US companies report rising sales, employment in 2Q
Monday, 21 July 2014, 07:06
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Rising sales helped boost hiring and wages at U.S. businesses in the second quarter, and companies are optimistic that the trends will continue this fall, according to a new survey by the National...
Airlines symbolize nations' hopes or reflect shame
Saturday, 19 July 2014, 10:13
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The jetliner is much more than a machine used to get from one spot to another. It often carries deep symbolism, especially when flying for a national airline. It can represent hope,...
QuickFocus launches SnapUp
Friday, 18 July 2014, 18:11
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
QuickFocus has just launched a mockup tool called SnapUp - the first offline to online wireframe tool. SnapUp is a cloud service that combines the power of team collaboration in...
HSBC Bank Malta launches free mobile banking
Friday, 18 July 2014, 18:09
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
HSBC Bank Malta has just added another major channel to its online banking experience. The Bank’s customers, who to date have enjoyed Free Personal Internet Banking , can now enjoy mobile...
Hyundai plant in Turkey produces 1 millionth vehicle
Friday, 18 July 2014, 17:40
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Hyundai Motor Manufacturing plant in Turkey, Hyundai Assan Otomotiv Sanayi (HAOS), has produced its 1 millionth vehicle with a ceremony held at the facility, participated by company executives and...
Surround Sound like you’ve never experienced before
Friday, 18 July 2014, 17:31
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Adding depth and intensity to the cinema experience, as well as making movies even more realistic and vivid, Dolby 7.1 Surround is a state of the art cinema audio format being used by Eden...
Ways how Maltese SMEs may grow
Friday, 18 July 2014, 11:33
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
I was by coincidence reviewing a newsletter issued by Kingston Smith. Kingston Smith is part of KS International, an accounting association of independent firms which KSi Malta forms part of. There...
Safe haven assets boosted by rising geopolitical tensions
Friday, 18 July 2014, 09:49
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Risk aversion is back on the market following the plane crash over Ukraine, US equity markets closed in negative territory while the VIX rose by 32%. Asian markets followed the same path closing in...
Malta sees modest house price increases
Friday, 18 July 2014, 09:21
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
House prices, as measured by the House Price Index1 (HPI), fell by 0.3% in the euro area and rose by 1% in the EU in the first quarter of 2014 compared with the same quarter of the previous year....