SAAB restarts producing cars in Sweden
Saab has restarted producing cars, Chinese-Swedish investment group, National Electric Vehicle Sweden (Nevs) has announced.
Production resumed at Saab’s Trollhattan factory in western Sweden.
In December, 2011,...
Consumers in emerging markets remain optimistic
A new report from a global management consultancy finds that consumers in some of the world's biggest emerging markets remain optimistic, and the economic...
Extreme weather events warning, Europe
Extreme weather events have become more common in Europe over the last 30 years, 60% more common, according to the European Academies Science Advisory...
Manufacturing accelerated in November, USA
Manufacturing accelerated to 57.3 - a two-year high - in November in the United States, according to the Institute of Supply Management’s (ISM) index.
Analysts...
Euro reaches five year high against the Japanese yen
Following data indicating that eurozone unemployment is decreasing, the value of the euro is crawling back up to as high as $1.3621 (trading at...
Holiday shopping online in the office may harm productivity
With over half of all office workers planning to do their holiday shopping online in the workplace, there will be a toll to pay...
November China manufacturing index the same as in October
China manufacturing index stood at 51.4 in November, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, the same reading as in October.
Even so, 51.4 is...
Online sales increased by 19.7 percent over Thanksgiving
Many shoppers went online to look for the best deals this year, as online sales increased by 19.7 percent in Thanksgiving, according to IBM.
The...
EU fleets fishing in waters of developing countries reap profits subsidized with taxpayers’ money
A new study in the online journal PLOS ONE, suggests that EU fishing companies that fish in waters belonging to developing countries reap profits...
UK bankers earn highest bonuses in Europe
UK bankers earn the highest bonuses in Europe, says the European Banking Authority.
Among those earning more than one million euros ($1.36m) a year, their...