Jonathan Mott has started 2012 with a bang - telling us that the banks were about to slash jobs.

Food, booze, and cost-saving firms top IBISWorld list of industries with low barriers to entry and high growth potential.

Markets are trading on a flat note in the noon deals on the back of profit booking visible in the power, realty and capital goods stocks. The Sensex is up 21 points at 17,728 and the Nifty has advanced 9 points to 5,370 levels.

The Office of Fair Trading has been holding talks with electrical chains †- the Dixons group, which includes Currys and PC World, plus Comet and Argos †- on how to protect shoppers.

Thailand's top rice exporter in 2011 invests in Cambodia: ready-to-eat-meals & processing for export in Cambodia rather than Vietnam.

Looking to build a business but don't know where to start? Food, booze and cost-saving firms top IBISWorld's list of industries with low barriers to entry and high growth potential.

A new book has found total tax rates on the incomes of rich New Zealanders are now the lowest in the developed world. read more

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine economy is expected to sustain its growth momentum in 2012 as the government would accelerate public expenditures and pursue programs and projects designed to improve resiliency to typhoons and disasters. While the government is optimistic that 2012 would be significantly better than 2011, the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) remains vigilant ...

Shares of the Bellevue, Wash.-based company rose nearly 18 percent to $59.37 in morning trading.

Benchmark share indices ended lower on Tuesday, snapping their five-day winning streak, as investors booked profits in index heavyweight Infosys along with capital goods shares.

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