US consumers lose confidence as fiscal cliff nears
Friday, 28 December 2012, 08:14
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
U.S. consumers peering over the "fiscal cliff" don't like what they see. Fears of sharp tax increases and government spending cuts set to take effect next...
SeaWorld files to go public with $100M IPO
Thursday, 27 December 2012, 18:57
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The company behind the water shows featuring killer whales, dolphins and other animals at SeaWorld on Thursday said it was planning to go public. SeaWorld Entertainment...
Initial claims fall as companies maintain headcounts
Thursday, 27 December 2012, 14:40
Last update: about 15 years ago
Malta Independent
New claims for jobless benefits fell 12’000 last week as employers are seeing enough demand to maintain a steady headcount...
Vatican tax-free store busy
Thursday, 27 December 2012, 14:18
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
Anyone left on your Christmas list just aching for a 65-inch Samsung 3D flat-screen television? Just your luck. The Vatican's duty-free department store has one on sale for €2,899 ($3,840)...
Banif Bank donates €292,340 to L-Istrina
Thursday, 27 December 2012, 11:18
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
On stage at Verdala Palace late in the evening, just after L-Istrina reached and announced the €2 million mark, a team from Banif Bank (Malta) plc made the largest contribution to the event by...
LEADER: A year of constant anxiety but the worst did not take place
Thursday, 27 December 2012, 10:49
Last update: about 14 years ago
Malta Independent
It was a year of many alarms, of constant worries especially about the euro and, through it, about the stability of the EU. It was a year of impending Grexits, announced time and again as...
It’s the economy, stupid
Thursday, 27 December 2012, 10:47
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
This now famous phrase coined by James Carville for Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign has become the exasperated utterance addressed to politicians when they get caught up in their own...
Maltese users turn to internet to read papers
Thursday, 27 December 2012, 10:44
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
A recent Eurostat survey found that Maltese users of internet were well above the EU average to get news and read the papers on the internet. While only 61% of the average European...
Bank of Valletta 39th annual general meeting
Thursday, 27 December 2012, 10:36
Last update: about 13 years ago
Malta Independent
The two major banks in Malta have been having talks with representatives from the European Central Bank and the European Commission, it was revealed at last week’s annual general meeting of Bank...