Financial shocks loom for thousands with investment policies
Source: Dutch News
Amsterdam :: Netherlands | updated 2013-05-07 07:35:29 -0700 | business-news
One in five of some one million policyholders do not know if their investment will generate enough money when it matures to meet their financial obligations, the AFM says. And of the 800,000 who are on top of their financial...
India could soon be heading for a GRAVE economic crisis
Source: India Abroad
Grave :: Netherlands | updated 2013-05-07 02:36:06 -0700 | business-news
International Monetary Fund , Rudiger Dornbusch , Mr Werner , Alejandro Werner , Mexico India could soon be heading for a grave economic crisis L eo Tolstoy said in Anna Karenina that "... every unhappy family is unhappy in its...
PostNL books large Q1 profit fall on UPS merger write-off
Source: Dutch News
Amsterdam :: Netherlands | updated 2013-05-07 01:26:54 -0700 | business-news
The postal company wrote off a total 440m on its 30% interest in TNT Express following the collapse earlier this year of a takeover deal with American peer UPS following objections from Brussels. The collapse led TNT's share price to...
ING, government 'at odds' over sale of US mortgage portfolio
Source: Dutch News
Amsterdam :: Netherlands | updated 2013-05-07 00:24:58 -0700 | business-news
In 2009, the government gave ING a 10bn capital guarantee for the mortgage portfolio. Although other state support has to be repaid by 2015, no deadline was set for the mortgage guarantee. Now the situation in the US has improved...
IMF chief welcomes Brussels' approval for Dutch budget deficit delay
Source: Dutch News
Amsterdam :: Netherlands | updated 2013-05-07 11:51:58 -0700 | business-news
European commissioner Olli Rehn said on Friday that the Netherlands had until next year to ensure its budget deficit meets eurozone rules. It is important the Netherlands meets European budgetary rules but people should not hurry unduly. I am very...
Hotel referrals co Roomixer raises $470,000
Source: Globes Online
Amsterdam :: Netherlands | updated 2013-05-06 08:31:22 -0700 | business-news
20, Globes' correspondent Hotel referrals company Roomixer has raised $470,000 from angel investors in Italy, Israel and the US. Based in Tel Aviv, Roomixer has developed a platform which enables hotels to generate a new revenue stream by selling...
Problems mount for state gambling monopoly Holland Casino
Source: Dutch News
Amsterdam :: Netherlands | updated 2013-05-06 02:30:04 -0700 | business-news
The organisation, which may soon be privatised, has been hit by falling visitor numbers and may be unable to meet agreements with the banks this year, news agency ANP reported. Visitor numbers fell 2% to 5.6 million last year while...
Dubai Police wants 5-year driving license for those over 65 years
Source: Zawya Regional
Amsterdam :: Netherlands | updated 2013-05-06 00:20:26 -0700 | business-news
Dubai Police The UAE needs to align speed limits on its roads as part of a unified traffic law to narrow existing gaps in the system throughout the country's emirates, Dubai's Traffic Police Chief was quoted on Monday as saying....
Business events scheduled for the coming week
Source: Miami Herald
Amsterdam :: Netherlands | updated 2013-05-03 11:19:21 -0700 | business-news
May 6 ArcelorMittal, the Luxembourg-based steel company, reports quarterly financial results. Labor Department releases job openings and labor turnover survey for March, 10 a.m.; Federal Reserve releases consumer credit data for March, 3 p.m. Mondelez International Inc. reports quarterly...
Furmanite Corporation Reports Strong First Quarter 2013 Results
Source: The Motley Fool
Rotterdam :: Netherlands | updated 2013-05-03 03:26:36 -0700 | business-news
today reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013. First Quarter 2013 Results Revenues for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 were $89.0 million compared with $71.7 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2012, an increase of...
Bp Holdings Madrid Economy News Update: Thousands rally against austerity on May Day - Quora
Posted by: fritzyeignman
Amsterdam :: Netherlands | updated 2013-05-06 13:08:20 -0700 | business-news
https://www.quora.com/Pim-Fortuyn/BP-HOL
Falling oil prices weigh on Shell's Q1 profit
Source: Boston.com
Amsterdam :: Netherlands | updated 2013-05-02 00:34:07 -0700 | business-news
Royal Dutch Shell PLC has reported lower profits for the first quarter, as a decline in oil prices offset improved earnings from its refining arm. The company reported net profit Thursday of $8.18 billion, down from $8.74 billion in the...
Unemployment to peak in 2014: ABN Amro economists
Source: Dutch News
Amsterdam :: Netherlands | updated 2013-05-01 23:50:21 -0700 | business-news
At the moment, some 643,000 people (8.1% of the working population) are without a job but that will rise to over 700,000 by next year, the bank said. Although industrial production may begin to rise towards the end of this...
Berkshire Buys Balance of Israel's Iscar
Source: The Motley Fool
Amsterdam :: Netherlands | updated 2013-05-02 03:10:40 -0700 | business-news
On Wednesday, the megaconglomerate of companies run by famed billionaire Warren Buffett announced it is buying the remaining 20% it did not (at the time) own of Netherlands-incorporated, Israel-centric toolmaker IMC International Metalworking Companies.
Year of the yuan: China's explosive currency goes global
Posted by: evancarter
Amsterdam :: Netherlands | updated 2013-05-03 05:01:43 -0700 | business-news
http://rt.com/business/yuan-china-curren
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