Indian government blasted over shock GDP figures
Fri, 01 Jun 2012 01:02:44 -0700

By Adam Plowright Friday, June 1st 2012, 06:37 AM Indian newspapers and business leaders savaged the government on Friday, laying the blame for the country's worst growth figures in nine years at the door of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

Indian government savaged over shock GDP figures
Fri, 01 Jun 2012 04:30:20 -0700

New delhi - India's central bank warned Friday economic growth could fall further after the country's worst quarterly figures in nine years, as business leaders and newspapers blasted the government over the slump. Data for the January-March quarter ...

Business Wire Retail Report on May 2012 Retail Sales Figures
Thu, 31 May 2012 07:42:40 -0700

NEW YORK, May 31, 2012 ( business wire) -- Business Wire's Monthly Retail Report is available on the day that retail sales figures for the previous month's sales are announced by the various retailers nationwide, usually the first Thursday of each month ...

Mixed business spending points to weak GDP
Wed, 30 May 2012 23:50:35 -0700

The latest quarterly figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show business investment rose in the March quarter, but mostly because of a large jump in capital expenditure by the resources sector. Total new capital expenditure jumped 6.1 per ...

Instant View: Euro zone joblessness hits highest ever level in March, April
Fri, 01 Jun 2012 02:34:45 -0700

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Joblessness in the euro zone rose to 11 percent in March and April, the highest level since records began in 1995, the European Union's statistics office Eurostat said on Friday. economists' comments martin van vliet, ...

World stocks fall as China manufacturing weakens
Fri, 01 Jun 2012 02:11:15 -0700

By pamela sampson ap business Writer A Tokyo money brokerage employees sit in front of an electronic update board, flashing the current Japanese yen rate against a US dollar in Tokyo, Friday, June 1 2012. The dollar fell to 78.33 Japanese yen from ...

Morning business news - June 1
Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:40:23 -0700

Cinema attendance figures in Ireland per head are among the highest in the world but have been sliding since the onset of recession hit by falling consumer spending. blockbuster season set to attract audiences back into cinemas - Cinema attendance ...

TEA and AECOM Publish Global Theme Park Attendance Numbers for 2011
Thu, 31 May 2012 16:07:41 -0700

The 2011 figures point to economic recovery and increased globalization of the themed entertainment industry. Asia's Top 20 parks for the first time surpassed 100 million attendance; Asia now represents 1/3 of the global visitor attractions market and ...

Latest figures from the IT Job Board show the future is bright despite the ...
Fri, 01 Jun 2012 03:59:49 -0700

IT professionals are making business happen, they are becoming the linchpins at the heart of the European economy. The IT workforce now employs 1 in 18* of the entire UK workforce. Employment in the IT industry is also set to grow at 2.19% per annum** ...

Single Digit Is a Joke ..market Survey Shoots Down Inflation Figures
Thu, 31 May 2012 01:23:52 -0700

By Michael Boateng, 30 May 2012 Sunyani A survey conducted by The Chronicle at the Sunyani Central Business District (CBD) has failed to reconcile with the inflation figures released by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) a few weeks ago.

Morning business round-up: BP to sell TNK stake
Fri, 01 Jun 2012 04:32:12 -0700

What made the business news in Asia and Europe this morning? Here's our daily business round-up: The company said it had received "unsolicited indications of interest" in acquiring its shares. BP has informed the other shareholder in TNK-BP, ...

Business Activity in US Unexpectedly Grew at Slower Pace
Thu, 31 May 2012 06:52:20 -0700

Business activity in the US expanded in May at the slowest pace in more than two years as orders and production cooled. The Institute for Supply Management-Chicago Inc. said today its barometer decreased to 52.7, the lowest since September 2009, ...

North Korea keeps doing business in spite of isolation
Thu, 31 May 2012 22:39:11 -0700

The numbers did not include inter-Korean trade figures . North Korea had trade of US$6.3 billion for 2011, comprised of US$2.8 in exports and US$3.5 in imports. This marked a 51.3% increase from the year before. Its biggest export was coal, ...

1700 firms could go out of business this year, warns insolvency expert
Thu, 31 May 2012 16:16:18 -0700

ABOUT 1700 companies could go out of business this year if current trends in insolvencies continue, a leading practitioner in the area predicted yesterday. Insolvency and corporate restructuring specialist Kavanagh Fennell has published figures showing ...

Consumer Confidential: You Tube a faceless business partner
Thu, 31 May 2012 18:20:08 -0700

They're also trying to figure out how the system works - and if they're getting honest numbers about how much money they're due. "There's really no way to know for sure," said Andrew Broadbent, a Santa Cruz, Calif.-based Internet consultant who ...

Payrolls in US Probably Picked Up From Weakest in Six Months
Thu, 31 May 2012 21:23:44 -0700

The unemployment rate held at a three-year low of 8.1 percent, the figures may show. Bigger job and wage gains may be needed to spur a self- sustaining increase in hiring and consumer spending that will accelerate the expansion.

Polish economy grew 3.5 percent in first quarter
Thu, 31 May 2012 21:39:22 -0700

The figures underline how Poland, the only EU country to avoid recession in the first round of crisis in 2009, continues to show resilience. The Eastern European nation of 38 million has witnessed something close to an economic miracle since 2004, ...

Payrolls in US Probably Picked Up From Weakest in Six Months
Thu, 31 May 2012 21:23:44 -0700

The unemployment rate held at a three-year low of 8.1 percent, the figures may show. Bigger job and wage gains may be needed to spur a self- sustaining increase in hiring and consumer spending that will accelerate the expansion.

US economic growth slows to 1.9% as latest jobs figures disappoint
Thu, 31 May 2012 06:12:31 -0700

Consumer spending continued to rise, albeit at a weaker rate, exports, and business investment also contributed to growth but they were partly offset by cuts in federal government spending and state and local government spending.

Eurozone inflation falls more than expected in May
Thu, 31 May 2012 05:19:43 -0700

By pan pylas ap business Writer LONDON Inflation across the 17 countries that use the euro fell by more than anticipated in May, official figures showed Thursday - a development that will likely add pressure on the European Central Bank to cut ...