Forecourt crime is down. (Global Report on Europe).(according to British Oil Security Syndicate...

Average retail prices paid by music consumers in the U.K. continue to decline.

In November 2004, Canadian Business for Social Responsibility (CBSR) held a one-day summit on corporate social responsibility (CSR). The aim of the summit was to place CSR in an international context, and discuss what this means for Canadian companies. The summit brought together experts in the field from the U.K., ......

HEADNOTE This is the seventh in a commissioned series of survey articles from distinguished academics covering the economic issues in public spending. HEADNOTE Abstract HEADNOTE In this paper, we consider a number of issues regarding crime prevention and criminal justice. We begin by considering how crime is measured and present ......

Violence claims the lives of more than a million people every year and leaves many more with physical and emotional scars. But gang violence and other homicides are not the main problem, according to researchers. Nearly half of all violent deaths in 2000 were suicides, while fewer than a third ......

WHERE does beauty stand in the eye of the beholder these days? Dove recently interviewed 3,000 women in 10 countries to find out how they perceive and define their looks.

Beverages showed strong growth between 1998 and 2003, expanding by a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of almost 11 percent. Main growth drivers were expansion into new markets, heavy marketing of strong brands and new product development, particularly in areas such as functional waters and functional juices.

The most comprehensive planning tools available for small businesses attempting to accumulate, manage, and dispose of an estate, are pension and profit sharing plans. They can provide tax deferred investments, various forms of compensation for the workforce, benefits programs, and much more. The pension component from the wage-pension mix is ......