The holidays are a great time to buy your family – or yourself – exciting new gadgets. Smartphones, tablets, TVs, headphones, … Smart watches. Samsung made headlines when it announced the first high–end smart watch. And the new Samsung Galaxy Gear …

To get a jump on rivals such as Samsung Electronics and lay the groundwork for new products, Apple is spending more on the machines that do the behind-the-scenes work of mass producing iPhones, iPads and other gadgets. That includes equipment to polish …

The company recently launched its new high–end HDX tablets in the UK, with the 7-inch devices priced from £199 and designed to compete with similar high end devices such as the Nexus 7 and iPad mini. The tablets run Amazon's Fire OS, an operating …

Last week, UNESCO launched its Creative Economy Report 2013 in New York. It's a key document in a major reorientation of global cultural policy – away from creative industries and towards a more inclusive and sustainable creative economy approach.

The U.S. economy grew more swiftly than expected in the third quarter and recent nationwide employment and retail sales data have been surprisingly strong as well, confounding economists who had expected more disruptions from a 16-day government …

… Global Business Barometer. In the latest results, 41 per cent of the executives surveyed said they thought the global economy would get “better” or “much better” over the next six months, with 45 per cent saying they expected it to remain the same.

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Meanwhile, they'll be trimming spending on fine jewelry (38.7 percent), mobile phones (38.3 percent) and holiday decor (33.5 percent). "Perhaps most surprisingly," said Lisy, "the survey pointed out that almost two-thirds of shoppers might get caught …