Monthly Archives: April 2013

Worn-down Europe drifts away from austerity

April 23, 2024 by Alex Erquicia in Europe.

Health workers march against austerity measures in Madrid

Political leaders are searching for a different path to economic recovery in the face of a growing popular backlash against austerity.

Hollywood lobbies for China’s TV and film industry

April 22, 2024 by Paul Maidment in Asia-Pacific, U.S..

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That Hollywood could make an even bigger contribution to this important industry is the unstated subtext of a recent study.

Toyota spins the wheel in China

April 22, 2024 by Paul Maidment in Asia-Pacific.

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Courtesy Toyota of China.

The most significant product launch at the Shanghai auto show may turn out to be not a glitzy concept car, high-end luxury sedan or any of the many hybrids on show, but Toyota’s makeover of its entry-level Vios and Yaris models.

Economic costs of locking down Boston

April 19, 2024 by Paul Maidment in U.S..

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Empty street is seen near Faneuil Hall and City Hall in Boston, Massachusetts, as manhunt continues for Dzhokar Tsarnaev, remaining suspect in Boston Marathon bombings.

Photo Credit: Reuters/Neal Hamberg

What might be the economic cost of locking down Boston? It is far too early to make a measured guess, but here is a (very) rough and ready guide to some of the factors in the calculation.

Deadly industrial accidents of the past two decades

April 19, 2024 by Reuters Comment in Global Economy.

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The remains of a fertilizer plant burn after an explosion at the plant in the town of West, near Waco, Texas.

Photo Credit: Reuters/Mike Stone

Here is a list of at some of the world’s worst industrial accidents in the last 20 years after a deadly explosion and fire at a fertilizer plant in the small Texas town of West (above) earlier this week.