Archive for March 15th, 2012
Apple shares exceed $600 for the first time in the history
Shares of technology giant Apple today opened with solid gains in the stock market to over $ 600 for the first time, just a month after that also will exceed the first time around $ 500. Minutes after the start of the session in the New York Nasdaq Stock Market which listed some of the [...]
Employment rose 0.2 percent in the eurozone and 0.3 percent in the EU in 2011
Employment rose 0.2% in the euro area and 0.3% in the EU in 2011 compared with the previous year, according to data released today by Eurostat, the statistical community. Last year closed with positive employment data after 2010 will accumulate down 0.5% in both euro as partners in member countries. Compared with the fourth quarter [...]
Seoul and Washington opened a new phase of bilateral trade with the FTA
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Seoul and Washington entered into force today despite the misgivings of opposition and social groups, who claim that the treaty will hurt South Korean farmers. Today and yesterday, thousands of citizens for political clothed opposition Democratic Party (PD) held demonstrations in Seoul to protest against the agreement, the opposition [...]
The European Market of tourism fell by 9.2 percent in February
The European market of tourism in February recorded a drop in enrollment of 9.2%, with 923,381 records, an index that was worse in the European Union, marked a 9.7% (888,878 units) less than the same month of 2011. According to data from the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA), the cumulative record for the first [...]
A crude oil found on the coasts of southern Ireland
The oil company Providence Resources announced today that it has found enough oil for commercial purposes in an oil field that is in waters off the coast of County Cork in southern Ireland. Last month the company had indicated that it had found oil in the well Barryroe, 50 kilometers off the coast of Ireland, [...]
53 rd annual meeting of the IDB in Uruguay against the backdrop of the European crisis
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) launched in Nairobi on Thursday the 53 rd annual meeting, in which governors will discuss the impact of the debt crisis in Europe and protectionist measures that abound in the region. The council president, the Colombian Luis Alberto Moreno, had advanced in Washington last week that among the central themes [...]
One hundred anti Wall Street demonstrators protesting against Romney
About 150 people from Wall Street Let’s go occupy movement and labor groups on Wednesday expressed their rejection to the candidate for the Republican candidate for U.S. presidential election, Mitt Romney, outside the hotel where the politician came together to raise funds. Some rich men disguised as businessmen, mocked the former head of Bain Capital [...]
The New iPad, A Full Commercial Success
The third generation of the popular tablet from Apple, the iPad, will debut in a dozen countries on Friday amid unprecedented demand, according to California-forward, which could eventually sell more than 1 million units of the device on the day of its release. Apple confirmed this week that he had exhausted his stock intended for [...]
Argentina pressure on YPF increases with the withdrawal of licenses in the South
Argentina went from threats to the facts in the escalation against YPF, controlled by the Spanish Repsol, relying on the justice against the withdrawal of licenses in four areas of the provinces of Chubut and Santa Cruz, two major oil provinces of the country . The withdrawal of licenses to YPF was announced today by [...]
Fitch Keeps AAA Rating For The UK
The rating agency Fitch credit risk today confirmed the highest rating (AAA) for the United Kingdom, although with a negative outlook. In a statement the rating agency justified this decision because it “reflects the progress made by the Government to reduce the deficit” and “credibility in relation to the effort to ensure fiscal consolidation.” However, [...]
