Slow growth in Middle East and North Africa, what to do?
There is slow growth in the economies of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), partly due to regional tensions as well as a...
Philanthropist Mark Zuckerberg tops America’s 2013 list
Not only is he famous for being the founder and CEO of Facebook, he is also now known as Philanthropist Mark Zuckerberg, who along...
Fixed retirement age should be abolished, says report
The fixed retirement age or default retirement age (DRA) should be abolished globally, say researchers from the Universities of Hull, East Anglia and Southampton...
US travel visas undermine tourist industry
US travel visas are bad for the country’s tourist industry, says the CATO Institute.
If the travel visa requirements were lifted the United States would...
Google overtook Exxon for second most valuable US company
Google overtook Exxon as America’s second most valuable company on Friday, when its midday market cap topped $389.6 billion, leaving Exxons’ $389.3 billion in...
US borrowing ceiling crisis nears, nerves jangle
Pushing the US borrowing ceiling to its limit, including extraordinary measures, is about to become exhausted. According to Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew in...
December US trade deficit widens, exports decline
The December US trade deficit widened to $38.7 billion, compared to $34.6 billion in November, says the Bureau of Economic Analysis, part of the...
Wal-Mart affects crime rates negatively
Often Wal-Mart affects crime rates in a negative way, says a new study from the University of South Carolina and Sam Houston State University,...
ECB inaction, holds interest rate at 0.25%
The ECB holds its benchmark interest rate at 0.25% after today’s meeting.
ECB (European Central Bank) president, Mario Draghi does not believe deflation is a...
Eurozone retail trade falls 1.6% in December
Eurozone retail trade fell 1.6% in December 2013 compared to November, and by 0.8% in the whole of the European Union (EU28).
The Eurozone consists...