International
Firms Still Reluctant To Make Acquisitions: E&Y Executives Survey
Companies around the world are still reluctant to go on the acquisition trail even though they are becoming more confident about the global economy, a survey found Monday. In its half-yearly ...EU’s Barnier Warns U.S. Over ‘Radical’ New Bank Rule
A U.S. plan to force foreign banks to hold far more capital could sow discord among supervisors and lead to retaliation from abroad, European Union financial services czar Michel Barnier said on ...Era Of Austerity Has Run Its Course, EU Says
France and Spain fell short of their budget deficit goals last year and debt levels swelled across the euro zone, but the pressure may be easing on Paris and Madrid as the European Commission signals ...
China Rushes Relief After Sichuan Quake Kills 186
Luo Shiqiang sat near chunks of concrete, bricks and a ripped orange sofa and told how his grandfather was just returning from feeding chickens when their house collapsed and crushed him to death in ...Analysis: Economic Rescue Plans In Doubt After Years Of Weak Growth
More than three years after the end of the global recession, sluggish activity across rich and poor economies is confounding policymakers who expected more by now and raising concerns that options ...
Earthquake Kills 157, Injures 5,700 In China’s Sichuan Province
China's worst earthquake in three years on Saturday killed at least 157 people and injured more than 5,700, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said. The magnitude 6.6 quake hit a remote mountainous area ...
World To Get Fewer New Wind Turbines In 2013
The world will see a sharp drop in the number of new wind turbines installed this year after record growth in 2012, a report by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) said. It predicted a strong ...S&P: Bermuda Outlook Revision ‘No Impact’ on Bermuda Reinsurer Ratings
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services in a report titled "The Recent Outlook Revision On Bermuda Does Not Affect Bermudian (Re)Insurers", said that "despite the recent outlook revision on the ...