December Chinese manufacturing slips to three month low
December Chinese manufacturing slipped to 50.5 compared to 50.8 November, according to a new HSBC/Markit Flash…
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Electrical waste worldwide at 65.4 million tonnes by 2017
Global electrical waste, also known as e-waste, will increase by one third to 65.4 million tonnes by 2017,…
North Korea wants foreign investment, despite executions
North Korea says it still wants foreign investment, even though Chang Song-thaek, the uncle of current leader Kim…
Recessions good for male and bad for female health
Recessions may be good for your health later on if you are male but bad if you are female, researchers from the…
Ireland ends its bailout
Ireland has officially left its bailout behind three years after the country appealed to international lenders to…
US November retail sales up 0.7%
US November retail sales were 0.7% higher than during the previous month, according to figures released by the…
European industrial production down in October
European industrial production in October fell 1.1% in the Eurozone and 0.7% in the EU28 (whole European Union…
New Chinese policy guidelines good for private companies
New Chinese policy guidelines, which call for limits on the activities of state-owned companies, paves the way for…
GM bailout cost taxpayers $10.5 billion
The GM bailout is over, the US Treasury, which started off with 500 million GM shares of common stock in 2010, sold…
US household wealth at record high
US household wealth reached a record high during the summer of 2013, mainly due to recovering house prices and an…
America in decline – is it a myth? Yes, according to a new book
Is America in decline? Everybody seems to think so as China’s hyper-economic growth bites at the heels of America’s…
Metals 2013 and 2014 forecasts
Most metals have had a bad 2013 as far as prices are concerned, particularly the most watched ones - gold, silver…
2014 global GDP growth better than in 2013
2014 Global GDP growth is expected to be better than in 2013, however, politics, especially in the US may undermine…
Millions of hidden shares revealed
Millions of hidden shares in the US are revealed today for the first time thanks to researchers from the Warwick…
15 top companies that embody success
What are the 15 top companies that best represent success?
Booz & Company carried out a survey involving…
Chinese exports push trade surplus to 5 year high
Chinese exports for November rose to $33.8 billion, giving China its largest monthly trade surplus since January…