Brazil's economy up 1.5 pct in Q2 RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's GDP grew 1.5 percent in the second quarter of 2013 compared with the previous three months, showed official statistics released Friday. | The better-than-e... (photo: Creative Commons / Anderson Bueno Pereira) Xinhua Brazil Economy Export Photos Wikipedia: Economy of Brazil |
Tanzania's economy grows by 7.5 pct in first quarter DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Tanzania's economy grew by 7. 5 percent in the first quarter, compared with 7.4 percent in the same period last year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Fr... (photo: GFDL) Xinhua Agriculture Economy Photos Tanzania Wikipedia: Economy of Tanzania |
Wall Street slips, with Dow, S&P; logging worst month since May 2012 NEW YORK, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks fell Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Standard & Poor's 500-stock Index recording the biggest monthly drops since May 2012, amid mixe... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) Xinhua Photos S&P; 500 Stock Exchange Wall Street Wikipedia: Wall Street |
Mortgages surge but Mark Carney says he will stop new bubble Banks and building societies will grant almost 700,000 mortgages this year amid the biggest surge in lending since 2009, leading economic forecasters said yesterday. | The EY ITEM Club's prediction of... (photo: AP / Jason Alden/Pool) The Independent Banks Economy England Photos Wikipedia: Mark Carney |
EU unemployment steady at record 12% Eurozone unemployment is unchanged at an ‘‘unacceptable’’ record 12.1 per cent in July, but another slight fall in the total jobless after an improvement in June offers some ho... (photo: EC / EC) Canberra Times Data Eurozone Photos Unemployment Wikipedia: Economy of the European Union |
Now German scientists are having to bail out crumbling Pompeii Germany, which has already helped bail out Italy’s fragile economy, is now coming to the rescue of ancient Italian heritage. Its scientists are set to invade Pompeii next summer as efforts to save t... (photo: WN / Marzena J.) The Independent Germany Italy Photos Scientists Wikipedia: Pompeii |
Government seeks consensus only in distress: Arun Jaitley New Delhi, Aug 30: BJP leader Arun Jaitley today said there was need for a larger consensus on economic issues but accused the UPA government of seeking consensus only in distress. "There is a need fo... (photo: PIB of India) Headlines India Delhi Economy Photos Politics Wikipedia: Arun Jaitley |
Nikkei Records Fourth Straight Monthly Decline, Worst Month Since Last July By BRAD FRISCHKORN | Tokyo—The Nikkei Stock Average booked another lackluster finish Friday to end August 2% lower than it started the month, marking its fourth straight monthly fall and worst month... (photo: AP / Shizuo Kambayashi) Wall Street Journal Market Nikkei 225 Photos Stock Tokyo Stock Wikipedia: Nikkei 225 |