| Swiss Seen Passing U.S. Bank-Tax Law to Avoid Worse Fate Posted: 03 Jun 2013 03:02 AM PDT The Swiss parliament will probably pass a bill allowing banks to resolve a tax-evasion dispute with the U.S., dropping opposition for fear of leaving the country's 300 institutions to a worse fate, according to academics including Peter V. Kunz of the University of Bern. Members of the upper house's economic committee will today start debating the law, which authorizes Swiss banks to cooperate  |
| Banks Lead Battle for Cash in South African Townships Posted: 03 Jun 2013 03:01 AM PDT Standard Bank Group Ltd. (SBK) hired Itumeleng Heymann to persuade her neighbors that for about $6 a month, their cash would be better off with Africa's largest lender than in its current hiding place: under the bed. For millions of Africans, a simple Nokia mobile phone acts as a bank account, allowing them to transfer funds with services like M-Pesa, run by Vodacom Group Ltd. (VOD) (VOD)  |
| Drugs Go From Hit to Dud in Two Years in Hepatitis Race Posted: 03 Jun 2013 03:01 AM PDT The doctor in the town of Creteil, just outside Paris, is telling hepatitis C patients to delay treatment until later this year, when two new drugs that may boost their chances of defeating the lethal liver infection hit the market.  |
| Microsoft Said to Cut Windows for Tablet Prices Posted: 03 Jun 2013 03:00 AM PDT Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) is cutting the price of its Windows software for small tablets, seeking to shore up foundering efforts to combat Apple Inc. (AAPL) (AAPL) in the mobile-computing market, people with knowledge of the matter said. Microsoft is using the changes to try and get more manufacturers to adopt Windows RT, a version of its flagship software for tablets, said the people, who  |
| Gilts Trail in Worst Global Bond Month Since 2004: U.K. Credit Posted: 03 Jun 2013 02:59 AM PDT In the worst month for fixed-income assets in almost a decade, U.K. government bonds suffered more than most. As sovereign securities across the world declined in May amid speculation the Federal Reserve may taper its bond-buying plan, British debt trailed all but one of the 26 markets tracked by Bloomberg. Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said May 15 that  |
| Draghi Sees Signs of Stabilization in ‘Challenging’ Economy Posted: 03 Jun 2013 02:58 AM PDT European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said that while the economic outlook in the euro area is "challenging," he still expects a recovery this year. "There are a few signs of a possible stabilization," Draghi said in a speech in Shanghai today, according to a text provided by the Frankfurt-based central bank. "Our baseline scenario continues to be one of a very gradual recovery starting  |
| Emerging Market Dominoes to Fall as SocGen Sees Rout Posted: 03 Jun 2013 02:57 AM PDT The worst month in a year for emerging-market currencies will prove to be more than a momentary bout of weakness to strategists at firms from UBS AG to Societe Generale SA who see the Federal Reserve weaning investors off its extraordinary stimulus. South Africa's rand led declines among the 24 developing-nation currencies tracked by Bloomberg last month, tumbling 11.3 percent. JPMorgan Chase &  |
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| NDTV's Narayan Rao on media freedom; TRAI ad cap fallout; DEN & Siticable FY 2013 financials; weekend Hindi GEC primetime war - Indiantelevision.com's The TV Linx dated 3 June 2013 Posted: 02 Jun 2013 09:15 PM PDT <!-- Body_Start --> 3 June 2013 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 38 - Issue No: 85  |
| TRAI ad cap fallout; NDTV's Narayan Rao on media freedom; weekend Hindi GEC primetime war - Indiantelevision.com's The Ad Linx dated 3 June 2013 Posted: 02 Jun 2013 09:11 PM PDT <!-- Body_Start --> 3 June 2013 Newsletter Subscription Email this Page Volume 35 - Issue No: 59  |
| Which Comes First - Diet or Exercise? Posted: 02 Jun 2013 05:01 PM PDT You are receiving Flourish because you have an active subscription. Update your subscription.  |
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