US labor market remains weak, despite positive jobs report
Despite a report released by the Bureau of Labor statistics showing that unemployment fell to 7% in November, from…
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What are the top 10 selling drugs worldwide?
The top 10 selling drugs for the period July through September 2013 (Q3 2013) were Abilify, Nexium, Humira,…
UK house prices rise 7.7%
UK house prices rose 7.7% in the three months to November compared to the same period in 2012, according to the…
WTO agreement worth $1tn finally reached
A WTO agreement worth $1tn has finally been reached by ministers from 159 nations in Bali, Indonesia. This is the…
US Economic Forecast for 2014 and 2015
In a US economic forecast for the end of this year until 2015, the "UCLA Anderson Forecast" sees the economy…
Q3 US GDP Growth 3.6% surprises economists
US GDP growth of 3.6% (annualized) surprised experts.
The figure was revised up from a preliminary estimate of…
October US trade gap narrows with record exports
The October US trade gap shrank 5.4% to $40.6 billion compared to $43 billion in September, says the US Census…
Rate rigging – EU fines 8 institutions €1.71 billion
The European Commission has imposed fines totaling €1,712,468,000 on eight international financial institutions for…
Brazil Manufacturing PMI deteriorates in November
After improving slightly in October (50.2), Brazil Manufacturing PMI deteriorated to 49.7, according to the…
SAAB restarts producing cars in Sweden
Saab has restarted producing cars, Chinese-Swedish investment group, National Electric Vehicle Sweden (Nevs) has…
Extreme weather events warning, Europe
Extreme weather events have become more common in Europe over the last 30 years, 60% more common, according to the…
Manufacturing accelerated in November, USA
Manufacturing accelerated to 57.3 - a two-year high - in November in the United States, according to the Institute…
Holiday shopping online in the office may harm productivity
With over half of all office workers planning to do their holiday shopping online in the workplace, there will be a…
November China manufacturing index the same as in October
China manufacturing index stood at 51.4 in November, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, the same…
UK bankers earn highest bonuses in Europe
UK bankers earn the highest bonuses in Europe, says the European Banking Authority.
Among those earning more…
Dutch credit rating falls to AA+ from AAA
Dutch credit rating has fallen from AAA to AA+, according to credit-rating agency Standard and Poor’s (S&P),…