Canadian consumers using savings to fuel demand
Canadian consumers have been driving GDP growth by dipping into their savings rather than borrowing, says a new report from CIBC World Markets. First...
Eliminate corporate tax, says new report
According to a new report, if the US were to eliminate corporate tax, gross domestic product (GDP), real wages, domestic investment and national saving...
BMW Q2 profit rose 27 percent
Strong sales in Asia helped BMW Q2 profit increase by 27% to €1.771 billion ($2.4 billion) compared to Q1 2013, the German luxury carmaker...
List of the biggest publicly traded companies
This article provides information on the biggest publicly traded companies in the world.
The ranking below pinpoints key financial data about the companies, where they...
List of the largest empires
This article provides information on the largest empires in history. Empires are considered to be the extension of state sovereignty over a range of different territories.
Although...
Sony abandons electronic readers
After failing to gain a decent market share, Sony abandons electronic readers, saying it has no plans to develop a successor model. PRS-T3, the...
Telefonica GVT bid worth 6.7 billion euros
A Telefonica GVT bid worth €6.7 billion ($8.99 billion), or 20,100 million Brazilian Reais at current exchange rates, has been announced by the Spanish...
Toyota Q1 group sales rose by 2 percent
Japanese automaker Toyota Q1 group sales for 2015 increased by 2% to ¥6.39 trillion compared to Q1 2014, while net profit rose to ¥587...
Was the Fire Phone investment worthwhile?
Whether the Fire Phone investment was worthwhile depends on how many of the smartphones Amazon manages to sell. From a hardware point of view,...
US Male employment recovering
US male employment recovered more rapidly in July, with two-thirds of all jobs added going to men, says the Institute for Women’s Policy Research...