Asian stocks fell on Tuesday and were on course for their worst quarterly performance since the end of 2008, while funding concerns in the euro zone sent the single currency tumbling to
China must not take the commitment of European companies for granted and needs to do more to ensure a level playing field for foreign business, the European Union Chamber of Commerce said
Spending on automation spurs productivity To get an idea of how some U.S. textile mills can compete with developing-world rivals who pay far lower wages, roll a bowling ball down one of
High winds and large waves expected in the Gulf of Mexico as the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season passes to the west are likely to slow efforts to contain
China will move 345,000 people, mostly poor villagers, within about two years to make way for a vast scheme to draw on rivers in the south to supply the increasingly dry north,
Political momentum was expected to carry a sweeping Wall Street reform bill to approval in the U.S. Congress, but the death of Senator Robert Byrd threatened to delay final action until mid-July.
Shanghai shares extended losses to hit a 14-month low on Tuesday, dragging Hong Kong stocks down, as investors pulled funds from the market to prepare for a major IPO by Agricultural Bank
Wholesale turnover fell sharply in the first quarter of 2010 according to the latest figures from the Statistical Service. The turnover value index of wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor
Serious crime fell in 2008 according to the latest figures from the annual report, “Criminal Statistics”, published by the Statistical Service. The report includes data on crime based on information provided by
Retail trade slipped again in April according to provisional estimates from the Statistical Service. The figures show that retail trade turnover volume fell by 2.7% over the year earlier in April 2010
