Russian economy growing but still needs further reforms, OECD says
The Russian economy is growing, says the OECD, but it needs further reforms in order to encourage future growth, stimulate innovation and improve the...
Premium chocolate – how do I know it is really premium?
How can we be sure that the premium chocolate we have bought really is what we have paid for? For many people there is...
German economy grew by just 0.4% in 2013
The German economy expanded by just 0.4% in 2013 (compared to 0.7% in 2012), less than experts had expected.
Last year Germany’s GDP grew...
Bank of America profits surge by $2.668 billion in 2013
Bank of America Corp appears to have shaken off the impact of the Great Recession as its profit for the fourth quarter of 2014...
Global economy bouncing back, World Bank
The global economy is bouncing back, according to the World Bank's Global Economic Prospects, five years after the financial crisis shook the world.
The current...
787 Dreamliner battery problems come back to haunt Boeing in 2014
Just as Boeing thought its 787 Dreamliner battery problems and other glitches had died in 2013, Japan Airlines reports it has grounded an aircraft...
Eurozone recovery very weak, risk of deflation
The Eurozone recovery is still extremely weak, GDP during the third quarter of 2013 grew by only 0.1%. Economists say a sharp fall in...
America still eight million jobs short
Six years after the financial crisis of 2008 and America is still eight million jobs short compared to pre-recession employment levels, according to a...
New organic flow battery could mean breakthrough for renewable energy storage
Harvard scientists and engineers have developed a new type of battery that could allow the supply of energy from renewable sources such as wind...
Minimum wage of $10.10 endorsed by top economists, USA
An impressive lineup of seventy-five prominent economists, including 7 Nobel laureates and 8 former presidents of the American Economic Association have signed a letter...