Business

Ethical marketing claims work best for tangible products

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When ethical marketing claims are made for products that consumers can touch they are more likely to buy the product, according to a study...

Starbucks asks customers not to bring guns into their cafes

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Starbucks has just issued a statement respectfully asking customers not to bring firearms into their cafes.  This comes as quite a shock to many, especially...
Novartis

Novartis eye care unit Alcon accused of bribery in China

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Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis AG says its eye care unit, Alcon, is accused of bribing doctors in more than 200 hospitals in China. The...

U.S. decrease in consumer credit defaults

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There has been a decrease in consumer credit defaults in the USA, according to data released by the S&P Dow Jones Indices and Experian...
European car sales

European car sales fall 5% in August 2013

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European car sales fell 5% in August 2013, after rising 5% in July, according to a new report by the European Automobile Manufacturer’s Association...
Microsoft

Microsoft announces $40 billion share buyback, boosts dividend 22%

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Microsoft Corporation has increased its quarterly dividend by 22% and announced a $40 billion stock buyback plan. According to FactSet, Microsoft’s market value is $273.2...

How can we prevent another global crisis? IMF sets guidelines

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How can we prevent another global crisis? It’s an important question. No-one wants a repetition of what we recently went through: the threat of total...
Lloyds Banking Group

6% of Lloyds Banking Group up for sale

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The UK government is offering big investors 6% of the Lloyds Banking Group, worth approximately £3.3bn ($5.25bn). On Monday, shares in Lloyds closed at 77.36p....

Up to 60 percent of drug ads on TV are misleading

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U.S. consumers should be very wary when they watch advertisements for pharmaceutical products. According to a study published in the prestigious Journal of General Internal...

Positive conditions for consumer spending in the U.S.

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The Deloitte Consumer Spending Index (Index), which is an indicator of future consumer spending, dropped slightly in August. The Index is able to make a...