With the U.S. economy mired in recession, workers are finding themselves stuck in bad jobs with such annoyances as managers who berate employees and bosses who hold meetings in bed. Unable to
British house prices rose for the fourth month running and at their fastest monthly rate in 2-1/2 years in August, the Nationwide Building Society said on Thursday, in a further sign the
G20 countries should ensure they have plans to withdraw the huge stimuli put into their economies but are clear the fiscal and monetary boosts remain in place for now, a UK government
Nokia Oyj will try again to tackle Apple Inc's iPhone in the top-end of the handset market with a bet on Linux software, several industry sources told Reuters. Top handset maker Nokia
European shares fell by midday on Wednesday, snapping a four-session winning streak and shrugging off better-than-expected German economic data, with oil and gas stocks leading the losers. By 1030 GMT, the pan-European
Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the bank financial strength rating (BFSR) of Gulf Bank in Kuwait to D+ from C-. Consequently, the long-term global local currency (GLC) and long-term foreign currency deposit
A 10.9% fall in tourist arrivals has taken its toll on consumption of locally produced beer in Cyprus, with local consumption in January-July 2009 down 11.9% over the same period of the
From 1st September 2009, incandescent light bulbs will gradually be removed from the European market. ANEC, the European Consumer Voice in Standardisation and BEUC, the European Consumers’ Organisation, welcome the phasing-out of
Apoel announced that more than 21,000 tickets have been sold for Wednesday night’s return leg Champion’s League match in Nicosia with FC Copenhagen. Some 300 fans from the Danish club are also
Oil edged above $72 a barrel on Wednesday on bullish economic data and firm equities, but prices remain more than $2 below the 10-month high hit in the previous session as a
