Loans of 118 listed companies on Saudi stock market (Tadawul) reached SR418.2 billion by the end of the second quarter compared to SR418.5 billion in the same period last year, according to a financial report.The report, prepared by the economic study unit at Al-Eqtisadiah daily, said the loans received by the covered companies equalized 131 percent of their capital.Long-term loans constituted 84 percent of the total loans at the value of SR351.75 billion whereas short-term loans totaled SR66.4 Read more [...]

15 Sep 2013 | By Lisa Riley Organic Japanese food brand Clearspring has been listed by MS.Nine products from the premium range, which includes miso, sushi, seasonings, rice cakes and crackers, is being rolled out to 111 stores now. The listing reflected increased consumer interest in ethical sourcing and the sustainability of organic food after the horsemeat scandal, said a brand spokesman.Clearspring Read more [...]

Seeing and hearing A Field in England's Richard Glover sing "Baloo, My Boy" while in bedraggled character reminded me of the power often exerted by songs explicitly or implicitly germane to a movie's narrative. They tend to have far greater resonance than songs added during post-production to build atmosphere, stoke emotions, or sell soundtrack albums, not that there aren't stirring examples of extra-diegetic songs: Tex Ritter's "The Ballad of High Noon", "The Windmills of Your Mind" in the 1968 Read more [...]