Navigating family stress during the holidays
For many families, the holidays is a period of family stress and totally unrelated to television commercials and movies that generally portray super-happy ever-loving...
AT&T lost 403,000 satellite TV subscribers in Q4
AT&T Inc. reported quarterly earnings for the three months ending in December of 86 cents per share on revenue of $9.23 billion - largely...
Hedging not so evil, study
For the first time, a study has found that hedging can increase firm value.
The overuse of derivatives, which were created to help firms hedge...
Argentina defaults again
Argentina defaults again, the second time the country says it cannot meet its debt obligations in thirteen years, after eleventh-hour negotiations with a group...
EU referendum campaign intensifies this weekend as vote date nears
The EU referendum campaign intensifies this weekend as the vote date – 23rd June – gets nearer, with both sides trying to get the...
European IPOs reaching record levels
Since the summer of 2013, the jump in European IPOs is reaching record levels. The second quarter of 2014 posted the best Q2 since...
Used vehicle market to slip in 2014, US
The used vehicle market in the US is forecast to slide in 2014, ending five successive years of increasing prices, after a steep rise...
Giant coronal hole on the Sun many times size of Earth
A giant coronal hole has been spotted on the surface of the Sun by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) – it is several times...
Pay workers more, says CBI, UK
John Cridland, head of the CBI (Confederation of British Industry), says British companies should pay workers more and offer them better opportunities so that...
Manufacturing cost competitiveness, US and Mexico rising stars
Mexico and the US are the rising stars in global manufacturing cost competitiveness, according to research by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). The overall...