China’s huge manufacturing engine may have had a poor start to 2014 but as Hayley Platt reports a return to growth in French business activity this month points to a more solid, broad-based recovery in the euro zone economy.
March 24 (Bloomberg) — In today’s “This vs. That,” Bloomberg’s Trish Regan reports that billionaire Warren Buffett’s billion dollar offer for a perfect March Madness bracket is safe due to this year’s string of upsets on Bloomberg Television’s “In The Loop.”
Despite relative calm returning to Bangkok, the standoff between farmers and Thailand’s elite continues and Breakingviews’ Andy Mukherjee warns the country should brace for more economic fallout.
A preliminary survey shows China’s manufacturing sector slowing further, with domestic demand looking especially fragile as the country presses ahead with moves towards a more market-driven system. Tara Joseph reports.
Most of the headlines this coming week will be made by the expected IPO pricing and market debut of King Digital Entertainment, maker of the smartphone game Candy Crush Saga. King is expected to price on Tuesday at between $21 and $24 a share, which would give the whole of...
Michael Woodford, the British ex-CEO of Olympus, the Japanese manufacturer of optics and reprography products, is still in a slightly dazed state about the change in his life since blowing the whistle on a £$1.7 billion fraud in 2011. That is hardly surprising, as the latest development is for his...
Police and protesters injured in clashes as thousands rally in Madrid against EU-imposed austerity measures. Paul Chapman reports.
Millions of dollars worth of gold and cash from apartments of Ukraine’s former energy minister in corruption inquiry. Paul Chapman reports
The prevailing trend in U.S. stocks could be higher next week if investor anxiety eases over the crisis in Ukraine and signs of weakness in the U.S. economy. Investors will watch for further signs that poor weather may have played a role in recent weak economic data and dampening profit...
The head of Greece’s central bank said on Saturday that an “unduly conservative” approach in stress tests on Greece’s major banks would have scared off investors. In an interview, George Provopoulos was quoted as saying: “If were unduly conservative and imposed an overcapitalization of the banks, we would run two...
Summary: Stocks retreat after S 500 touches new high; Fed officials try to clear up “six month” misconception; Darden results bad as expected; Turkey blocks Twitter; MasterCard/Visa Russia sanctions. Conway G. Gittens reports.
Twitter’s problems in Turkey are the latest sign that social media face unpredictable political obstacles as they increase their business abroad. Bobbi Rebell reports.
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