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Consumers in emerging markets remain optimistic

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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...
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Extreme weather events warning, Europe

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Extreme weather events have become more common in Europe over the last 30 years, 60% more common, according to the European Academies Science Advisory...
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Manufacturing accelerated in November, USA

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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

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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...
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Holiday shopping online in the office may harm productivity

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With over half of all office workers planning to do their holiday shopping online in the workplace, there will be a toll to pay...
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November China manufacturing index the same as in October

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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...
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Online sales increased by 19.7 percent over Thanksgiving

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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...
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EU fleets fishing in waters of developing countries reap profits subsidized with taxpayers’ money

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A new study in the online journal PLOS ONE, suggests that EU fishing companies that fish in waters belonging to developing countries reap profits...
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UK bankers earn highest bonuses in Europe

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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...

Dutch credit rating falls to AA+ from AAA

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Dutch credit rating has fallen from AAA to AA+, according to credit-rating agency Standard and Poor’s (S&P), due to “weak growth prospects”. Over the last...