ECONOMY

Apple fever is spreading like wildfire around the world.” That’s according to one American tech analyst, who’s predicted the company’s share price will hit the one thousand dollar mark within the next 12 months.

Europe's biggest utility says may drop bid for final 30% stake

Food prices surge more 5.4% to lift "High Street" measure of consumer prices

Interested companies can submit their bid until July.

Growth in the UK's construction and manufacturing sectors pushed Sterling up against the dollar.

Government says Debt levels rise as jobless rate doubles past EU average

The British construction activities unexpectedly jumped in March as the increase in new orders supported the latest and fastest growth in activity for four and a half years, according to the latest data released from Markit/Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply.

Capital Markets Chairman steps down after 20 years with the bank

Brands in UK spent almost £5bn on online advertising, a 14.4% increase on 2010.

A Greek theatre has found a way of staging its own fight-back against news the country will be plunged into recession this year. By offering tickets in return for food!

Trade body says recession unlikely, but growth to remain weak

Despite all the messages of doom and gloom the British Chambers of Commerce reckons the UK won't slide back into recession this year.

Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research returns pessimistic outlook and criticises current austerity measures.

British economy may be poised for sharp recovery

Japan is going through a period of very hard choices which the current Prime Minister of its coalition government Yoshihiko Noda, is pressing the Diet, Japan's Parliament, to address. On 30 March 2012, Prime Minister Noda submitted laws to double the present sales tax of five per cent, proposing a rise to eight per cent in April 2014 and then to 10 per cent in April 2015. His determination, if necessary, to stake his Government's survival on these laws being passed by the Diet was made pl...

There are fears that in Asia inflation might return due to higher energy prices, food and wage costs as crude oil prices are expected to range between $125 to $128 per barrel. However, though oil prices are high in absolute terms, Brent crude prices are only 10% higher than a year ago and food prices are still comparitively lower than the previous year.

More than 17 million unemployed in February, a 1.5 million increase on same month in 2011.

Single-currency zone gauge indicates contraction, European shares fall

Bank lobby group boss to leave this summer after five-year term

A joint CBI/PwC Poll shows banks, insurance companies looking to add to current payrolls

Stock exchange group says votes in place for $1bn takeover of Europe's biggest clearninghouse

British house prices rise for first month in nearly two years says March Hometrack survey

From a Facebook co-founder to a Russian, they are all there.

The outlook for the emerging markets look mixed though there are some common premises which prevail, including low rate of global trade and core inflation. Open small and medium sized economies with sluggish growth are more exposed to the low rate of global trade.

Greece's premier has warned in an Italian newspaper that he cannot exclude the possibility of the country needing a third IMF-eurozone bailout.

Spain is in the grip of widespread strikes and protests that saw a record number of 800,000 people turn out yesterday.

The British consumer confidence unexpectedly fell to a three-month low in March as Britons grew increasingly worried about the outlook for their finances and for the economy as a whole.

The recession-hit country is trying to meet strict EU deficit reduction targets and will unveil its deepest government cuts yet, causing unions to strike.

Survey warns that more than a quarter of people have no savings amid fears over second recession.