Oil Futures Climb on July Contracts

Oil futures for the July contract moved past $49 a barrel on Monday after prices fell 36 cents before the opening trade of 48.15. These prices come after 3 month lows last week as the June contract closed out well below $47 a barrel.

Nation Branding and Place Marketing

I. The Marketing Plan In the decades since World War II, economics prowess replaced military power as the crucial geopolitical determinant. The resilience of a country is measured by its inflows of foreign investment and by the balance of its current account - not by the number of its tanks and brigades.

Microsoft’s EU Deadline Approaching

Microsoft will face fines of up to $5 million a day if it fails to meet the deadline set by the European Commission to change its business practices in Europe. The company has until the end of May.