Santa Claus should avoid kissing children and shaking their hands to prevent spreading the flu and should get vaccinated against the illness, Hungary's state health authority said. In a recommendation issued over the weekend and posted on its official website www.antsz.hu, the authority did not ban traditional Santa Claus activities but warned of increased risks

Closer cooperation among smaller states on economic issues is more than welcomed, House President Marios Garoyian said, addressing Monday the 4th Conference of the Presidents of the European Small States’ Parliaments, which takes place in Nicosia. Garoyian noted that apart from measures taken on local and national level, “closer cooperation regarding economy among states which

Eco-friendly managers and staff are the key to making a retailer go green, according to a study listing 15 of the world's top eco-friendly retailers in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. Researchers in Canada, Scotland, Japan, Spain and France interviewed 200 retailers to look at best environmental practices and help the industry in adoptingsustainable

Companies should adopt a more cautious approach to business even if it means accepting lower profits, Britain's biggest business group said as it published a poll showing the credit crunch had made firms more risk averse. In a paper published on Monday setting out how it thinks business will evolve over the next 10 years,

Gold rose more than 1 percent to a record high on Monday as concerns about accelerating inflation and weak economic growth prompted investors to seek relatively safer assets, while supply concerns boosted oil and copper. Asian stocks also rose, led by gains in Australia thanks to higher resource stocks, although volumes were light with Japan

Wall Street opened lower on Friday after worse-than-expected quarterly results from computer maker Dell and homebuilder D.R. Horton underscored that the road to recovery would not be smooth. The Dow Jones industrial average (.DJI) was down 29.62 points, or 0.29 percent, at 10,302.82. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index (.SPX) was down 4.49 points, or

Trades betting on higher commodities and equities and a weak dollar may see a quick and sharp reversal if a renewed rise in oil prices fans inflation concerns and prompts early exit from ultra-easy monetary policy. These trades exploiting high correlation between the dollar, dollar-priced commodity prices and related shares have been a key feature

Dell, the world's No.3 PC brand, said on Friday that its core business of selling computers to companies was returning, after a sharp drop-off during the global downturn led to disappointing quarterly results. Dell's commercial business has traditionally made up the bulk of its revenue, and is an area where it continues to hold some

U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday, as a stronger U.S. dollar weighed on commodities and natural resource stocks and weak results from computer maker Dell and homebuilder D.R. Horton underscored the rocky road to an economic recovery. Dell Inc (DELL.O) shares fell 6.4 percent to $14.86 in premarket trading, a day after the No.