Business
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UK Boxing Day online sales up 11.5 percent, footfall down 6 percent
Dec 26, 2016News Hour: The number of Britons who hit the shops on Boxing Day morning, a traditional shopping day, fell 6 percent versus the same period last year, while online transactions rose 11.5 percent year-on-year, retail data... -
Britain staying in EU single market makes no sense, Ex-BoE chief says
Dec 26, 2016Britain should decide its own immigration policy and stop pretending Brexit is compatible with staying in the European Union’s single market, a former governor of the Bank of England said on Monday. Mervyn King, who steered... -
French jobless total falls for the third consecutive month in November
Dec 26, 2016News Hour: France’s jobless total fell for the third consecutive month in November to a near four-year low, Labour Ministry data showed on Monday. The ministry said the number of people registered as unemployed in mainland... -
Shrimp sector stakeholders in Bangladesh discuss about importance of product certification
Dec 26, 2016News Hour: Bangladesh Shrimp and Fish Foundation (BSFF) and Solidaridad Network Asia today organized a day long workshop in Dhaka on Voluntary Certification for positioning Galda and Bagda as the Premium Brands in the International Market.... -
Iran negotiated to pay only about half the announced price for 80 new Boeing airliners
Dec 25, 2016News Hour: Iran said on Sunday it had negotiated to pay only about half the announced price for 80 new Boeing airliners in an order that the American planemaker had said was worth $16.6 billion. Boeing... -
Snapchat to acquire Cimagine
Dec 25, 2016News Hour: Messaging app Snapchat is buying Israeli augmented reality startup Cimagine Media for an estimated $30-$40 million, marking Snapchat’s first acquisition in Israel, the Calcalist financial daily reported on Sunday. Cimagine developed True Marketless Augmented... -
Iran allows free foreign exchange at banks in move to unify rates
Dec 24, 2016News Hour: Iran authorized some banks on Saturday to deal in foreign exchange trading at a free-market rate, the central bank said, as authorities try to unify exchange rates. Iran operates two exchange rates, a free... -
India’s Jaitley faces hurdles for biggest tax reform launch
Dec 24, 2016News Hour: The prospects of introducing a goods and services tax (GST) in India next April, its biggest tax reform, faded on Friday after federal and state finance officials postponed talks on how to administer the... -
Teva Pharmaceuticals reaches settlement with the US government on FCPA
Dec 24, 2016News Hour: Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd. announced the conclusion of negotiations with the United States government over violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Following Teva’s voluntary worldwide investigation into business practices, Teva and the... -
New home sales rose more than forecast to a four-month high in the US
Dec 23, 2016News Hour: New U.S. single-family home sales rose more than forecast to a four-month high in November, likely as expectations of higher mortgage rates drew buyers into the market. Other data on Friday showed consumer sentiment...