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62 in PGA? Mickelson says it will happen

Edit San Diego Union-Tribune 31 Jul 2016
With Baltusrol softened by rain, Phil Mickelson believes record score in the offing ... ....

NY off-TV results: Classy Farmer; Serrano retains; Taylor wins

Edit WBN 31 Jul 2016
A title shot of some kind could now be in the offing for Farmer who has racked up 15 wins since losing for the fourth time in his career against Jose Pedraza in 2012 ... Also on the bill, Scotland’s Josh Taylor made easy work of Evincii Dixon to make it ......

Hibs hot favourites in championship pressure cooker

Edit Scotsman 31 Jul 2016
It's not all or nothing but, one suspects, if they do not deliver at the third time of asking then the status quo at the club would shift ... With city rivals Hearts clearing the scene in the first year, Rangers vacating it in the second, on paper at least, they now have an easier route to the top of the table as they seek to avoid the messy and energy sapping play-off tussle ... But that is just the nature of it.”....

US Economy Expected to Pick Up After Weak Growth in Spring

Edit Voa News 31 Jul 2016
A surprisingly lackluster economy last quarter served as a reminder of how choppy the pace of growth has been since the Great Recession ended seven years ago ... The Commerce Department's report Friday showed that gross domestic product - the broadest gauge of the economy - grew just 1.2 percent in the April-June quarter ... The economy this year has ......

Global growth flatters to deceive Read More... (QNB - Qatar National Bank SAQ)

Edit Public Technologies 31 Jul 2016
Growth in the global economy is likely to be weighed down by the impact of political uncertainty, the slowdown in China and the fallout from lower commodity prices on EMs ... Even under the benign scenario of no hard landing, the long-term decline in Chinese growth would be a drag on the global economy ... With China accounting for nearly 18% of the global economy, its slowdown would alone shave around 5 basis points off global growth....

Wynne’s economic boast doesn’t add up

Edit Toronto Sun 31 Jul 2016
Which brings us to Premier Kathleen Wynne’s recent boast Ontario’s economy in the first quarter of 2016 outperformed Canada, the U.S ... That means Ontario’s economy, which the Wynne government estimated is performing at an annualized growth rate of 3% based on first quarter results, is underperforming such American states as Washington, Oregon and Arkansas....

ECONOMIC REFORMS Four steps to make Virginia an economic powerhouse - again!

Edit Richmond Times Dispatch 31 Jul 2016
Our once strong economy brought plentiful job opportunities across the state and rising incomes ... The EPA’s carbon mandates, unveiled last year and known as the “Clean Power Plan,” require Virginia to rely more heavily on energy sources such as wind and solar and use less of traditional ones like coal and natural gas, which are crucial to southwestern Virginia’s economy....

Mega-merger of steel makers tests China's SOE reform

Edit China Daily 31 Jul 2016
The restructuring plan also marks a key part of the country's SOE reform, as the government has identified it as an essential step in the structural transformation of China's economy ... Chinese authorities unveiled a new chapter of SOE reform early this year, putting the focus of reform on mega-mergers of state groups in order to boost competitiveness through economies of scale....

Italian, Irish, Spanish banks do worst in EU stress test

Edit Arabnews 31 Jul 2016
Banks from Italy, Ireland, Spain and Austria fared worst in the latest European Union stress test, which the region's banking watchdog said on Friday showed there was still work to do in order to boost credit to the bloc's economy. Italy's Monte dei Paschi, Austria's Raiffeisen , Spain's Banco Popular and two of Ireland's main banks came out with the worst results in the European Banking Authority's test of 51 EU lenders ... Economy ... ....

Contingency plans in place to tackle market volatility

Edit Arabnews 31 Jul 2016
Britain is committed to restoring people’s confidence in financial markets and to make sure the economy is stable and the period of uncertainty ends soon, said British Consul General Mohammed Shokat at the Arab News business dialogue held at the newspaper’s office in Jeddah on Thursday ... Britain will make sure the economy is stable and try to end the period of uncertainty as soon as possible, he said....

WTO membership to integrate Afghanistan into global economy: DG Azevêdo

Edit Khaama Press 31 Jul 2016
The Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Roberto Azevêdo has said the full membership of Afghanistan will integrate the country into the global economy ... He said “This is an historic day for the country and its integration into the global economy ... Ashraf Ghani and the government of Afghanistan.”....

Al-Falih reviews scientific innovation plan

Edit Arabnews 31 Jul 2016
The Kingdom has developed a long-term vision for science, technology and innovation (STI) to create a “knowledge-based economy and society through a globally competitive national STI ecosystem,” thus achieving the Kingdom’s strategic goal of becoming one of the advanced countries in science, technology and innovation by 2025. One of the factors ......

U.S. Jobs, BOE Cut Seen, Clinton-Trump, Rio: Week Ahead Aug. 1-6

Edit Bloomberg 31 Jul 2016
The Bank of England announces a monetary-policy decision, with investors expecting a cut to the benchmark rate from the current 0.5 percent. The summer Olympic Games begin in Rio de Janeiro this week, after being dogged for months by security fears, a widening Russian doping scandal, pollution worries, the Zika virus and reports of unfinished infrastructure....
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