Italian business confidence advanced to a two-year high in July after the economy returned to growth and exports benefited from the euro’s decline.

Major business events and economic events scheduled for Thursday:

Business, community leaders attend Hub ceremony More than 50 community leaders and small business owners crowded into the Lowcountry Council of Governments board room in Yemasseeon July 20 to witness the presentation of a one-year USDA Rural Development grant totaling $99,990 to the Lowcountry Small Business Hub Inc.

Poor business and consumer confidence in Queensland should recover following the federal election, the state's Treasurer Andrew Fraser says.

Business Analytics can be your high-performance secret weapon. But how do you get from spreadsheets to optimized BA? In this webcast, you¿ll learn how centers of Business Analytics excellence will help you develop best practices and make the most of your existing analytical talent.

Business Insider, which has established itself as an aggressive online source of a wide range of business news and commentary, has raised $3 million in its latest funding round. In a blog post, CEO Henry Blodget says the amount is a “vast sum relative to the couch change we’ve been running on since we launched three years ago” and therefore will allow the company to expand its newsroom and ...

GEORGE TOWN: It will be business as usual for Motorola in Malaysia despite the announcement last week by its parent, Motorola Inc, that Nokia Siemens is buying Motorola’s wireless network equipment unit for US$1.2 billion (RM3.8 billion). Motorola Malaysia communications and public affairs manager Tham Mei Ling said there were no specific details pertaining to the impact on each country where ...

Major business events and economic events scheduled for Thursday: WASHINGTON -- Labor Department releases weekly jobless claims, 8:30 a.m. WASHINGTON -- Freddie Mac, the mortgage company, releases weekly mortgage rates. THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Amgen Inc. releases quarterly financial results. NEW YORK -- Avon Products Inc. releases quarterly financial results. NEW YORK -- Colgate-Palmolive Co ...