Read the latest and breaking business news and stories - June 7
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- The news stream has been busy, but as the dust settles, many investors may simply be encouraged to do what they were already doing. The US economy's contraction in Q1 was not the true signal of the underlying economy. Nor do...
- In 1994 a lawyer did what most thought was impossible: he took on big tobacco on behalf of the state of Mississippi and won a record $368.5 billion judgment paid out by the 13 biggest tobacco companies to cover the cost of treating illne...
- Biden's trip to support Ukraine's democracy comes after his son was hired by a private Ukrainian company that promotes energy independence.
- Gold was 0.2% higher for the week and silver was 1.17% higher. Gold has a marginal loss of just 0.02% yesterday. Silver slipped to as low as $18.90 before it also rallied back higher and ended unchanged on the day. Futures trading volume...
- California Chrome's Crown bid has the racing world captivated, but the achievement actually could be detrimental to the sport.
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- Lawyers are to be banned from offering cash or other incentives to persuade people to bring injury claims as part of a government crackdown on insurance fraud.
- SPECIAL FROM Next Avenue By Richard Eisenberg We hear constantly how Americans are unprepared for retirement and hugely pessimistic about our prospects. But compared to many other countries, we’re doing and feeling great! That’s one of t...
- Will Mario Draghi’s “significant package” help finally pull the euro zone out of its slump? A group of experts with a stake in the outcome offer their views.
- Move over, Warren Buffett. Paul Glandorf didn't start trading until after he retired. His portfolio returned nearly 60% this year. Here's how the 'Oracle of Ohio' did it.
- It is now time for all the news from the motoring world this week.
- It's now time for our Autoselector Segment where we answer all your motoring queries and doubts. Bert joins us as always.
- Tata Motors hasn't made any noise in a long time now and it has been a while since any significantly new product has rolled out from their stables. If you've been wondering what they've been up to, Tata Motors is in fact on its way for a...
- We bring to you the all-new C-Class from Mercedes. The Mercedes' have a entry-level sedan, the sparkling new CLA sedan. We went to UK to Affalterbach in Germany to drive the AMG version of the baby Merc - CLA45AMG.
- The detailed report from Vodafone, which covers the 29 countries in which it operates in Europe, Africa and Asia, provides the most comprehensive look to date at how governments monitor mobile phone communications.
- Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar had earlier said the policy would be drafted by June-end but the stakeholders feel the government should fast-track the process so that the mining industry, which has been reeling under a Supreme Court ban...
- The plant manufactured the iconic Ambassador cars, whose demand in the market place dwindled owing to the onset of stiff competition from Japanese and Korean players.
- We've got Century Ply's new campaign on NoticeBoard this week. Conceptualized by DDB Mudra Group, the campaign repositions the laminates and veneers brand, and aims to build brand affinity to its end consumers.
- On NoticeBoard is a new campaign from another ecommerce player - HomeShop18. Conceptualized by Creativeland Asia, the animated commercial aims to popularize the brand's ideology of 'Shopping Makes Me Happy'.
- American e-commerce giant, Amazon completed a year in India this week. We caught up with the company's Vice President Managing Director, Amit Agarwal to understand the role of brands in e-commerce, key categories for growth and where he ...
- All eyes are on home grown players, especially Flipkart. India's poster boy for e-commerce recently bought online fashion retailer Myntra for an estimated Rs 2000 crore in what has been seen as a bid to take on Amazon.
- Watch the story of Nithin Kamath and his online trading platform zerodha.com, which is a registered member of all major stock equity, commodity and currency exchanges in India.
- Watch Steelbird's story with Rajiv Kapur's stamp on it, who has taken the family business forward and today he is running 1,000 people strong venture that produces almost 9,000 helmets a day.
- After Subrata Roy's arrest a few months ago, Sahara has been exploring ways to arrange the amount which runs into several thousands of crores of rupees for his release.
- Meet Deepak Goel, who spotted an opportunity when social media was in its infancy in India, he setup a social media marketing agency in 2008 called Drizzling Media.
- The money will go to GLIDE, a charity that runs a number of anti-poverty programs in San Francisco.
- 'Orange Is the New Black' is part of push for more Hollywood content on demand.
- Pet-lovers are feeding their dogs and cats hemp-based kibble. Chill out! It's not the kind of pot Snoop Dogg smokes.
- Hungary's central bank should keep its benchmark interest rate on hold and adopt a tightening bias, the IMF said late on Friday.
- The Class of 2014 is coming into a labor market that now offers a record number of jobs. But May's employment report also shows 9.8 million people remain out of work, and the jobless rate is stuck.
- Chinese nationals are buying real estate in historic numbers in Southern California. That's got some sellers using a new sales pitch: Location, location, location — and chi.
- Egypt's Arab ally aims to ensure the Arab Spring cannot upset a new anti-Islamist front in the Middle East.
- Raina Penchansky, DBA's Chief Strategy Officer, is a seasoned strategic marketer with over fifteen years of experience building luxury, technology and entertainment brands. She began her career in technology, traveling cross country with...
- Petro Poroshenko took the oath on Saturday as Ukraine's president, buoyed by Western support.
- PARIS (Reuters) - Euro zone interest rates will diverge from those in the United States and Britain for a number of years, European Central Bank (ECB) Executive Board member Benoit Coeure told France Inter radio on Saturday.
- Lawyers and claims firms are to be banned from offering incentives to encourage people to make insurance claims, says the government.
- A reader wants kitchen advice from the real world rather than from a reality TV show! Continue reading...
- Cashback and incentives on double-glazing, insulation and boilers as government gives green deal a makeover Continue reading...
- In the next instalment on our series on what to do with your pension money now you don't have to buy an annuity, we look at the best route for those entitled to benefits Continue reading...
- Problems at work? Need advice? Our agony uncle and readers have the answer Continue reading...
- With house prices rising in the capital by £4,500 a week, we speak to the families who have swapped postage-sized properties for spacious homes in the countryside Continue reading...
- A lunch with Warren Buffett has been bought by Andy Chua from Singapore for 2,166,766 in an annual charity auction.
- DENVER (Reuters) - Hershey Co has sued a Colorado maker of marijuana edibles, saying the packaging of its products is too similar to those made by the Pennsylvania-based chocolate and candy company.
- The web-based car ride service raised another $1.2 billion from investors at a $17 billion valuation, attaining a net worth almost unheard-of among start-ups.
- The web-based car ride service raised another $1.2 billion from investors at a $17 billion valuation, attaining a net worth almost unheard-of among start-ups.
- Vodafone has said that a small number of governments have direct access to communications flowing over its networks.
- Submitted by Michael Snyder of The Economic Collapse blog , Everywhere you look, Americans appear to be extremely obsessed with wealth and money. These days, networks such as CNN endlessly run "news stories" with titles such as " B...
- This... K-Hen about to murder the VIX — zerohedge (@zerohedge) June 6, 2014 And then this just happened... The lowest VIX close since Feb 2007 Close up... And how does he do it? Through massive VXX selling in ...
- The hedge fund manager Mark Spitznagel wants to use his goats to promote urban renewal and farming, but the city has other ideas.
- General Motors is recalling vehicles because a warning chime is inoperative and because air bags may not deploy in a crash.
