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Marc Bolland will look to make international growth, especially in China, a cornerstone of his turnaround strategy at Marks & Spencer when he starts as chief executive in the New Year. According to sources close to the former...
Last week the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development the Parisbased thinktank for Western governments proclaimed that "growth in the OECD area has resumed after the most virulent recession in decades". Its...
Questor says BUY IN India, there are 24m babies born every year. In China, there are 19m. These figures underscore the level of opportunity the group has in its new international growth markets. There are opportunities in...
Smos builds up its map data in strips as it sweeps around the Earth Europe's latest Earth observation satellite has returned its first data. Smos was launched earlier this month on a quest to help scientists understand better...
1 Smoot-Hawley The most famous act of protectionism took place in the 1930s when the US government, facing the early forces of depression, legislated to impose tariffs on over 20,000 imported goods – some significantly. The act...
A faint smile flickered across the lips of the Son of Heaven as Barack Obama left the Great Hall of the People in Beijing with a flea in his ear. The creditor-in-chief to America had given his suppliant a humiliating lecture...
Cath Kidston, the nostalgic clothes and homeware designer, is seeking a new majority owner for her eponymous company which is thought to be worth up to £75m. The company wants to raise fresh investment to back a roll out of...
No. 75: Shirley Temple 1928- The daughter of a bank clerk, she was born in Santa Monica, a bus ride from Hollywood, and thrust into the movies at the age of three by a fanatically ambitious mother. In her sixth year, she went...
SEOUL, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Hana Financial Group , South Korea's No. 4 banking group, expects its 2009 net profit at 300 billion-350 billion won ($259 million-$302 million) and will grow aggressively in China and Indonesia, its...
Carbon emissions from fossil fuels rose two percent last year to an all-time high, leaving Earth on a worst-scenario track for global warming, scientists reported on Tuesday. And they placed the spotlight on surging emissions...
