Friday's Top 50 Economics News & Stories
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Carl Icahn says 'time to be cautious' on U.S. stocks ( Reuters ) Banco Espirito Santo Lifts Lid on Exposure to Group ( BBG ) Slowing Customer Traffic Worries U.S. Retailers ( WSJ ) Obama tells Israel U.S. ready to help end hostilities ( ...
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LONDON (Reuters) - British construction output suffered a steep fall in May, raising the prospect that overall economic growth may fall short of expectations in the second quarter.
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Some 52% of shareholders fail to back Burberry pay report Burberry chairman insists £1m share award "essential" to keep CEO Christopher Bailey European stocks rally after Thursday sell-off UK construction output falls 1.1% in May 12.39pm...
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Narendra Modi regime's 2014 budget to stimulate investor sentiment and boost earnings.
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Prices have been cut, and the business of how people get around is on the verge of big changes.
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NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - New Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is under pressure to perform on the economy after a budget packed with ambitious targets met mild scepticism from investors and...
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An airport official says six retail spaces in the international departures hall of the Cape Town International Airport will be put out to tender.
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Russia and United States already locked in diplomatic stand-off over Ukraine crisis.
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The government will prefer to see the impact of monsoon rains before extending current incentives for raw sugar exports.
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Cigarette makers Reynolds American Inc. and Lorillard Inc. on Friday said they are in talks of a possible merger that would combine two of the nation's biggest tobacco companies. Click to Continue »
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Following yesterday's peripheral European poundage over fears of what a Banco Espirito Santo failure could mean to the nation, and to the Eurozone, but most importantly to depositor confidence everywhere, today has been one epic damage c...
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Construction output dropped 1.1% from April as private housebuilding stagnated Britain's construction sector has suffered its sharpest slowdown for more than a year after housebuilding activity stalled in May, in the latest sign the prop...
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On paper, inflation has been low this year. But consumers buying food or fuel may disagree. Prices for beef, eggs, fresh fruit and many other foods are much higher than overall inflation.
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A report by Zimbabwe's Reserve Bank says delinquency levels in the country's microfinance sector has worsened.
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Deal could be worth £4bn to Britain's economy each year.
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Roopa Kudva, MD CEO, CRISIL says long-term GDP growth is dependent on investment pick up, which is under threat from poor monsoon season. “The Budget has a limited role to play in kick-starting investments,†she told CNBC-TV18 in an ...
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Describing Union Finance Minister’s Arun Jaitley’s maiden budget as “half glass full†and half filled with hopes, realtors’ apex body CREDAI Chairman Lalit Kumar Jain said it met with some expectations and left some out.
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Jackbastian Nazareth of Puravankara Projects gives their take on Arun Jaitely’s maiden Union Budget and their outlook on the road ahead for the Modi government.
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Sarabjit Kour Nangra of Angel Broking shares her outlook on the road ahead for Infosys.
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Rana Mehta of PwC India gives their take on Arun Jaitely’s maiden Union Budget and their outlook on the road ahead for the Modi government.
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UK Treasury minister puts pressure on independence campaign after OBR estimates on North Sea oil revenues.
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Sachin Menon of KPMG gives their take on Arun Jaitely’s maiden Union Budget and their outlook on the road ahead for the Modi government.
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Sandeep Ghosh of Bharti AXA Life Insurance gives their take on Arun Jaitely’s maiden Union Budget and their outlook on the road ahead for the Modi government.
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Mangrove Capital Partner's Michael Jackson discusses the challenges facing Bitcoin and what Skype could teach the virtual currency
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Ajay Kakra of PwC India gives their take on Arun Jaitely’s maiden Union Budget and their outlook on the road ahead for the Modi government.
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“EACH month, Jane's salary is paid into her bank account. This is Jane's pay slip for July. Gross salary: 2,800 zeds. Deductions: 300 zeds. Net salary: 2,500 zeds. Gross salary to date this year: 19,600 zeds.How much money did Jane’s emp...
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Sandeep Chaufla of PwC India gives their take on Arun Jaitely’s maiden Union Budget and their outlook on the road ahead for the Modi government.
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Taxpayers may have lost out on around £1bn in undervalued Royal Mail shares and assets, a committee of MPs says.
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Business groups are pushing for Congress to overhaul immigration laws, saying it's will help fuel new economic growth.
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Ajay Bodke of Prabhudas Lilladher gives their take on Arun Jaitely’s maiden Union Budget and their outlook on the road ahead for the Modi government.
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Kishore Narne of Motilal Oswal gives their take on Arun Jaitely’s maiden Union Budget and their outlook on the road ahead for the Modi government.
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Outlays have a tendency to not get used because implementation is lackadaisical and the necessary speed and buy-ins from various stakeholders are missing before outlays are announced. Finance ministers can well throw up their hands and p...
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Rajesh Laddha of Piramal Enterprises gives their take on Arun Jaitely’s maiden Union Budget and their outlook on the road ahead for the Modi government.
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BES says it has €2.1bn of additional capital beyond the minimum it is required to hold.
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Radhika Rao of DBS Bank gives their take on Arun Jaitely’s maiden Union Budget and their outlook on the road ahead for the Modi government.
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Numsa says it's consulting members on the revised offer from the metal and engineering employers and will make announcement over the weekend.
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LONDON, Reuters - The Bank of England said on Friday that big British banks and lenders might need to set aside more capital than planned under global rules being drawn up to prevent a repeat of the...
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The country could reach a level of 60% debt to GDP and the credit downgrades which are sure to keep coming will drive away investment capital, says an economist.
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Black and white, young and old, billionaires and shop owners — a growing chorus of optimists in Detroit is saying that the time is right to invest.
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Youth unemployment is double the national rate. Renee Montagne talks to Roberto Angulo of AfterCollege Inc. and Courtney Hawkins of the Federation Employment & Guidance Service Bronx Youth Center.
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The People’s Bank of China said it was trying to confirm a television report that a major bank helped clients transfer large amounts of renminbi overseas.
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Private sector housebuilding shows no growth in May, causing fall in overall construction growth
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The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa has rejected a wage offer of 10% but is still open to negotiations, union sources say.
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Parliament's BIS committee lashes out at controversial privatisation of comms firm Royal Mail.
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Delegation to meet court-appointed mediator will be formed by economy ministry's judicial and financial team.
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Ikea plans to raise its minimum hourly wage to $10.76. Where will the money come from to pay for the raise?
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Mixed day for Asian stocks, European investors expected to remain wary. Burberry to face shareholder anger over £20m executive pay deal Construction data in the UK awaited Good morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of the world ec...
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Fitch and Moody's Investors Service say they are happy with the fiscal and growth targets in budget.
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China's central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan said reforms are necessary for China.
