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Stellar EU banks' performance won't last: analysts
AFP, Published on 05/08/2018
» PARIS - European banks may have managed to generate surprisingly solid earnings in the second quarter, but low interest rates, Brexit fears and trade war woes make a repeat performance unlikely, analysts say.
August confidence index stays neutral
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 07/08/2018
» Investor confidence remains in neutral territory for a fourth straight month as fund flow volatility, global trade barriers and the monetary policies of major central banks dampen prospects.
China could yet win trade war with Trump's America
News, Published on 08/08/2018
» If you want to know why Donald Trump shouldn't expect to win a trade war against China, look no further than Alibaba, the country's giant e-commerce version of Amazon. Last month, I had two in-depth conversations with Ming Zeng, the e-commerce giant's head of strategic planning and among the smartest minds in business and finance in China. Mr Ming made it clear that China has little real need for America any more -- not US products, but especially not US ideas. When thwarted, China has shown it can think up its own.
Theresa May, Prince William mark centenary of key WW1 battle
AFP, Published on 08/08/2018
» PARIS - Britain's Prince William and Prime Minister Theresa May will join 2,000 guests at a service Wednesday marking the centenary of the Battle of Amiens, which rang in the beginning of the end of World War I.
Geopolitics primer for managers
News, Published on 09/08/2018
» Until relatively recently and perhaps not since the oil crisis of the 70s, did managers need to worry about geopolitics. However, the calculus has changed utterly.
SET dips on trade concerns but foreigners buying again
Business, Published on 11/08/2018
» Recap: Trade friction between the US and China continues to cast a shadow over equity investment optimism, with China retaliating against Washington's latest threat to impose higher tariffs on Chinese imports later this month.
Pro-EU Brit hits the road to spell out 'stop Brexit'
AFP, Published on 11/08/2018
» LONDON - A passionately pro-European Briton has quit his job to drive around the continent for months spelling out "stop Brexit" on maps depicting his circuitous route.
Can Jones and Johnson be the face of 'new politics'?
News, John Lloyd, Published on 13/08/2018
» Two men of influence -- the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and politician Boris Johnson -- now face media bans and ridicule for what they saw as speaking their minds. Both, though quite different in background, manner and actions, are pioneers in the new politics.
Wreath gaffe puts Corbyn in hot water
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 17/08/2018
» It sounds like a tempest in a teapot, but it could bring down Jeremy Corbyn, the leader of Britain's Labour Party -- and that could end up meaning that Britain doesn't leave the European Union after all.
Facebook suspends hundreds of apps over data concerns
AFP, Published on 23/08/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook on Wednesday said it has suspended more than 400 of thousands of applications it has investigated to determine whether people's personal information was being improperly shared.