Fresh headwinds in 2017 that are likely to curb growth, according to Mark Carney, are likely to be faced by consumers who were the backbone of U.K. economic resilience after the Brexit vote.   The governor of the Bank of England said in London on Monday that as the impact of the...

A recently published new study has found that up to a seven-fold contribution to the economy of Europe is generated by the money that is spent on advertising by brands from all across Europe and abroad.   The reports quotes the spending figures from 2014 which is that time for the latest...

Members of OPEC and oil producers outside the cartel will probably not be required to extend the oil freeze deal for the period after June, as growth in demand and compliance with the agreements reached should then push the market to balance, said Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih. "We do not...

According to a study by a group including global business and finance leaders, by implementing a few key development goals, companies could unlock at least $12 trillion in market opportunities by 2030 and create up to 380 million jobs.   Pressure on business to become a "responsible social...

In some way or another, about 20 cents of every dollar spent on health care in OECD countries is wasted, a new OECD report released Jan. 10 reveals this shocking truth. In the United States, more than 20 percent of total health expenditure is represented by that waste.   a meeting for OECD...

Just a day after China announced plans to invest a further $40 billion in the African country – Nigeria, Taiwan was asked to move its representative office out of the capital Abuja. Taiwan has objected to the Nigerian request as being "unreasonable".   Beijing has been allegedly trying to...

Next Tuesday, a speech on the Britain's divorce from the EU is expected to be given by the U.K.'s Prime Minister Theresa May.   However, skepticisms about the extent of clear details for financial markets on how she sees the future relationship between the U.K. and the EU unfolding that the...

Another corporate reporting season kicks off in the United States this week. During time, the largest public companies will be revealing their financial results for the fourth quarter of 2016, or even for the whole year. JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo have been the first to...

Even though considered among the “midcap growth companies” on an individual scale, but united these companies could potentially take over the IPO market. Snap Inc., a social media firm, has probably the “highest profile tech IPO planned” for the year of 2017, whereby withholding the potential of...