Business and Finance
This area provides up-to-date and interesting developments from the world of business, economics and finance.
A wealth of information is available on topics ranging from stock markets, consumer climate, labor market policies, bond markets, foreign trade and interest rate trends to stock exchange news and economic forecasts.
What does a basket of shares cost? Researcher works it out.
From an arithmetical standpoint, the question introduces so many unknown variables that even a modern computer cannot handle the calculation. As part of a…
If You Want a Good Reputation: Start building relationships
It seems that everyone wants to measure reputation. Countries, cities, companies, the public sector—you name it, they all want to measure their reputation. The…
Slow Recovery, Flat Economy – But No Recession – Forecast for New England
“Current conditions in the nation, and extending to the region, are a product of the broadening effects of the national credit crisis and the economic…
Firms launch programme to create security blueprint
The industry-wide research initiative aims to develop best practice in managing security. It was launched today (Friday 30 May) and will provide a security…
Technology Leaders See Major Changes in the Way Engineers Work and Innovate
According to business and technology leaders who will speak at the 2008 ASME Annual Meeting in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., engineering work today is becoming…
The Netherlands bears part of the costs of ageing in other EU countries
The ‘fully funded countries’ will eventually share in the costs of ageing in the ‘PAYG countries’, particularly if these countries are using government debt to…