(Bloomberg) — Global growth is slowing, but from a high base, and remains on track, according to Ranko Berich, Head of Market Analysis at Monex Europe. He told Daybreak Europe's Caroline Hepker and Anna Edwards that while we've seen a minor growth slowdown across Europe, Britain is facing a
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U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May has named Sajid Javid, a 48-year-old euroskeptic, as home secretary in an appointment that could tip the balance of power in the Cabinet toward a harder Brexit. His predecessor Amber Rudd was a key pro-European Union voice who provided a counterpoint to
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Ethiopia's government may cancel a contract for a fertilizer plant awarded to its military-industrial conglomerate and offer it to international tender, the Public Enterprises Ministry said. The possible revision of the contract is the latest sign that Ethiopia's new prime minister is fulfilling a pledge to purge
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The study, published in the American Accounting Association's Behavioural Research in Accounting journal, set out to test the effect of audit partner disclosure. This became mandatory for all US public company audits issued on or after 31 January last year. Three academics – Tamara Lambert of Lehigh
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Sainsbury seems to have beaten the mighty Walmart in Britain's megashop deal. Mike Coupe, CEO of J Sainsbury Plc, may be on his way to pulling off a coup with his 7.3 billion pound ($10 billion) plan to buy Walmart Inc.'s Asda. He's acquiring an asset for no premium: Applying Sainsbury's enterprise
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