O regime sírio pode receber nova remessa de armamento vindo da Rússia. Desta vez Moscovo terá previsto entregar a Damasco 10 aviões de combate Mig-29 ultramodernos, segundo…
A rainha Isabel II visitou esta sexta-feira o quartel a que pertencia o soldado Lee Rigby, atropelado e esfaqueado até à morte no dia 22 de maio. A visita da monarca já estava…
Agitam-se as águas no caudal do Nilo entre o Egito, o Sudão e a Etiópia. Os três países iniciaram consultas para averiguar o possível impacto do projeto de barragem hidro-elétrica que a Etiópia pretende construir. Adis Abeba quer desviar o curso do rio para dar lugar à…
O grupo chinês Shuanghui terá recebido de pelo menos dois bancos um empréstimo de sete mil milhões de dólares para a compra da norte-americana Smithfield, fabricante de produtos derivados da carne de porco. Segundo as notícias na imprensa, o Bank of China e o Morgan Stanley…
Tenho evitado fazer previsões de taxas de juros nas minhas colunas, ao contrário do que ocorre em minha atividade como consultor, em que a maior parte do meu tempo é [...]
Minha experiência de vida foi marcada por fuxicos e boatos. Mais velho, aprendi que o escândalo e o fuxico são poderosos instrumentos de controle social. Cada qual sintoniza a seu [...]
A professora do Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa (Insper) Luciana Yeung e o professor da Columbia University, Marcos Troyjo, discutiram as origens do comportamento ético durante a palestra “Sucesso...
De acordo com o relatório da OCDE, a China lidera a lista dos países emergentes no que se refere ao crescimento econômico, registrando 7,8% este ano Brasília – O Brasil, [...]
Imprensa independente sob ataque na Argentina BUENOS AIRES – Em meados de 2009, depois de ter sofrido uma amarga derrota nas eleições legislativas de junho do mesmo ano, o ex-presidente [...]
Uma das principais heranças da crise internacional é a complicada situação fiscal em que se encontram os países ricos. Com dívidas públicas nos níveis mais altos desde o fim da [...]
Aumentar as chances de sucesso em processos seletivos e contribuir para o crescimento profissional dos participantes. Esses são os principais objetivos do Laboratório de Desenvolvimento de Talentos,...
Na sexta-feira, dia 24 de maio, o Instituto Millenium realizou uma campanha de conscientização sobre a excessiva carga tributária que incide em produtos e serviços no Brasil. No combustível são pagos...
O endividamento das famílias brasileiras atingiu seu maior nível, desde a primeira medição do índice, em 2005, no primeiro trimestre de 2013. Segundo o Banco Central, atualmente, as dívidas...
Quando vemos uma das principais formadoras de opinião da esquerda brasileira, que hoje domina a cena política nacional, desqualificar, com inédita agressividade verbal, a mais significativa parcela...
O brasileiro apertou o cinto e começou 2013 gastando bem menos do que terminou 2012. Um comportamento novo e que atingiu em cheio a economia local, impactando de maneira decisiva o crescimento do País nos últimos meses de janeiro, fevereiro e março, período tido como decepcionante por empresários, analistas nacionais e internacionais.
A criação da nova joint venture da empresa petrolífera russa Rosneft na Venezuela, PetroVictoria, é um passo dado para fortalecer a presença da companhia no mercado internacional, considera a agência Fitch Ratings.
O Chipre continua esperando uma decisão da Rússia sobre uma atenuação das condições do empréstimo no valor de 2,5 bilhões de euros concedido ao país em 2011, disse o ministro das Finanças Haris Georgiades.
Nearly 11 million people receive federal disability payments. But the program's trust fund is expected to run out of funds by 2016, years before Medicare and Social Security.
PTI |Worried over rising NPA, the Reserve Bank of India on Thursday tightened rules for restructuring of most types of loans in line with global practices.
PTI |Swinging into profitability, Tata Power on Monday reported consolidated net profit of Rs 181.36 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, primarily on account of higher income.
Third in a series In a small village in northwest Senegal, residents depend on a treatment plant to clean enough of the nearby muddy river to provide them with potable water. It takes a whole day for the blue machine with several attached tanks to purify 8,000 liters from the ...
Suntory Holdings Ltd. is poised to raise as much as ¥476 billion by listing shares of its nonalcoholic beverage business in what would be Japan’s largest initial public offering this year. The company has set a tentative IPO price of ¥3,800 per share for ...
Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd. has agreed to buy Smithfield Foods Inc. for approximately $4.72 billion, the largest acquisition of a U.S. company by a Chinese firm. Hong Kong-based Shuanghui owns a variety of global businesses that include food, logistics and flavoring products and is ...
The Nikkei average ended below 14,000 for the first time in four weeks Thursday, weighed down by massive selling spurred by a downturn on Wall Street and the yen’s appreciation. The Nikkei lost a whopping 737.43 points, or 5.15 percent, at 13,589.03, its first ...
IAC Chairman Barry Diller said Wednesday that longtime news magazine Newsweek, which ended its print publication last year in favor of digital, was back on the auction block. “Yeah, we’d like to,” Diller said during a conference interview when asked whether IAC was trying ...
Toyota Motor Corp. will issue ¥60 billion in corporate bonds on June 6 to fund development of next-generation environmentally friendly vehicles, company officials said Thursday. The amount includes ¥40 billion in three-year bonds and ¥20 billion in 10-year bonds, the officials said. They will ...
The three biggest banks in the country plan to raise their housing loan rates June 1 for the second straight month on the back of recent rises in long-term interest rates, their officials said Thursday. Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. and ...
U.S. national security officials have approved Softbank’s planned $20 billion takeover of Sprint, the third-largest U.S. mobile carrier, the companies ...
Sony Corp. CEO Kazuo Hirai is trying to win back customers from Apple Inc. with new Xperia smartphones. Adding two former executives of the iPhone maker to Sony’s board next month may help. Eiko Harada, who spent seven years as head of Apple in ...
Japanese and U.S. science and technology bodies agreed Wednesday to help both countries develop a next-generation information transmission network that could replace the Internet. The government-affiliated organizations said they will try to establish future standards for a global information network in place of the ...
The dollar slumped below ¥101 in Tokyo trading Thursday as stocks fell sharply. At 5 p.m., the dollar stood at ¥100.83-84, down from ¥101.69-73 at the same time Wednesday. The euro was at $1.2960-2965, up from $1.2862-2863, and at ¥130.71-73, down from ¥130.80-82. The ...
Switzerland accepted Wednesday a U.S.-proposed settlement to a dispute over its banks’ alleged complicity in tax evasion by Americans, sparking anger among nationalists for whom the Alpine nation’s banking secrecy is non-negotiable. The details of the deal remain under wraps due to a confidentiality ...
Nasdaq has agreed to pay $10 million, the largest penalty ever lodged against an exchange, to settle civil charges concerning its handling of Facebook’s market debut a year ago, which was marred by technical problems. In a filing released Wednesday, the Securities and Exchange ...
KUALA LUMPUR: All eyes seem to be on what Felda Global Ventures Holdings Bhd (FGVH) is going to do with its cash hoard, with analysts holding the view that any new acquisitions would be a catalyst for the plantation giant and its shares.
KUALA LUMPUR: IGB Corp Bhd expects to ink its joint-venture agreement with Selia Pantai Sdn Bhd for the RM6bil Southkey Megamall in Johor’s Iskandar Malaysia within the next 30 days.
PETALING JAYA: Ahmad Zaki Resources Bhd (AZRB’s) unit Inter-Century Sdn Bhd will continue to provide marine high speed diesel bunkering services to Petronas Dagangan Bhd’s customer vessels at the Port of Kemamam in Terengganu.
KUALA LUMPUR: Medini Iskandar Malaysia Sdn Bhd (MIMSB), a company majority-owned by Iskandar Investment Bhd (IIB), announced that Mitsui and Co Ltd, a major Japanese trading and investment firm, has become its strategic partner and shareholder.
PETALING JAYA: GroupM Malaysia chief executive officer Girish Menon has been elected president of the Media Specialists Association (MSA) for the 2013/2014 term.
KUALA LUMPUR: Westports Malaysia Sdn Bhd, the operator of the country’s busiest port, would list on Bursa Malaysia in October in a deal that may raise up to RM1.54bil, two sources close to the deal said.
NEW DELHI: Only two companies – India’s IL&FS Transportation Network Ltd-Scomi Engineering Bhd consortium and Gammon India – are left in the running for the 8,550 crore (RM4.65bil) 57.1km monorail project in Chennai, capital of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Audit Oversight Board (AOB), which has issued its third annual report, has urged audit firms to focus on the actual root causes of their audit deficiencies in formulating remediation plans to improve audit quality.
KUALA LUMPUR: Astro Malaysia Holdings Bhd’s subscription-free satellite TV service NJOI is expected to see positive viewership growth this year following the launch of additional channels via its latest prepaid offerings.
The OECD has cut this year's economic growth outlook for Korea while upping Japan's, reflecting a reversal in economic vitality between the two countries. The OECD on Wednesday...
Food manufacturer Nongshim said on Wednesday that its instant cup noodle, Shin Ramyeon Black, will go on sale from June inside the Sphinx observatory at Jungfraujoch, a tourist.
Korea's global competitiveness ranking remained unchanged for the third year running, at 22nd among 60 countries. According to the 2013 World Competitiveness Yearbook released...
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