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SINGAPORE May 28 (Reuters) - Singapore's financial regulator is proposing to bring in new rules for some popular retail investment products to help safeguard investors if a broker gets into difficulties. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS ...
May 28, 2012 at 11:06 | Source: Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - British retail sales grew at their fastest pace in over a year in May and much more strongly than expected, helped by strong sales of clothing and durable goods, a survey by the Confederation of British Industry showed on Tuesday.
May 29, 2012 at 10:08 | Source: Reuters UK
John Browett, the newly-instated head of Apple’s retail division has decided to make his presence felt in the nicest way possible – by giving everyone raises. Employees will be given raises between 1% and 5% of their current salary, depending on sales ...
May 28, 2012 at 11:28 | Source: Softpedia
Graff Diamonds will begin taking orders from retail investors on Monday for its $1 billion initial public offering in Hong Kong. At a press conference in Hong Kong on Sunday, chairman and founder Laurence Graff said the weak stock markets won ...
May 28, 2012 at 09:55 | Source: Wall Street Journal
An index of U.K. retail sales rose to its highest level in more than a year in May, rebounding after wet weather damped demand the previous month, the Confederation of British Industry said. The gauge of annual sales growth jumped to 21, the ...
May 29, 2012 at 10:15 | Source: Bloomberg
MADRID—A record drop in retail sales added to Spain's economic woes on Tuesday as the government struggled to sustain confidence in the crippled banking industry and investors remained wary of the country's ability to manage its debt.
May 29, 2012 at 12:53 | Source: Boston Globe
MADRID (AP) — A record drop in retail sales added to Spain’s woes Tuesday as the country struggles to contain the crisis crippling its banking industry and investors remained wary of the country’s ability to manage its debt. Retail sales ...
May 29, 2012 at 12:03 | Source: Boston Globe
Hong Kong: Soundwill Holdings was forced to sell many of its properties as it battled to survive Hong Kong's real estate crash in the late 1990s. Even after its stock plunged 99 per cent and debt obligations loomed, it held on to a 40-storey tower on a ...
May 27, 2012 at 20:05 | Source: Gulf News
For the Gulf resident who takes a morning shower with soap from The Body Shop, dons an H&M outfit and grabs a Starbucks skinny latte on the way to work, it may come as a surprise that the daily routine comes courtesy of a single office in dusty ...
May 29, 2012 at 09:32 | Source: Financial Times
Retail Metrics is out with its forecasts showing that it still expects that the May 2012 Same Store Sales Index will come in with a gain of 1.7% for the month.  This is effectively the same forecast but it compares to a gain of a difficult 5.5% ...
May 29, 2012 at 14:19 | Source: Marketwatch