MADRID (AFX) - Spain’s harmonised index of consumer prices rose 2.5 pct in February from a year earlier, according to preliminary data released by the National Statistics Institute (INE).
The HICP rose 2.4 pct in January from a year earlier.
INE will report the final HICP figure on March 13.
INE’s harmonised data uses the same methodology […]
Amazon.com’s profits are paying the price for higher taxes and heavy spending during the holiday months.
Its quarterly profit dropped 51 percent as the company continued to spend on technology and discounted shipping programs, even as sales increased 34 percent because shoppers spent more than ever at the online store.
The results were also hurt […]
‘We are definitely committed to [offering copyright protection technologies],’ said Google chief executive Eric Schmidt. ‘It is one of the company’s highest priorities.’
News of the initiative emerged as a deal between Google and CBS that would let YouTube users watch clips from the broadcaster’s shows appeared to have foundered.
The two companies had been […]
CHICAGO - Get your mind off the Super Bowl for a minute, will you? It’s time for the annual warning about lost worker productivity due to the nation’s favorite midwinter diversion.
A day after the Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts earned spots in the Feb. 4 game, a consulting firm estimated that lost wages could exceed […]
It has been revealed a Western Australian Labor Party heavyweight was touting Kevin Rudd as a future Prime Minister just days after Mr Rudd met the controversial lobbyist Brian Burke two years ago.
The Federal Government continued to attack Mr Rudd this week over past meetings in Perth with the former WA premier, saying they were […]