London The UK economy may be inching out of its double-dip recession, according to a forecast from a respected economics institute, which estimates output grew 0.1 per cent in the three months to April. The National Institute of Economic and Social Research’s (Niesr) latest monthly economic forecast pencils in stronger growth in the services sector [...]
London Oil fell below $112 (Dh411.93) a barrel Friday after a weak reading of industrial growth in China sparked worries about demand growth from the world’s No 2 oil consumer. China’s industrial production in April grew at its slowest pace in nearly three years, which along with poor trade numbers on Thursday, suggest the world’s No [...]
Economic prospects for the GCC economies look healthier for the next few years than in the initial phase of the global financial crisis in 2008-2009, credit rating agency Standard & Poorâs said yesterday. âThis is mainly because the geographic distribution of growth between developed and emerging markets â with the latter outperforming the former â [...]
Fri May 11, 2012 2:49pm EDT * Independent monitors appointed in one-third of recent cases * In some cases, companies allowed to submit compliance reports * Wal-Mart could propose hiring monitor as part of settlement pact By Jeremy Pelofsky WASHINGTON, May 11 (Reuters) – Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc, faced with allegations that its Mexican [...]
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By TOM HERMAN Q: Suppose I sell my home this year and have a $100,000 capital gain. Is it correct that I would report it as income for this year? How would it be taxed? —L.P., West Valley City, Utah A: You haven’t given me enough details to respond to your specific situation. But most [...]
Dan David was a one-time jewelry executive who didn’t know a word of Mandarin. Yet he helped unmask several frauds among the dozens of U.S.-listed China stocks that have burned investors in the last couple of years and has raised allegations against others. When the Securities and Exchange Commission filed civil-fraud charges in February against [...]
The array of enterprise communication formats available today has expanded, ranging from instant messages to blogs and wikis, as well as more traditional means such as email and internal web pages. But documents, including proposals, requirements, plans, agreements, and reports, remain the primary currency of business, and document collaboration continues to be a core activity [...]
By MARY PILON This summer, droves of school-age children will attend summer camp, where they will paddle canoes, play tennis and make crafts from paste and yarn. Others, will go to finance camp, where they will take excursions to a local bank or delve into budgeting and investing simulations. Rather than singing around the campfire, [...]
By SHARA TIBKEN American Airlines was an early adopter of tablet computers. As a result, it learned a lot about how best to use tablets—and where it could go wrong. More in Leadership in IT Employees, Measure Yourselves IT Is From Venus, Non-IT Is From Mars Better Leadership Through Social Media Some Cyberattackers Watch and [...]