Figures confirm UK economy shrinking :: The UK economy contracted by 0.3% in the fourth quarter of 2012, official figures show, confirming previous estimates.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21952660#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Banks told to raise an extra £25bn :: Major UK banks must raise a total of £25bn in extra capital by the end of 2013 to guard against potential losses, the Bank of England (BoE) has said.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21948429#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Manhattan Small Businesses Move Away From Accepting Euro As Payment :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div><div class="field-item odd"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>There's an old saying in New York City that it costs $20 just to step outside of your apartment building. A new version of that proverb could say, instead of dollars, 20 euros (which would be about $25.70) -- and still be true. Or so it used to be, until the euro got in trouble.</p>
<p>There was a time back in 2008, the darkest year of the U.S. economic collapse, when one euro was worth nearly $1.50. Manhattan store owners started posting "Euros Accepted" signs, because why not? The potential payoff was worth the time spent checking exchange charts and pecking away on a calculator.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/manhattan-small-businesses-move-away-accepting-euro-payment-1146831
AUDIO: Energy savings 'come from efficiency' :: The government says its energy policies will eventually cushion consumers from price rises, but only once they have contributed to a big increase in average household bills.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21953011#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Global Mining Sector Reeling From Idle Drills, Stalled Projects And Lower Spending In February, Industry Study Finds :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>SNL Metals Economics Group is reporting that pipeline activity dropped significantly to a three-year low in February.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.metalseconomics.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Halifax, Nova Scotia, firm</a>, which analyzes trends and figures about the mining industry around the world, has released its Pipeline Activity Index for January and February, showing a continued downward trend. The index has declined 43 percent since October 2012.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/global-mining-sector-reeling-idle-drills-stalled-projects-lower-spending-february-industry-study
Top jobs of the week in digital media :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/lfeo-1Fl1Wg/story01.htm
The 2013 New York International Auto Show Kicks Off, Showcasing The Latest Driving Machines From The World's Top Automakers :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>The 2013 New York International Auto Show kicks off in Manhattan's Jacob Javits Center on Friday with 900,000 square feet and four levels of vehicular eye candy. About 1,000 vehicles will be on display, including the latest models of current favorites, cars that will hit showrooms later this year and concept vehicles that will never make it to market in their current manifestations.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/2013-new-york-international-auto-show-kicks-showcasing-latest-driving-machines-worlds-top-automakers
Gay Marriage In The United States - As Told By Infographics :: <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Poll after poll tells us that the United States is rapidly becoming more supportive of same-sex marriage.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/gay-marriage-united-states-told-infographics-1153323
DataStax pushes NoSQL into Europe with new London-based subsidiary :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/yI7_c-vBLmI/story01.htm
US Stock Futures Signal Slightly Higher Open Ahead Of Pending Home Sales Report :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>U.S. stock index futures point to a slightly higher open on Wednesday ahead of the publication of the National Association of Realtors' (NAR) Pending Home Sales Index report.</p>
<p>Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up 0.06 percent, futures on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index were up 0.12 percent and those on the Nasdaq 100 Index were up 0.12 percent.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/us-stock-futures-signal-slightly-higher-open-ahead-pending-home-sales-report-1154041
Energy policies 'reduce bill rises' :: Energy policies will cushion consumers from price rises, but only after contributing to a rise in average household bills, a government report says.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21949758#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
Egyptian Parliamentary Elections To Be Held In October Under New Election Law: Mursi :: <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Egypt may hold parliamentary elections in October, not in April as planned earlier; state news agency MENA has reported President Mohamed Mursi as saying.</p>
<p>Mursi said the elections that will be held six months later than originally planned and the he expected the new parliament to convene before the end of the year, Reuters reported citing a MENA report.</p>
<p>"Perhaps the elections will be held in the coming October," MENA quoted him as saying. Mursi was addressing the Egyptian community in Doha, on the sidelines of the two-day Arabic summit.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/egyptian-parliamentary-elections-be-held-october-under-new-election-law-mursi-1154017
Lloyd's of London back in profit :: Insurance market Lloyd's of London is back in profit, despite paying one of the biggest claims in its history after Superstorm Sandy.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21951157#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
VIDEO: Cyprus bank workers threaten strike :: The financial crisis in Cyprus has worsened with workers threatening to strike just 24 hours before the banks are due to re-open.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21950913#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
VIDEO: 'Bond' launches new Range Rover :: James Bond actor Daniel Craig has launched the new Range Rover Sport at a ceremony in New York.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21950914#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
VIDEO: Energy policies 'reduce bill rises' :: Government policies on energy efficiency and climate change are helping to reduce the rise in gas and electricity bills, a report has said.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21950528#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa
WPP's Indian Unit Sacks Employees Over Ford Figo's Sexist Advertisement Series :: <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>JWT, the Indian arm of the advertising major WPP (WPP.L) has sacked its employees involved in a controversial sexist advertisement series that featured ex-Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, socialite Paris Hilton and Kardashians.</p>
<p>The advertisement posters dubbed as "sexist'' and "offensive" by the media was designed by JWT India's employees and were published in 'Ads of the world' website even before it was approved.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/wpps-indian-unit-sacks-employees-over-ford-figos-sexist-advertisement-series-1153989
Boxee TV gets DLNA, 3-D streaming and more :: url: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OmMalik/~3/7eV1uCBOckQ/story01.htm
Samsung Galaxy S4 T-Mobile Release Date Set For May 1 With LTE Compatibility; Galaxy S3 Misses Out On 4G Support :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>At an event in New York City Tuesday, T-Mobile finally broke the news that it would <a href="http://newsroom.t-mobile.com/articles/t-mobile-unleashes-iphone-5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">start offering</a> the Apple iPhone 5 from Apr. 12 with compatibility on its new 4G LTE network. But the latest Apple flagship smartphone is not the only high-end LTE-enabled device to come to T-Mobile USA, the carrier also announced that it would launch the new Samsung Galaxy S4, May 1 as well.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-t-mobile-release-date-set-may-1-lte-compatibility-galaxy-s3-misses-out-4g-support
Asian Stock Markets Advance On Buoyant US Data :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Asian stock markets advanced Wednesday as investor sentiment turned positive overnight following upbeat economic reports from the U.S.</p>
<p>Japan's benchmark Nikkei gained 0.16 percent or 24.49 points to 12,488.32, Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 0.70 percent or 170.49 points to 22,466.99 and the Chinese Shanghai Composite advanced 0.34 percent, while South Korean KOSPI Composite gained 0.44 percent and India's BSE Sensex rose 0.12 percent.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/asian-stock-markets-advance-buoyant-us-data-1153965
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