Several oil and natural gas companies in the US and Europe boosted their chief executives’ remuneration last year, in spite of often missing performance targets or other measures of investor value, data collected by the Financial Times show.The most
The recession has significantly cut the number of UK jobs being offered to workers from outside the EU, says a panel which advises the government.There are 500,000 jobs in sectors on the skills shortage list , compared with 700,000 a year ago, the
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The Middle East has weathered the global economic downturn better than other parts of the world because its energy exporters were able to tap billions of dollars in oil profits collected when prices were booming, the In
Michael Geoghegan, chief executive of HSBC, is so convinced there will be a second downturn in the coming months that he plans to delay any rush to expand the bank.“Is this a V recovery or a W? Mr Geoghegan asked in an interview with the FT. “[I thi
PLEVEN, Bulgaria - On a quiet patch of land apparently devoid of inhabitants, Krasimir Kostov's farm is silently booming as more than one million snails, hiding from the sun under planks of wood, munch their way to market. Indeed, you cannot tell.
German unemployment fell by 12,000 this month, according to data released on Wednesday, skewed by a government-sponsored short-time working subsidy scheme.The seasonally-adjusted fall brings the unemployment rate down to 8.2 per cent. Without the go
Greenhouse gas emissions have fallen thanks to the global downturn, handing the world a chance to move away from high-carbon growth, a report said Monday, citing an International Energy Agency study. The unpublished IEA study found carbon emissions
LIVERPOOL - Unions used their annual conference here this week to underline the threat posed by the far-right, amid signs the economic crisis has fuelled growing support for ultra-nationalists. In June the British National Party scored a breakthro
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