Canadian Q2 GDP grew 0.8 percent
Canadian Q2 GDP grew by 0.8% (annual rate of 3.1%), after expanding by just 0.2% in Q1, Statistics Canada reported on Friday. It was...
Scottish independence risks
What are the Scottish independence risks? Would the country just survive, fail or prosper? Sir Mike Rake, President of the Confederation of British Industry...
UK GDP forecast upgraded to 3.2%
The UK GDP forecast has been upgraded to 3.2% growth from 3.1% for 2014, and to 2.8% from 2.7% for 2015, according to calculations...
Fiat Chrysler merger plan jumps shareholder hurdle
The Fiat Chrysler merger plan was blessed earlier this week because not enough shareholders tendered their stock to undermine the reorganization. In other words,...
August Eurozone inflation sinks to 0.3 percent
August Eurozone inflation sank to a five-year low of 0.3%, according to Eurostat, fueling concerns that the currency bloc is slipping into a spiral...
Indian economy accelerated in Q1
The Indian economy accelerated in the first quarter (Apr-Jun period) at its fastest pace in two years. Consumer and corporate demand increased as confidence...
Brazilian GDP shrank in Q2 and Q1 2014
In what is becoming the country’s worst year since the 2008 financial crisis, Brazilian GDP shrank by -0.6% in Q2 2014 from the first...
American banking industry improved in Q2 2014
In the second quarter of 2014, the American banking industry continued to improve, says the American Banking Association (ABA), driven by a steep increase...
Tesco warns profits will be down
The British supermarket giant Tesco warns profits will be in the £2.4 billion to £2.5 billion ($3.98 billion to $4.15 billion) range rather than...
Chinese semiconductor consumption growth
Chinese semiconductor consumption growth exceeded the global consumption market for the third year running in 2013. While the worldwide semiconductor consumption market grew by...