Business news for Sat, 22 Dec 2007 & with word growth. 18 news.

Interest rates are likely to be cut four times next year as the Bank of England tries to counter weak growth in the economy, experts believe

AIM European Growth's success can be chalked up to its diverse, stable and talented management. The "EQV" formula for vetting stocks.

WHEN the economy last hit a severe road bump, shortly after we moved into the new millennium, some tried to talk us into recession.

The biggest constraint to achieve a higher growth rate in South Asia is infrastructure. Growth in the region could have been higher if more investment in infrastructure would have been made, says Patel.

Global economic woes such as rising energy costs and the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis will hurt semiconductor sales growth next year, market research firm iSuppli Corp. said.

China's economic growth is expected to slow slightly next year to a still robust 10.9 percent, with inflation at 4.5 percent, the central bank's research bureau said in a forecast reported Friday by a government newspaper.

California's economy continues to lose strength and has driven job growth in Sacramento to its weakest level since the early 1990s, according to figures released Friday.

Adaptability, one of the key tenets of successful entrepreneurship, is something Julian and Keosha Guidry understand. The couple's first seven months running Kids Plus, a Wichita children's clothing store, have been a case study in change, a road that has led them from east 21st Street near Wichita State University to Towne West Square. In October, frustrated by slow business growth, the Guidrys left Massford Plaza at 21st and Grove, where they founded the business in May. "It just wasn't an ideal spot," Julian Guidry said. "Good strip center, but it was mostly service-oriented. People coming in there were coming to get something done, not to go shopping." Confronted with slow traffic, many startups would begin cutting costs. Instead, the Guidrys dug deeper into their savings to set up shop near Dillard's in Towne West Square. "The people we're trying to appeal to are right here," said Keosha Guidry, who manages the shop. "These are people who've come out to shop."

STOCKS jumped yesterday following a better-than-expected rise in profits at Research in Motion Ltd. and on word that Merrill Lynch may have lined up a big cash infusion from a Singapore fund. The Dow Jones industrial average capped a volatile week with a gain of more than 200 points and, along with the other major indexes, posted an increase of more than 1.5 percent. The developments seemed to allay investor fears that economic growth would succumb to tightness in the credit markets. Adding to the measure of relief some investors felt, the Federal Reserve said it would continue with its special biweekly auctions for banks as long as necessary to relieve strains in the short-term debt market. The announcements came as the New York Stock Exchange set a record for volume in the first half hour and hour of trading during what is known as "quadruple witching." It marks the simultaneous expiration of contracts for stock index futures, stock index options, stock options

Second Wind recently released their new 2007 Annual Agency Survey Report. Each year, Second Wind surveys its members on a wide range of topics from sales figures and growth income, to operating expenses and salaries. The Second Wind Annual Agency Survey is based on responses from 199 Second Wind member agencies in October 2007.

The company: Acro Service Corp. is a Livonia-based staffing and consulting company. Founded by Ron Shahani in 1982, Acro also provides human-resource and vendor-management services for industries, including information technology, engineering, administrative and light industrial. Privately held Acro has had 25 years of consecutive growth, expects its revenues to hit about $170 million this year and has about 2,500 employees, Shahani said.

ECB President Trichet said growth in the euro zone could slow to below policy makers' forecast of 2% next year.

Airport terminals are expensive. But not having enough of them makes for long lines and surly passengers.

The human papillomavirus, or HPV, has generated a lot of press lately. Ever since Merck won approval for its vaccine Gardasil last year, the virus...

The stock market hates uncertainty.

Given the slower growth rate expected for the U.S. economy in 2008, analysts see earnings slowdowns ahead for most companies.

The Nasdaq Stock Market (NDAQ) has come a long way since going public in 2005.

The idea that consumer demand would still contribute to the economy's growth -- and new inflation data -- suggested that fewer Federal Reserve...