Rashtrapati Nilayam in Bolarum, Secunderabad for ...
View ArticleIran says successfully rebuffed US-Israeli new Stuxnet cyber attack
A power plant and other industries in southern Iran that were targeted by Stuxnet computer worm has been successfully rebuffed and prevented from spreading. Iran's nuclear enrichment efforts were ...
View ArticleActor Charles Durning is dead
Charles Durning, a decorated World War II veteran and multifaceted actor who was twice nominated for the Oscar, died of natural causes at his home in New York City, his agent told People magazine ...
View ArticleUK tops global benefits league in terms of social welfare
The scandal of Britain's out-of-control benefits system has been dramatically exposed after a report showed that it doles out more in a key welfare payment than almost any other country. Britain ...
View ArticleStomach virus delays Nadals long-awaited return on court
Rafael Nadal's long-awaited return form a chronic knee injury has been put on hold after the world number four was ruled out of an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi due to a stomach virus. The ...
View ArticleIran reportedly planning naval maneuvers in Strait of Hormuz
Iran is planning naval maneuvers in international waters near strategic Strait of Hormuz, where one-fifth of world oil supply passes. According to the official IRNA news agency, Iran's navy chief ...
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