As we usher in the New Year, it’s worth taking a moment to see how this year’s major business themes have played out. While smatterings of growth and dips in unemployment have brought relative stability to Europe and the US, analysts at Nomura foresee policy changes that may reshape global prosperity in the long-term.
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Explore the impact of Big data on business in this Notícias de inglês para negócios lição.
By now, odds are you’ve heard the term “Big Data”. The thousands upon thousands of giga, tera, and peta bytes that are collected everywhere around us has caused concern for some, and jobs and wealth for others.
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Os holofotes financeiros globais estão focados diretamente na China, com a sua economia e sistema bancário começando a mostrar sinais de fraqueza. Taxas de juros atingiram máximos históricos, enquanto o banco central ficou parado e assistiu, como relata a Reuters.
O Banco Popular da China planejou um aperto no caixa nos mercados monetários depois de ver as taxas de juros subirem para 25 porcentagem ou mais para alguns negócios. Isto foi feito para tentar conter o crescimento excessivo do crédito, especialmente nos países levemente regulamentados “banco paralelo” setor.
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Aprender Vocabulário de inglês para negócios and collocations for describing trends and technology in this Notícias de inglês para negócios lesson on the recent decline in PC sales.
It wasn’t long ago that many of us could count on a new computer every three years or so. With both hardware and software upgrades coming in leaps and bounds, consumers and businesses sought to replace obsolete machines for shiny new boxes. No entanto, as Forbes explains, things have changed dramatically: “PC shipments are down 14% year-over-year despite the launch of Windows 8. While Microsoft and its fans might not want to admit it yet, Windows 8 is a flop. The failure to generate new sales is bad; the acceleration of the declining trend in PC shipments is downright awful.”
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Nisso Notícias de inglês para negócios lição, we look at trends in the workplace, particularly changing attitudes to telecommuting.
The question of “live to work or work to live” has been around for decades, with many employees trying to strike that perfect work-life balance. Employees around the world benefit from the use of modern technology to do their work in the comfort of their own homes.
Recently though, Yahoo’s CEO, Marissa Mayer, made some waves with her decision that all employees must work their 9 to 5s in the office.
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