Is Singapores Economy Nearing a Recession
Singapore's economy grew by 1.2 percent in 2012, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Monday, indicating the city-state slipped into a recession in the last three months of the year.Credit ...
View ArticleTalking up Mandarin a global undertaking
/enpproperty--> If you didn't already know Xu Lin was an important official in China's Education Ministry, you wouldn't guess it from her manner. Easygoing and casual over a cup of ...
View ArticleUK has worlds fifth-highest rate of children with type 1 diabetes
diabetes , which can lead to serious health problems such as blindness and strokes, new research shows.Some 24.5 children in every 100,000 aged 14 and under develop the condition, according to ...
View ArticleMSCI companies’ profits rise by 11
Analysts' estimates show profit at companies in the MSCI All-Country gauge climbed 11 per cent to $25.13 a share in 2012, according to data compiled by ...
View Article2013 Nissan Altima Redesigned sedan retains style adds refinement and fuel...
It was, afterall, the styling of the previous generation model that vaulted Altima into the top-selling midsize sedan segment. And there will be no going back with the redesigned and re-engineered ...
View ArticleWell handle... everyone will have a package
Manju: Some of the problems you can face from the tenant is they have not changed the bills till now. The first tenant has died and so on. They may create problem. You may have to fulfil their ...
View ArticleToronto Mayor Ford enjoys brief moment of peace at New Year’s Levee
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford pauses after the results of a vote re-electing councillor Karen Stintz as TTC chair March 5, 2012. Councillors voted 29 to 15 Monday in favour of the proposal by TTC chair ...
View ArticleMotor insurance group Admiral celebrates 20 years of business success
Bosses at motor insurance group Admiral today attributed the firm’s success to its staff, as the business celebrates 20 years of trading. When it launched on January 2 1993 Admiral had just 57 ...
View ArticleReal-World Patient Survival With Defibrillators Matches Trial Expectations
-; Patients who received an implantable heart defibrillator in everyday practice had survival benefits on par with those who received the same devices in carefully controlled clinical trials, ...
View ArticleBritain urges bold G8 action on global economy
View Photo Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron at No 10 Downing Street in London on December 18, 2012. Cameron called on his fellow G8 leaders on Wednesday to start work now on agreeing ...
View ArticleManufacturing sector shrinks again
Australian manufacturing activity fell for the 10th consecutive month in December amid continued weakness in the global economy, a private survey shows.The Australian Industry (Ai) Group performance ...
View ArticleSeven jobs in finance up for grabs in new year
Anand Sinha, a career central banker and regarded as an expert on the new Basel rules on capital for banks, is also on course to finish his two-year term in February. In the past, many deputy ...
View ArticleTaylor powers to 16th world title
Phil 'The Power' Taylor won his 16th world darts title by beating Michael van Gerwen 7-4 in an absorbing PDC World Championship final. Van Gerwen started brightly, shrugging off a 170 ...
View ArticleVideo Affordable Care Act bad for business
At the "Five Guys" restaurant in New York City, owner John Rigos is worried about competing in the market after the Affordable Care Act is fully implemented. Anthony Mason ...
View ArticleVideo Immigrants help grow Texas economy
Immigrants from Asia and Latin America have become critical components in a Texas job machine that's created nearly 158,000 jobs in Houston and more than 500,000 jobs statewide since the ...
View ArticleCar sales powered economy in 2012
WASHINGTON -- It‘s not too much of an exaggeration to say the economy was powered by car sales in 2012. Auto companies are expected to have sold 14.5 million new vehicles in 2012, according to ...
View ArticleWorld markets react to fiscal cliff
International markets opened for business Wednesday as lawmakers in the United States raced to complete legislation that would mute much but not all of the fiscal ...
View ArticleMicrosoft issues fix it for IE vulnerability
a quick fix for a vulnerability in older versions of its Internet Explorer browser that is actively being used by attackers to take over computers. The vulnerability affects IE versions 6, 7 and 8. ...
View ArticleIf there is any justice in this world ICC will have to find Uhuru Kenyatta...
Deputy President respectively. For the people interested to see justice done in this case, they know that the two men are not guilty of the crimes they are accused of committing. This is true. Those ...
View ArticleWho Can Help Startup Founders Build Their Companies
OD practitioners work on piecemeal activities, such as workshop facilitation, coaching, and leadership development - not system-wide change Nomadic status and lack of professional accreditation ...
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