Profitul Nintendo scade pentru prima oara in sase ani
Nintendo, unul dintre cei mai mari producatori de console de jocuri din lume, a anuntat o scadere a profitului pentru prima oara in ultimii sase ani, iar oficialii companiei se asteapta ca profitul si vanzarile sa se diminueze din nou in acest an fiscal, pe fondul scaderii cererii pentru Nintendo Wii si DS, potrivit ”Wall […]
Comisia Europeana grabeste adoptarea internetului wireless de mare viteza
Comisarii au adoptat legislatia pentru eliberarea spectrului, astfel incat tot mai multe dispozitive wireless sa fie conectate la internet fara a interfera Noile reguli europene privind standardele retelelor de comunicatii vor trebui sa asigure ca radiourile, telefoanele si statiile terestre sa foloseasca spectrul de frecventa de 800 Mhz (ocupat in prezent de transmisia semnalului TV) […]
Euro up as Europe races to fix monster bailout
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (AFP) – The euro rose in volatile early Asia-Pacific trade Monday as crisis-hit Europe worked overnight to agree a monster bailout package that diplomats said could reach up to 600 billion euros. There was no official confirmation of an agreement after nearly 10 hours of emergency talks between EU finance ministers in Brussels, […]
‘Fat tax’ on junk food as prices may rise to boost the war against obesity
Junk food and sugary drinks could be hit with ‘fat taxes’ in an effort to combat obesity and help fill the black hole in Government finances. The Food Standards Agency is planning to consult on whether such taxes would help make people eat healthier food. If imposed, the taxes would operate on the same principle […]
EU finance ministers consider crisis fund to stave off bankruptcy threat
FINANCE ministers were struggling last night to set up a fund worth potentially hundreds of billions of euro to shore up countries in danger of going bankrupt. In an attempt to see off speculators once and for all, they worked against a deadline of 2am this morning when the markets open in Japan. World leaders, […]
EU assembling ‘big bang’ response to euro crisis
AFTER MONTHS of indecision, moves to set up a rescue mechanism for all euro countries are a huge leap into the dark for the European authorities. The development, which marks a capitulation to market forces, suggests EU leaders perceive a serious threat to the single currency in the turmoil unleashed by Greece’s financial crisis. As […]
‘Fat tax’ on junk food as prices may rise to boost the war against obesity
Junk food and sugary drinks could be hit with ‘fat taxes’ in an effort to combat obesity and help fill the black hole in Government finances. The Food Standards Agency is planning to consult on whether such taxes would help make people eat healthier food. If imposed, the taxes would operate on the same principle […]
UPDATE 4-EU eyes 600 bln euro crisis mechanism, sources say
BRUSSELS, May 9 (Reuters) – European Union finance ministers sought agreement on Sunday on emergency measures that could be worth up to 600 billion euros ($805 billion) to prevent Greece’s debt crisis spreading to other countries in the euro zone. Vowing to do everything to defend the euro against the „wolfpack” of the financial markets, […]
Euro Finance Chiefs Debate Rescue Fund
Jo Couzens and Rob Cole, Sky News Online European finance chiefs are holding emergency talks to find a way to restore the euro’s credibility before the world financial markets reopen. The aim is to convince speculators that the debt crisis in Greece will not spread to other struggling single currency countries such as Spain and […]
EU ministers pledge billions in a gamble to save the euro
Emergency bailout fund established for single-currency states amid fears that economic meltdown could spread worldwide European leaders have reached an agreement to create a special fund to avert a full-scale euro crisis. Photograph: AP/Joerg Sarbach European leaders were forced today into radical action in an attempt to save the euro, agreeing for the first time […]
