Japan April trade deficit hit record $8.57B
Source: United Press International
Fukushima :: Japan | updated 2013-05-21 23:40:31 -0700 | business-news
Japan posted a record trade deficit of 879.93 billion yen ($8.576 billion) for April as a lower yen pushed import costs higher, the government said Wednesday. It was the 10th straight month of deficit as the Japanese government fights to...
Japan Keeps Monetary Policy Steady
Source: International Herald Tribune
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-22 01:20:21 -0700 | business-news
In a unanimous vote, the bank's board stuck to its strategy of expanding the monetary base at an annual pace of 60 trillion yen to 70 trillion yen, or $585 billion to $682 billion, through purchases of government bonds, commercial...
They Will Change Your Life. The 7 Non-Negotiables Of Winning
Source: Forbes
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 22:29:51 -0700 | business-news
The 7 Non-Negotiables Of Winning David Williams at the Fishbowl Day of Service, 2012 Today, I would like to share the principles that have transformed me and our company and a growing number of people across the globe. They are...
13 Ways To Find Financing In 2013
Source: Forbes
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 22:29:51 -0700 | business-news
Financing this year is really not any easier than it has been since the Great Recession. Most entrepreneurs just got use to the idea that unless they have hard assets, they probably can't go to a bank for cash to...
'Aha!' Moments Key To Future, Says Research Psychologist
Source: Forbes
Los Angeles :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 22:29:50 -0700 | business-news
Aha! moments hit us all. Although they can range from new ways to tie a shoelace to ideas for the latest smart phone, acting upon such insights remains key to our collective future. Or so says Gary Klein, a longtime...
How You Too Can Be an Unstoppable Entrepreneur
Source: Forbes
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-05-21 22:29:47 -0700 | business-news
Graham Weston photo via Rackspace We all know at least one entrepreneur who always gets things done, and appears unstoppable in his quest. All of you probably know many others who talk incessantly about their great ideas, but never seem...
SAP in autism recruitment drive
Source: BBC
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-22 01:45:36 -0700 | business-news
The firm said that by 2020, 1% of its global workforce of 65,000 employees would be people with autism. Autism is a developmental disorder that can cause problems with social interaction and physical behaviour. However, some people with the condition...
Bad weather hits retail sales again
Source: BBC
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-22 01:45:33 -0700 | business-news
UK retail sales hit by bad weather again Retail sales are still in decline, the ONS says Retail sales in April were 1.3% lower than in March as bad weather continued to dent spending. The Office for National Statistics (ONS)...
GOLDMAN: 3 Reasons The S&P 500 Is Going To Surge To 2100
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 01:29:12 -0700 | business-news
With a modestly positive economic environment, high profit margins, improving private investment, high budget deficits and a belief that stocks are cheap.the bulls get increasingly optimistic. This is from Goldman's Chief Equity Strategist David Kostin and his team: We are...
Markets Are Higher After Another Historic Night In Japan
Source: BusinessInsider
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-05-22 01:29:10 -0700 | business-news
This is of course, a brand new 5.5 years high, as the market has surged some 80% since late last year, all thanks to "Abenomics" the country's aggressive stimulus campaign...The big news of the day will be Bernanke testifying before...
Co-operative myths: all co-operatives rotate jobs
Source: Guardian Unlimited
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-22 00:52:10 -0700 | business-news
But, contrary to popular belief, not all co-operatives rotate. Photograph: Tom Jenkins Whilst working in the co-operative sector, my colleagues and I at Co-operantics have come across a number of common myths about co-opeartives. These myths can lead to misunderstanding...
Schilling lawyer to argue for tossing lawsuit
Source: The Boston Globe
Boston :: MA :: USA | updated 2013-05-22 00:36:48 -0700 | business-news
R.I. (AP) Lawyers for Curt Schilling and architects of a state deal to give his now-bankrupt video game company a $75 million loan guarantee are set to argue for the dismissal of a lawsuit filed against them by Rhode Island's...
Nationwide mortgage lending rises
Source: BBC
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-22 00:31:04 -0700 | business-news
Nationwide mortgage lending share at record high Nationwide's market share of current accounts has increased to 5.7% The UK's largest building society, Nationwide, has said that its share of the mortgage market has reached a record high. Nationwide said gross...
SSE reports increase in profits
Source: BBC
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-05-22 00:31:08 -0700 | business-news
SSE profits up after cold weather SSE was fined £10.5m for misleading potential customers in April Energy supplier SSE has reported a rise in annual profits on the back of cold weather, despite recent disruption to services and a fine...
VIDEO: South Africa's growing prosperity
Source: BBC
Cape Town :: South Africa | updated 2013-05-22 00:06:16 -0700 | business-news
Economic growth in South Africa's townships 22 May 2013 Last updated at 02:21 ET As the Organisation of African Unity celebrates its 50th anniversary, the BBC is looking at the continent's growing prosperity. South Africa's economy is the largest and...
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