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Russia’s economy fall sharply in growth
May 16th, 2014
Russia’s economy slowed sharply in the first three months of 2014 as the Ukraine crisis slammed business confidence and investment. Official Russian statistics showed gross domestic product grew by an annual rate of 0.9% in the first quarter. That ...
Bitcoin consumer platform debuts at Circle
May 16th, 2014
Starting Friday at 5:30 a.m. ET, Bitcoin start-up Circle is launching a Web platform that will allow consumers to purchase Bitcoin in any amount they choose and then use that Bitcoin to spend on online shopping, at restaurants and ...
Demand for Venture Capital Outstripping the Supply
May 15th, 2014
Fewer entrepreneurs expect to be able to tap traditional venture capital funds in 2014, but corporate venture money may help fill the gap. As talk of a tech bubble spreads, a handful of tech stocks have pulled back in ...
High Court dismisses JR on unfair dismissal cap
May 15th, 2014
The High Court has dismissed a request for a judicial review challenging the newly introduced cap of one year’s salary in compensation for unfair dismissal. The cap came into force on 29 July last year under the Unfair Dismissal ...
Europe grew faster than U.S.
May 15th, 2014
European economic growth was weaker than expected in the first three months of 2014, but still managed to outpace the U.S. for the first time in three years. Gross domestic product across the 18 countries in the eurozone grew ...
London’s Latest Boom Is in Billionaires
May 13th, 2014
Tucked into the U.K, the world’s seventh-richest country with an annual GDP of about $2.5 trillion, is an island of rich people with its own subculture, customs, habits and proclivities. London now has more billionaires than any other city ...
Election optimism boosts India stocks to record high
May 13th, 2014
India’s benchmark index surged to a record high Tuesday after exit polls indicated that voters will deliver a mandate to Narendra Modi and the pro-business Bharatiya Janata Party. Mumbai’s Sensex index advanced more than 1.5% in early trading as ...
EUR/USD stalls near 100-day SMA
May 13th, 2014
Pair’s Outlook EUR/USD remains completely motionless after hitting the support at 1.3753/25. Given that this demand area is formed by the 100-day SMA, monthly S1 and the major up-trend, the currency pair is unlikely to move lower in the ...
Did Putin Just Blink?
May 8th, 2014
Russian President Vladimir Putin has made an art of keeping his detractors off-balance from the start of the crisis in Ukraine. Today, he had even pro-Russian separatists lost for words when he called on them to postpone a May ...
Bridging the Family Business Generation Gap
May 6th, 2014
The transition from one generation to the next can make or break a family business; and as the ‘baby boomers’ hand over to the ‘millennials’, the risks of getting it wrong have never been greater. The results of new ...
