CBI Surveys Show The UK’s Economy Is Growing Better Than Expected
Following a tough first quarter the CBI’s recent surveys show better than expected growth. The UK’s economy is growing at its fastest speed in over a year, says the Confederation of British Industry More...
Crude Oil See’s Biggest Gains In Two Months
Oil prices gained as much as 4.8 percent on Friday. Crude oil prices rose by almost 5 percent on Friday, their largest gain in nearly two months as a steady dollar and lower count of US oil rigs being operated spiked More...
Switzerland’s Economy Pressured By Strong Franc
The countries move to uncap the franc has caused international exports to decrease. Switzerland’s economy shrunk more than economists expected in the first quarter as foreign demand for the country’s pharmaceuticals More...
Apple, Alibaba, Microsoft, And Discount Retailers See The Biggest Brand Value Increase
The Global Top 100 brand values have increased this year by 14 percent to $3.3 trillion. In the tenth annual BrandZ most valuable global brands Apple has reclaimed its title of the world’s most valuable brand, More...
100,000 U.S. Tax Payers Information Stolen Through IRS Cyber Attack
The IRS’ online “Get Transcript” service was misused to access taxpayers information. Nearly 100,000 U.S. taxpayers’ data from tax returns was subjected to unauthorized access by cyber thieves More...
Fed Rate Hike Could Cause Global Market Volatility
Stanley Fischer has said economic observers should focus on the long term basis of interest rates and not when the increase will be imposed. When the Federal Reserve raises U.S. interest rates, it should consider More...