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JapanÔÇÖs economy grows, but will sales tax hike curb future spending?

Official data released today shows that Japan’s economy grew at the fastest pace in nearly three years in the first quarter of 2014

Famdra

Famdra may be a small company, but its industrial weighing equipment is setting new standards for accuracy and cost effectiveness, as Gay Sutton discovers.

Egypt hopes el-Sisi can reignite economy

Ex-army chief Abdel Fattah el-Sisi is expected to win the election easily and his first task will be to rebuild infrastructure and business confidence

LB Foster awarded Honolulu rail contract

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based LB Foster has been awarded a $60 million contract—its largest ever for rail products—for the Honolulu Rail Transit Project.

JapanÔÇÖs economic policies paying dividends

Japan has revised up its growth numbers for the first three months of the year

Afren posts strong results

Africa-focused oil company Afren has announced strong interim results on the back of higher oil prices, and looks set to double production this year.

UK earmarks eight new nuclear sites

The UK government has earmarked eight sites across the country as suitable locations for new nuclear power stations.

Ferrovial to sell 10 per cent stake in BAA

Spain’s Ferrovial plans to sell a 10 per cent stake in BAA, the owner of London’s Heathrow airport, to pay off debt and fund other projects.

ADM makes a bid to acquire GrainCorp

Uranium Energy Corp completes acquisition of the Workman Creek Project in Arizona

Uranium Energy Corp has announced the completion of its acquisition of the Workman Creek uranium project, previously announced on 8 November, 2011, from Cooper Minerals, Inc.

Arch Coal completes acquisition of International Coal Group

Arch Coal today announced the completion of its acquisition of International Coal Group Inc, for $3.4 billion.

BAA forced to sell Stansted Airport

UK airport operator BAA will be required to sell Stansted Airport, followed by Edinburgh or Glasgow Airport, the Competition Commission (CC) confirmed today.

GM invests $30 million in Pontiac Stamping

General Motors today announced a $30 million investment in new equipment for its stamping plant in Pontiac, Michigan.