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YouTube says the battle with TV is already over

Thursday, 2 May 2013, 09:18 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

YouTube vs. TV? YouTube says the battle — if there ever was one — is over.   In a flashy presentation to advertisers Wednesday night, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt...

Shoppers face hurdles in finding ethical clothing

Wednesday, 1 May 2013, 08:55 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

    The building collapse in Bangladesh that killed hundreds of clothing factory workers last week put a spotlight on the sobering fact that people in poor countries often risk their...

German consumer confidence rises; unemployment low

Tuesday, 30 April 2013, 11:03 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Germany's unemployment rate held steady in April, the Federal Labor Agency reported Tuesday, while a survey showed German consumers' mood remained robust — two new signs that...

Car used by Winston Churchill being sold on eBay

Monday, 29 April 2013, 18:26 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

    A rare car once used by Britain's wartime leader Winston Churchill is being sold on the auction site eBay.   Experts believe the vintage Daimler DB 18 Drophead Coupe...

Greek unions call for mass participation in strike

Monday, 29 April 2013, 14:11 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

    Greece's two largest unions are calling for "mass participation" in a 24-hour general strike and demonstration they have called for May 1 to mark labor...

Australia tax revenue falls as mining boom cools

Monday, 29 April 2013, 08:26 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Australia's government said Monday that its tax revenue has continued to fall in recent months as company profits declined and the mining boom that kept the nation out of recession...

B787 1st test flight since battery fire

Sunday, 28 April 2013, 09:20 Last update: about 14 years ago Malta Independent

Japan's All Nippon Airways has successfully conducted its first test flight of the Boeing 787 aircraft since battery problems grounded the planes earlier this year.   Ray Conner,...

APS Bank Group registers €9.9 million profit before tax

Saturday, 27 April 2013, 10:30 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The 2012 Annual Report and Financial Statements were presented during the APS Bank Annual General Meeting on Friday 26 April 2013. Mr Emanuel P. Delia, the Bank’s Chairman, observed that...

Facebook CEO reaped $2.3B gain on stock options

Saturday, 27 April 2013, 07:57 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

    Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reaped a gain of nearly $2.3 billion last year when he exercised 60 million stock options just before the online social networking leader's initial...

Maltese investors worried about their investments

Friday, 26 April 2013, 18:29 Last update: about 13 years ago Malta Independent

The developments in SNS have come as a hard blow to a number of small Maltese investors who have lost what for them are substantial amounts of money in it.   They told The Malta Independent...

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