Business and Finance

This area provides up-to-date and interesting developments from the world of business, economics and finance.

A wealth of information is available on topics ranging from stock markets, consumer climate, labor market policies, bond markets, foreign trade and interest rate trends to stock exchange news and economic forecasts.

American buffalo slaughter fueled by international trade

While the 19th century is surely one of the most inspirational periods in American history, it also bears witness to a less flattering record with regard to…

France’s natural beauty market attracts record international investment

Natural cosmetic sales in France have grown by 40% over the past two years, according to industry consultancy Organic Monitor, and further progression is…

Business angels most effective in strategic development role, says Newcastle Business School study

Stephanie Macht, a researcher in small business strategy, has surveyed 71 angels about their post-investment involvement and found that activities such as…

Management Consultants Are Often ‘More Project Workers Than Ideas People’

The consultant’s image as an expert outsider bringing new knowledge or understanding to clients is firmly contradicted by findings from the three-year long…

First comprehensive survey of multinational companies (MNCs) in the UK

Some of the key findings of the UK survey:• On Human Resource (HR) issues: Having an international HR management structure makes a key difference to employment…

Europe’s top economic research on display

This project, an initiative of the Nereus consortium of academic libraries, will create a networked service providing open access to economics information,…

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