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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...

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...

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...

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