Apple profit tops forecasts, 33.8 million iPhones sold Apple profit tops forecasts, 33.8 million iPhones sold Apple on Monday reported a quarterly profit of $7.5 billion on the back of soaring iPhone sales.
29 October 2013 15:09
Britain to announce Islamic Index on stock exchange Britain to announce Islamic Index on stock exchange Prime Minister David Cameron was on Tuesday to announce a new "Islamic Index" on the London Stock Exchange and reveal plans for Britain to release an Islamic bond.
29 October 2013 12:13
Oil-rich Kuwait warns welfare state unsustainable Oil-rich Kuwait warns welfare state unsustainable Oil-rich Kuwait said Monday that the generous cradle-to-grave welfare system provided to its 1.2 million citizens was "unsustainable" and it was time for change.
29 October 2013 11:20
Kazakhstan 3 notches up in the WB’s Doing Business 2014 Kazakhstan 3 notches up in the WB’s Doing Business 2014 Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 189 economies.
29 October 2013 11:01
Kazakhstan announces Q3 uranium production output Kazakhstan announces Q3 uranium production output Uranium production output in Kazakhstan made up 20 900 tons in 2012.
28 October 2013 15:53
Lawsuit after 6 million bottles of Aussie wine down drain Lawsuit after 6 million bottles of Aussie wine down drain Global drinks giant Treasury Wine Estates was Monday facing a class-action lawsuit from Australian shareholders after oversupply issues forced six million bottles of wine to be poured down the drain.
28 October 2013 12:00
JPMorgan to pay $5.1 bn to settle Fannie, Freddie claims JPMorgan to pay $5.1 bn to settle Fannie, Freddie claims JPMorgan Chase will pay $5.1 billion to settle charges it overstated the quality of mortgages and mortgage-backed securities sold to Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.
27 October 2013 16:20
Sandy clean-up 'enormous' one year on Sandy clean-up 'enormous' one year on A year after Hurricane Sandy, the United States still faces an enormous task to repair $60 billion worth of damage and improve resiliency before the next cyclone.
27 October 2013 12:00
McDonald's drops Heinz Ketchup McDonald's drops Heinz Ketchup McDonald's said Friday it was dropping ketchup king Heinz as a supplier of the key hamburger condiment, citing management changes at Heinz that put the company closer to rival Burger King.
26 October 2013 14:10
Marchenko names reasons behind insufficiency of pensions in Kazakhstan Marchenko names reasons behind insufficiency of pensions in Kazakhstan The larger the pension savings pool is, the more investment tools are needed to secure a sufficiently high yield: Marchenko.
26 October 2013 01:11
Ex Chairman of the Central Bank on excessively protracted merger of pension funds Ex Chairman of the Central Bank on excessively protracted merger of pension funds Shareholders of pension funds involved into the swapping deal are first of all interested in having their missed profit compensated for: Gregory Marchenko.
25 October 2013 15:42
Brazil chases FIFA over World Cup structures Brazil chases FIFA over World Cup structures Brazilian state prosecutors are seeking to recover almost $100m from football's global governing body FIFA which was spent on temporary structures at venues for next year's World Cup.
25 October 2013 10:46
Panasonic to slash chip business workforce in half: reports Panasonic to slash chip business workforce in half: reports Panasonic is set to cut its chip division workforce in half, axing thousands of jobs as the electronics giant overhauls its battered balance sheet after record losses.
24 October 2013 18:00
ADB injections into the Kazakh economy stand at over $2.5 billion ADB injections into the Kazakh economy stand at over $2.5 billion Kazakhstan plans to be a partner of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support developing countries: PM.
24 October 2013 12:02
S. Korea tobacco firm to pull chimp ad for 'Africa' brand S. Korea tobacco firm to pull chimp ad for 'Africa' brand South Korea's top tobacco firm said Wednesday it would pull ads for its new "This Africa" brand of cigarettes after complaints the use of images of apes dressed as humans was racist.
24 October 2013 10:43
Australia inflation jumps, dashes rate cut hopes Australia inflation jumps, dashes rate cut hopes Australian inflation rose by a stronger-than-expected 1.2 percent in the July-September period compared to the previous quarter.
23 October 2013 15:01
Samruk-Kazyna plans to lay-off thousands of administrative personnel Samruk-Kazyna plans to lay-off thousands of administrative personnel Samruk-Kazyna keeps on its effort to optimize the structure of its administrative pool of employees.
23 October 2013 13:22
Merger of Kazakhstan’s pension funds to be complete in H2 2014 Merger of Kazakhstan’s pension funds to be complete in H2 2014 Earlier Mr. Kelimbetov, the then Vice Prime Minister, said that all the pension savings should be consolidated into a single government-owned pension fund by July 1, 2013.
23 October 2013 12:20
Japan firms to invest in Brazilian shipbuilder Japan firms to invest in Brazilian shipbuilder A Japanese consortium on Tuesday said it would buy a 30 percent stake in a Brazilian shipbuilder as its eyes the lucrative market for resource-exploration vessels.
23 October 2013 11:08

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