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Outside drop in autos, US retail spending rises

Tuesday, 29 October 2013, 15:37 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

A sharp drop in auto sales caused largely by a calendar quirk lowered U.S. retail spending in September. But Americans spent more on most other goods, showing some confidence in the economy before...

Italian vintners look abroad as home sales slump

Tuesday, 29 October 2013, 06:08 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

It's harvest season at the family-run vintner Emidio Pepe in central Italy and workers are wading into the vineyards, hand-picking grapes and pressing them under their boots in giant wooden...

Toyota outsells GM at 7.41 million vehicles

Monday, 28 October 2013, 06:28 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Toyota's global sales for the first nine months of the year reached 7.41 million vehicles, little changed from the previous year but outpacing General Motors to keep its lead as the world's...

ST eyes Microsoft-Nokia deal with confidence

Sunday, 27 October 2013, 10:00 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

With STMicroelectronics being a major supplier to Nokia and with Nokia on the verge of being sold to Microsoft, the company is eyeing the staggering €5.4 billion acquisition with confidence...

ECB official: Europe needs US-style bank oversight

Saturday, 26 October 2013, 07:41 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

A top European Central Bank official says the euro currency union needs U.S.-style centralized banking oversight so that individual countries don't have to deal with busted banks...

BOV Joseph Calleja Foundation is launched

Friday, 25 October 2013, 15:35 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The BOV Joseph Calleja Foundation was launched today during a press conference that was addressed by John Cassar White, Chairman of Bank of Valletta and Joseph Calleja. Bank of Valletta and Joseph...

UK economy grows at fastest rate in over 3 years

Friday, 25 October 2013, 12:04 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The British economy grew at its fastest quarterly rate in over three years, official figures showed Friday, in perhaps the clearest sign yet that the recovery is becoming more...

Japan consumer prices rise for 4th straight month

Friday, 25 October 2013, 07:14 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

Japan's consumer prices rose in September for the fourth straight month, boosted mainly by higher energy costs, in the latest set of data showing fitful progress toward revitalizing the...

Making connections in China

Thursday, 24 October 2013, 14:28 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The last week in June saw around 80 of HSBC’s corporate customers from across the globe gather in Guangzhou, China for an International Exchange event.   Among the delegates taking the...

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