Recovery concerns weigh on stocks, dollar

Asian stocks fell to a three-week low on Monday as soft U.S. jobs data heightened investor caution ahead of the third-quarter corporate results season, while speculation of an early interest rate hike

Olympics give faded Rio shot at rebirth

Rio de Janeiro's 2016 Olympics has raised the tantalizing prospect that Brazil's faded former capital, known for its beauty and high crime, will be rejuvenated into a modern, thriving city. Blessed with

UK retailers face another bleak Christmas

Many struggling British retailers are facing a worse Christmas than last year, when 15 major chains failed, according to insolvency specialist Begbies Traynor. The company said rising unemployment and fragile consumer confidence

AVG sales reach $100 mln

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IMO SG: There will always be a demand for shipping

Efthymios Mitropoulos, Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization appeared confident on Monday that despite the current global economic downturn there will always be a demand for shipping. In an address to the

The EU’s view on the shipping crisis

Zoltán Kazatsay, Deputy Director General of the European Commission Directorate-General for Energy and Transport and presented "The European Union's View on the Shipping Crisis". Kazatsay expressed his pleasure for taking part at