Saturday, December 22, 2012

Currencies Dollar slips vs. yen Japan eases as expected

  • Another setback for Apple in patent war against Samsung

    Macau News.Net - Tuesday 18th December, 2012

    NEW YORK - In another twist to the Apple and Samsung war, a US judge rejected Apple's plea to ban sales of Samsung's smartphones in the US while the South Korean smartphone maker said it would drop ...

  • Australian population abounds with surge in skilled migrants

    Macau News.Net - Tuesday 18th December, 2012

    SYDNEY - Led by large overseas migration of skilled people, Australia's population recorded a 1.6 per cent growth for the year ending 30 June 2012, a level not seen for three years, Australian ...

  • Toyota fined $17.35mn for lapse in reporting safety flaws in Lexus models

    Macau News.Net - Tuesday 18th December, 2012

    WASHINGTON - Japanese automobile giant Toyota Motor Corporation has agreed to pay $17.35 million penalty levied by the US Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety ...

  • Garments factory fire an act of sabotage says Bangladesh panel

    Macau News.Net - Tuesday 18th December, 2012

    DHAKA, Bangladesh - A deadly fire at a Bangladesh garment factory that claimed 112 lives last month was an act of sabotage, probably by one of the employees, a government committee said in its ...

  • UK business secretary orders probe of Comet collapse

    Macau News.Net - Tuesday 18th December, 2012

    LONDON - UK business secretary Vince Cable has ordered an inquiry into the collapse of high street electrical retailer Comet after the government was left with a 50 million pound bill in unpaid ...

  • Up At It nonprofit wins Wal-Mart award

    Sacramento Bee - Wednesday 19th December, 2012

    Up & At It, a Sacramento-based nonprofit that helps individuals looking to enter or re-enter the workforce, has won a $15,000 award from Wal-Mart.Up & At It was among 11 U.S. organizations ...

  • Eurozone crisis live Greek public sector workers hold anti-austerity strike

    Guardian - Wednesday 19th December, 2012

    Walkout details Thousands of teachers, doctors and municipal workers are expected to take to the streets and rally in central Athens around midday local time (10am GMT), Reuters reckons. In an ...

  • Looking back looking forward punching above our weight

    Guardian - Wednesday 19th December, 2012

    2012 has been an astounding year for the social enterprise sector. Campaigns have been won, partnerships formed and new initiatives launched to support the growth and future of social enterprise. ...

  • House prices to stay in doldrums for 2013 estate agents predict

    Guardian - Wednesday 19th December, 2012

    property consultants. Most say prices will dip up to 4% in northern England, Scotland and Wales, while values will be roughly static in southern England and London. Even prime central London - where ...

  • Hot coffee how Britain fell in love with the bean

    Guardian - Wednesday 19th December, 2012

    How do you take your coffee? As the drink goes (quite literally) from strength to strength on high streets, we look at how our love affair is moving to a whole new ...

  • Dr Peter Morici Slower growth stubborn unemployment faces US in 2013

    Finfacts Business News - Wednesday 19th December, 2012

    Dr Peter Morici on US growth and unemployment in 2013: Recent retail sales data indicate US economic growth is shifting down a gear from the 2.7% pace set during the third quarter. The consensus of ...

  • Patent Wars Christmas ceasefire -- as Nokia loses 14-year old global crown to Samsung -- Part 15

    Finfacts Business News - Wednesday 19th December, 2012

    See Search Box lower down this column for searches of Finfacts news pages. Where there may be the odd special character missing from an older page, it's a problem that developed when ...

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