A spate of court rulings blocking strike action has encouraged employers not to bother entering serious talks with their workers when disputes arise, an official of Britain's biggest trade union said. Unions
. Carmakers Daimler, Renault and Nissan are redoubling their electric cars effort in the race for market share in a world of tighter emission rules. Daimler's research chief, Thomas Weber, told Reuters
French luxury leather goods maker Louis Vuitton is closing its Parisian stores an hour early to preserve stocks ahead of the Christmas rush, shop assistants said on Tuesday. The shops, which are
Two of the world's richest men and most generous donors, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, said on Tuesday they would not be putting pressure on China's dozens of billionaires during a visit
The yen hit a 15-year high versus the dollar on Tuesday after Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan won a ruling party leadership vote, while concerns about a shaky recovery knocked global stocks
Registrations of motor vehicles dropped by 16.8% over the year earlier in August, bringing the cumulative decline for the year to 15.7%. In January – August 30,274 vehicles were registered, compared with
Tourism arrivals showed fairly strong growth in August, rising by 4.3% to 304,264 in August 2010, compared with 291,583 in August 2009. A massive increase of 81.1% was recorded in tourist arrivals
The Statistical Service is currently undertaking the sixth census of agriculture since independence in 1960. The census, which began last Wednesday September 8, is sending out “enumerators” to ask a range of
The trade deficit widened in July, according to preliminary estimates, reaching a provisional EUR 400,510, compared with EUR 394,494 in June 2009. In January-July, the trade deficit was a provisional EUR 2.98
Oil was steady on Tuesday near one-month highs above $77 ahead of inventory reports expected to show crude stock draws as the shutdown of the biggest Canada-U.S. pipeline enters a fifth day.
