Global Markets

European stocks gain

European Markets Recover After Asian Stocks End Higher

Markets show signs of recovery after sharpest single-day fall.

Friday, May 24, 2013 by m rochan

Germany

Germany's Q1 GDP Growth Edges Up on Private Consumption

Gfk German Consumer Climate Index rises to 6.5 from 6.2 in previous month.

Friday, May 24, 2013 by Jerin Mathew

The Interstate Bridge carries I-5 over the Columbia River from Portland to Vancouver.

Holiday Travel Headaches Ahead of Memorial Day Weekend With Collapse of US Washington Bridge

Holiday revelers looking forward to the Memorial Day Weekend are being advised to work around their travel itineraries as authorities expect a massive holiday-related traffic jam following the collapse of a portion of the Interstate 5 Skagit River Bridge in Washington, US on Thursday evening.

Friday, May 24, 2013 by Esther Tanquintic-Misa

Mario Draghi

Mario Draghi Calls For Further Efforts to Centralise European Banking Sector

European Central Bank President says 'Europe needs a more European UK.'

Friday, May 24, 2013 by Jerin Mathew

Japanese stocks rebound

Most Asian Markets Open Higher While Nikkei Bounces Back

Wall Street opens lower but makes up most of the losses by end of day owing to rally in HP stock.

Friday, May 24, 2013 by m rochan

3D-Printed Gun ‘The Liberator’ Will Kill Both Target and Owner – NSW Police

3D-Printed Gun ‘The Liberator’ Will Kill Both Target and Owner – NSW Police

Police officials in the state of New South Wales have personally downloaded, created and experimented with the 3D-printed gun "The Liberator" and found the plastic gun will hit both target and owner.

Friday, May 24, 2013 by Esther Tanquintic-Misa

Bad days are gathering over China’s manufacturing in May

Bad Days are Gathering Over China’s Manufacturing in May

Apparently, signs of the China's economic recovery are weakening as the latest flash manufacturing PMI showed that factory activity slumped significantly in May. Data released by HSBC Holdings Plc indicated that the economic growth of the world's second economy was visibly slackening in the second quarter of the year. It seems that bad days are gathering over China's manufacturing.

Friday, May 24, 2013 by Industry Leaders Magazine

US

March Against Monsanto

Occupy Monsanto: UK Campaigners set to Target Genetically Modified Food

Protests to be held in London, Bristol, Glasgow and Manchester against US company’s GM food production.

Saturday, May 25, 2013 by Hannah Osborne

CCTV image of suspect in Pedro Portugal abduction

Kidnapped New York Businessman Pedro Portugal 'Tortured in Captivity'

Police find Pedro Portugal bound and blindfolded in deserted warehouse in New York borough of Queens.

Friday, May 24, 2013 by Timur Moon

Drummer Rigby / Riggers

London Attack: Intelligence Were Aware of Killers, British Press Demands Arrest of Hate Preaching Cleric

In the aftermath of the gruesome slaughtering of British soldier Lee James Rigby on Wednesday, reports have emerged that one of the suspects was already under the scanner of intelligence services.

Friday, May 24, 2013 by IBTimes Staff Reporter

Barack Obama on drone attacks

Obama Defends Drone Attacks but Says Use Will be Curtailed

President tells National Defence University in Washington that al-Qaida terrorism remains a potential threat.

Friday, May 24, 2013 by Vasudevan Sridharan

Hugo Chavez

Toilet Paper Shortage in Venezuela Provokes Economic Debates

Venezuela is running out of toilet paper supply and this has become a major economic debate

Friday, May 24, 2013 by Athena Yenko

migrants

Immigrants Face Tougher Conditions: No More Safe Place in the World

2013 Report from Amnesty International points out that the world is no more a safe place for immigrants

Friday, May 24, 2013 by Athena Yenko

UFO Sighting, Melbourne: ‘Close Call’ Between Strange Flying Object and Passenger Plane Filmed

UFO Sighting, Melbourne: 'Close Call' Between Strange Flying Object and Passenger Plane Filmed [VIDEO]

Many UFO observers are accustomed to seeing strange objects in the sky. A lot of them are always ready with cameras in case some odd aircrafts appear - day or night. YouTube user Brad Morris is one of them. He filmed an "orb" skimming a passenger plane's wing.

Friday, May 24, 2013 by Arlene Paredes

World

Tiger Cumbria

Cumbria: Tiger Savages Female Zoo Worker, 24

South Lakes Wild Animal Park zookeeper rushed to Preston Royal Infirmary with serious injuries after mauling.

Saturday, May 25, 2013 by Umberto Bacchi

London Bridge

London Bridge: 'Man With Axe' Arrested by Armed Police

Police and ambulance rush to major London train station to deal with reports of man with an axe.

Saturday, May 25, 2013 by Hannah Osborne

March Against Monsanto

Occupy Monsanto: UK Campaigners set to Target Genetically Modified Food

Protests to be held in London, Bristol, Glasgow and Manchester against US company’s GM food production.

Saturday, May 25, 2013 by Hannah Osborne

Sally Bercow has quit Twitter over McAlpine tweet

Sally Bercow’s Tweet is Most Expensive in History at a Cost of £16,000 a Word

Lord McAlpine wins libel case over 'nudge-nudge' tweet about him by wife of parliamentary Speaker John Bercow.

Saturday, May 25, 2013 by Dominic Gover

An SOS telephone booth and message of support for those contemplating suicide on a Seoul bridge.

South Korean Man Leaps to Death, Kills Girl, 5

The 39-year old landed on the child walking on the pavement below in the city of Busan.

Saturday, May 25, 2013 by Tom Porter

Bogaletch Gebre

How Bogaletch Gebre is Bringing an End to Female Genital Mutilation in Ethiopia

Gebre awarded the King Baudouin African Development Prize for her work in women’s rights.

Saturday, May 25, 2013 by Hannah Osborne

SEA ITV Hack

ITV Twitter Hacked by Pro-Assad Syrian Electronic Army

FT, Reuters, AP and AFB among media giants targeted by hackers baking Damascus regime.

Saturday, May 25, 2013 by Umberto Bacchi

Economy

Gas supply

Bitter Cold Left UK Gas Reserves Six Hours from Running Dry

Rationing would have been inevitable if bad weather had gone on, officials warn.

Saturday, May 25, 2013 by Timur Moon

News stand

Abolish National Insurance Tax Breaks for UK Self-Employed, Says CentreForum

Thinktank CentreForum says move would rake in extra £2.3bn for UK Treasury and help pay off budget deficit.

Saturday, May 25, 2013 by Shane Croucher

HSBC may see 'money laundering' deal struck down

HSBC at Risk of Drug and Terror Money Laundering Charges

HSBC could face charges after judge questions $2.3bn immunity deal struck with prosecutors.

Friday, May 24, 2013 by Tom Porter

US Durable Goods Orders Rise 3.3 Percent In April, Tops 1.5 Percent Estimate

Economists polled by Bloomberg News had expected orders to rise 1.5 percent from a previously reported 5.

Friday, May 24, 2013

Vince Cable, UK Business secretary speaks with IBTimes UK exclusively (Photo: Reuters)

Vince Cable: UK’s Biggest Banks Talk ‘Absolute Nonsense' on SME Lending Demand

UK Business secretary tells IBTimes UK that Britain’s biggest banks are lying and challenger banks will boost lending

Friday, May 24, 2013 by Lianna Brinded

Vince Cable, UK Business secretary speaks with IBTimes UK exclusively (Photo: Reuters)

Mis-Selling Derivatives to SMEs: Vince Cable says Scandal is ‘Tip of Iceberg’

Business secretary tells IBTimes UK parliament wants to stop businesses being driven into bankruptcy by crippling interest rate swap agreement payments.

Friday, May 24, 2013 by Lianna Brinded

Dr. Manmohan Singh, Li Keqiang

India and China's Rating Fall; Corruption and Scandals Take Toll on Nations' Image

India and China have been seen as future super powers by the world but their positive views have taken a dip over the last year, according to a recent poll conducted by GlobeScan along with Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) for BBC World Service.

Friday, May 24, 2013 by IBTimes Staff Reporter

Companies

Chinese Health Companies Hike Prices Of Collagen, Which Has No Proven Health Benefits

Collagen, formerly believed to keep the skin firm, has become an enormously profitable product. But it does nothing for health.

Saturday, May 25, 2013

Memorial Day Sales 2013: 29 Deals, Discounts And Bargains Online And In Stores For MDW Holiday Weekend

Here are the best Memorial Day sales, discounts and bargains leading up to the MDW weekend and on Monday, May 27, 2013.

Saturday, May 25, 2013

Horse Meat Scandal: Willy Selten Of Selten's Meat Works In The Netherlands Arrested For Allegedly Mixing Horse Meat With Beef

Dutch authorities on Thursday arrested the director of a meat-processing and wholesale company whose business is at the center of an investigation into undeclared mixing of horse meat with beef.

Saturday, May 25, 2013

Vince Cable, UK Business secretary speaks with IBTimes UK exclusively (Photo: Reuters)

Vince Cable: UK’s Biggest Banks Talk ‘Absolute Nonsense' on SME Lending Demand

UK Business secretary tells IBTimes UK that Britain’s biggest banks are lying and challenger banks will boost lending

Friday, May 24, 2013 by Lianna Brinded

Vince Cable, UK Business secretary speaks with IBTimes UK exclusively (Photo: Reuters)

Mis-Selling Derivatives to SMEs: Vince Cable says Scandal is ‘Tip of Iceberg’

Business secretary tells IBTimes UK parliament wants to stop businesses being driven into bankruptcy by crippling interest rate swap agreement payments.

Friday, May 24, 2013 by Lianna Brinded

Xbox One price

Will Xbox One and PlayStation 4 Cost Less than its Predecessors?

Even as Microsoft revealed most of the details regarding its new game console, Xbox One, a key detail i.e. its launch price was withheld, leading to speculations about its price.

Friday, May 24, 2013 by IBTimes Staff Reporter

Barclays

3i Group to Acquire Barclays' £780m Infrastructure Fund Management Division

Barclays Infrastructure Funds Management has invested about £1.7bn across six funds so far.

Friday, May 24, 2013 by Jerin Mathew

Tech

Visa, Mastercard ask U.S. court to declare card fees are lawful

Visa Inc <V.N> and MasterCard Inc <MA.N>, opening another front in an eight-year battle over credit card fees paid by retailers, on Friday asked a federal judge to declare that the fees do not violate antitrust law.

Saturday, May 25, 2013 by Jessica Dye

Deutsche Post files EU complaint against German email law

Deutsche Post <DPWGn.DE> has filed a complaint with the European Commission against a German law that will require government agencies and public services to use a rival encrypted email system.

Saturday, May 25, 2013

Google Drops Private Chat: New Hangouts Platform Replaces Talk, Removes Privacy Options

Google's new chat platform, Hangouts, removes several of the options for private chat that users had in Google Talk.

Saturday, May 25, 2013

Alibaba And Baidu Are Friends Again After Five-Year-Long Cold War

The two giants of the world's biggest Internet market are playing nice again.

Saturday, May 25, 2013

BBC

BBC Suspends Technology Chief as £100m Digital Project is Cancelled

Digital Media Initiative project, described by corporation boss Tony hall as waste of money, cancelled for failing to deliver.

Saturday, May 25, 2013 by Alistair Charlton

Sunglasses and Dolls but Definitely not Guns - How 3D Printing Really Works

Sunglasses and Dolls but Definitely not Guns - How 3D Printing Really Works [VIDEO]

After the hype about 3D-printed gun 'The Liberator', Ed Smith speaks to an expert about how the technology really works.

Saturday, May 25, 2013 by Edward Smith

Samsung Galaxy S4 Features: So Many Colors, Which Should You Choose?

The Samsung Galaxy S4 will soon be available in at least nine different colors.

Saturday, May 25, 2013

Education

Student loan default rate rising

The Department of Education (DoE) said that default on student loans climbed to 7.0 percent in fiscal 2008, up from 6.7 percent in the prior fiscal year - yet another manifestation of the sluggish economy and bleak jobs market.

Saturday, September 18, 2010 by Palash R. Ghosh

China sends more students to US B schools than India this year

Big brother China has beaten India for the first time in the number of students to US management schools.

Friday, September 17, 2010

US universities attract fewer students

The share of foreign students coming to the United States has been going down every year since 2000, shows a study released by an international body comprising the developed nations of the world.

Friday, September 17, 2010

Recession makes more people take up higher studies

If there is one single benefit to the US due to the recession, it is that more people are studying in colleges than ever.

Friday, September 17, 2010

Bonus Points: Setting Targets for CFO Compensation in Times of Crisis

The recession has caused all sorts of difficulties for CFOs: falling earnings, tumbling stock prices and, occasionally, knotty negotiations with lenders.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

The Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth: Managing Information Asymmetry in IS Consulting

A cynic might say that information systems consultants shortchange their clients. They can, for example, promise more than they deliver.

Wednesday, September 08, 2010

Boston: beyond the familiar MBA recruitment faces

Despite experiencing a good number of mergers and acquisitions over the past five years, notably Procter and Gamble's acquisition of Boston mainstay Gillette, Boston is still home to some of the most recognized MBA recruitment brands.

Wednesday, September 08, 2010 by Dan Beaudry And Susan Peppercorn

Auto

Fisker to Debut Karma Hybrid at 2010 Paris Motor Show

Irvine, California-based Fisker Automotive will debut the first factory-built Karma at the upcoming 2010 Paris Motor Show this October.

Saturday, October 02, 2010

BMW recalls 350,000 cars, including Rolls-Royces

BMW is voluntarily recalling 350,000 cars worldwide due to a possible brake problems that the world's biggest premium carmaker said have not caused any accidents.

Saturday, October 02, 2010

GM posts gain amid still-slow auto market

General Motors Co posted an annual sales gain of 10.5 percent in September amid evidence that the U.S. auto market remained stuck in a slow-moving recovery at the start of the fourth quarter.

Saturday, October 02, 2010

Electric cars arrive while posing test for grids

Top automakers finally have electric cars ready to purr into dealer showrooms. Now the question is whether the charging infrastructure and electricity supply are up to the task.

Saturday, October 02, 2010

Luxury carmakers return to records of old

Europe's luxury carmakers fear no double-dip thanks to a fresh supply of wealthy customers in emerging markets who have just earned enough money to buy their first Mercedes-Benz or Ferrari.

Saturday, October 02, 2010

Fiat to launch new models end-2011

Italian automaker Fiat has decided to launch new products only at the end of 2011 or early 2012 due to the weakness of the market

Saturday, October 02, 2010

Autos would get up to 62 mpg under proposal

Automakers would have to achieve sharply higher fuel economy -- between 47 and 62 miles per gallon -- by 2025 under a preliminary plan released by the Obama administration

Saturday, October 02, 2010

Jobs

Monster US online jobs index rises to 138 in September

A monthly gauge of online labor demand in the United States edged up in September from a month ago and was 16 percent above the reading from a year ago.

Friday, October 08, 2010

Private sector job cuts raise Fed easing chance

U.S. private employers unexpectedly shed jobs in September, reinforcing the belief that the U.S. Federal Reserve will embark on another round of monetary policy stimulus to support the economic recovery as early as next month.

Thursday, October 07, 2010

Private sector sheds 39,000 jobs in Sept

Private employers unexpectedly cut 39,000 jobs in September after adding an upwardly revised 10,000 jobs in August, a report by a payrolls processor showed on Wednesday.

Thursday, October 07, 2010

Prices gain on unexpected private jobs decline

U.S. Treasury debt prices climbed on Wednesday, pushing benchmark note yields to the lowest since January 2009, after ADP Employer Services said private payrolls unexpectedly contracted in September.

Thursday, October 07, 2010

Meet Claudia! Objective: Make a successful career change from teaching into counseling.

The best part of my job is reuniting candidates with their self-confidence. In today's job market I know it is so difficult to remain positive and to not take rejection personally.

Wednesday, October 06, 2010 by Samantha Nolan

#1 Problem with All Resumes, Job Searches, and Interviews

Imagine sitting in a lobby waiting for an interview. You look around and all those waiting are as professional and qualified as you...

Wednesday, October 06, 2010 by Rosa E. Vargas

The New Grad Quagmire

It's an interesting dilemma for new grads these days. Assuming you're lucky enough to score a job, you'll find yourself thrown into a workforce for which you've (probably) received little or no formal training. Sadder still, you probably won't receive much on-the-job training either.

Wednesday, October 06, 2010 by Emily Bennington

Health

Morning sickness may signal healthier pregnancy

New research confirms that women plagued by morning sickness in early pregnancy are less likely to miscarry.

Friday, October 08, 2010

Nobel-winning work is matchmaker for molecules

The three winners of this year's Nobel Prize for Chemistry all developed new ways to make carbon atoms stick to one another -- a mundane-sounding process that in fact underlies the very basis of life.

Friday, October 08, 2010

FDA to push for more investment in science

Health regulators plan to spend millions of dollars to step up their scientific prowess in a move that officials say will help quickly get new treatments to patients and protect the public against possible health threats.

Friday, October 08, 2010

How Republicans could block healthcare reform

Republicans could keep their promises to stop healthcare reform even if they cannot repeal it, simply by blocking legislation needed to pay for it, one expert argued on Wednesday.

Friday, October 08, 2010

Poor healthcare may shorten American lives: study

Americans die sooner than citizens of a dozen other developed nations and the usual suspects -- obesity, traffic accidents and a high murder rate -- are not to blame, researchers reported on Thursday.

Friday, October 08, 2010

Ultra-Running and Race Day Nutrition

Ultra-running (as defined by any running race longer than the marathon of 26.2 miles) requires a whole different nutritional viewpoint when compared to the gels and quick shots of Gatorade normally

Thursday, October 07, 2010

International Walk to School Day is October 6

The Partnership for a Walkable America sponsored the first National Walk Our Children to School Day in Chicago in 1997. It was a simple day, designed to highlight the need to create communities that are walkable. The day was created, in part, on a similar concept celebrated in the United Kingdom.

Thursday, October 07, 2010

Travel

Queenstown’s romantic-adventure band-wagon

I battle desperately not to climb aboard Queenstown's romantic-adventure band-wagon; but I fail miserably.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010 by Kip Brook

Historic Pera Palace Hotel in Turkey opens for business

After two and a half years of renovation costing $ 29 million, the five star luxury hotel Pera Palace in Istanbul Turkey opened its doors to guests.

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Camper & Nicholsons (CNI) offers yacht-charter to cruise the Indian Ocean

Even as your contemporaries sail to the Caribbean to celebrate to Christmas, you take a different course.

Friday, September 24, 2010

Mahe

The largest of the Seychelles archipelago, Mahe is an African island rich with hidden treasures.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Fly to space with Boeing in 2015

You just have wait till 2015 for a trip into the space, as US aerospace giant Boeing and Space Adventure have tied up to put tourists into low-level orbit in a futuristic capsule.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Hotels come under Britain’s Fair Trading scanner

Speaking to the BBC, Dorian Harris, Managing Director of Skoosh.com said hotels would email, call and threaten legal action over his website openly offering hotel discounts.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Boeing ventures into space tourism with partner

Aerospace major Boeing announced its entry into the space tourism market in partnership with its Space Adventures, and the partnership hopes to sell seats on rocket trips to the International Space Station very soon.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Life Style

Ugg Australia: Comfortable Fall Fashion Trends

Uggs Australia get a lot of grief in the fashion world, but they're undeniably comfortable and now they're more fashionable as well.

Thursday, September 30, 2010 by Carly Zinderman

Keira Knightley Stars in New Chanel Campaign

Stunning actress Keira Knightley turned heads in Paris the other day while filming a sexy new ad campaign for Chanel.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

A romantic evening for Katie Holmes in Jason Wu

Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise got cozy at the premiere for 'The Romantics' in New York City and we were on hand to report on Katie's latest style antics.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Kalamazoo's Outdoor Kitchen is Cutting-Edge Cookery

Those wanting to up the ante on their backyard "stay-cation" and holiday hospitality should consider Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet's extravagant outdoor kitchen, which is more like an outdoor cooking "resort.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010 by Merilee Kern

Emerald Jet Charter Expands with Helicopter Travel

Emerald Jet Charter announced that it now is offering helicopter travel along with chartering private business jets.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010 by James Rothaar

Watch that brings back old world charm

If you are tired of the modern looking watches then check out the latest traditional looking wristwatch from Carl F Bucherer - the new Manero ChronoPerpetual.

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Ralph Lauren opens exclusive men’s store on Madison Avenue

To commemorate the opening of his original store in New York, Ralph Lauren is redefining his vision of men's high fashion by launching an exclusive men's store in the same space.

Saturday, September 25, 2010