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Markets close week strong

Monday, 22 January 2018, 12:00 Last update: about 10 years ago

U.S. stocks finished the day and week higher on Friday, with both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq ending at records as optimism over corporate earnings outweighed the threat of a government shutdown....

Corporate earnings report boosted by low tax rates

Friday, 19 January 2018, 12:08 Last update: about 10 years ago

U.S. Markets closed in negative territory on Thursday.  The Dow Jones industrial average fell 0.37% as investors assessed the possibility of the government shutting down at the end of the...

Markets roundup

Thursday, 18 January 2018, 11:40 Last update: about 10 years ago

Markets in Europe closed slightly in the red on Wednesday as investors digested strings of corporate results released yesterday. The losses were led by the media sector. Meanwhile, market watchers...

End of Christmas cheer

Thursday, 18 January 2018, 09:44 Last update: about 10 years ago

GRTU, the retailers' association, will today give its annual report on the retailing sector especially during the Christmas period. It is an annual exercise which usually ends up with little more...

Malta is the 81st most filmed country in the world

Thursday, 18 January 2018, 09:43 Last update: about 10 years ago

Often the location of a film is a key contributor to its wider success. Even the most iconic on-screen moments can owe as much to where they take place, as to the actors who appear in them. ...

Annual inflation decreases to 1.3%

Thursday, 18 January 2018, 09:41 Last update: about 10 years ago

While Euro area annual inflation was 1.4% in December 2017, down from 1.5% in November, the annual inflation registered in Malta decreased to 1.3%. In December 2016, the Euro area rate was 1.1%....

Transfer of shares in Trident Estates plc

Thursday, 18 January 2018, 09:07 Last update: about 10 years ago

At the Annual General Meeting of Simonds Farsons Cisk plc that was held on 27 June 2017, the shareholders approved the spin-off of Farsons' shareholding in Trident Estates plc.  The spin-off is...

Microsoft, government to take relationship to next level

Thursday, 18 January 2018, 09:04 Last update: about 10 years ago

As Microsoft commemorates its 15th year of operations in Malta, the company reiterates its commitment to support Malta as it takes its ICT national strategy to the next level. This was stated by...

Safer night entertainment with lower night rates from eCabs

Thursday, 18 January 2018, 09:00 Last update: about 10 years ago

"Reducing prices to encourage more people to use cab services will not only bring a culture change in the way we utilise our personal cars but could also contribute to less fatalities on the road...

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