Accenture Expands Global Artificial Intelligence Capabilities and R&D Agenda

Awards grant to University College Dublin to advance artificial intelligence research DUBLIN, Ireland; Nov. 5, 2015 – Accenture (NYSE: ACN) is accelerating its research and development agenda in artificial intelligence across its global network of Accenture Technology Labs, by opening the newest lab in Dublin and committing a significant portion of its global R&D capabilities, to help …

ArcelorMittal reports third quarter 2015 and nine months 2015 results

Luxembourg, November 6, 2015 – ArcelorMittal (referred to as “ArcelorMittal” or the “Company”) (MT (New York, Amsterdam, Paris, Luxembourg), MTS (Madrid)), the world’s leading integrated steel and mining company, today announced results[1] for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2015. Highlights: Health and safety: LTIF rate of 0.78x in 3Q 2015, comparable …

THE TWENTY-FIRST ASEAN TRANSPORT MINISTERS MEETING

THE TWENTY-FIRST ASEAN TRANSPORT MINISTERS MEETING (21st ATM) 5 November 2015, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia The Twenty-First ASEAN Transport Ministers (ATM) Meeting was held on 5 November 2015 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. H.E.  Dato’ Sri Liow Tiong Lai, Minister for Transport of Malaysia, chaired the Meeting and H.E. Mr. Joseph Emilio Aguinaldo Abaya, Secretary of Transportation …

LinTeractive appoints Parag Shahane as Unit Creative Director

Mumbai: LinTeractive, the digital arm of the Mullen Lowe Lintas Group India, has announced the appointment of Parag Shahane as Unit Creative Director. Parag has joined the team effective October 2015 and will report into Vikas Mehta, Group CMO | President, Group Marketing Services. At LinTeractive, Parag’s remit would be to provide creative answers to clients who are …

NINE STEEL ASSOCIATIONS RELEASE STATEMENT ON THE QUESTION OF CHINA’S TREATMENT AS A NON-MARKET ECONOMY

The American Iron and Steel Institute, the Steel Manufacturers Association, the Canadian Steel Producers Association, CANACERO (the Mexican steel association), Alacero (the Latin American steel association), EUROFER (the European steel association,) Instituto AcoBrasil (the Brazil Steel Institute), the Specialty Steel Industry of North American and the Committee on Pipe and Tube Imports today released a …

The Role of Personal Accountability in Reforming Culture and Behavior in the Financial Services Industry

Christine Lagarde Managing Director, International Monetary Fund New York Fed, November 5, 2015 As prepared for delivery Introduction President Dudley—thank you for your generous introduction. I would also like to thank the staff of the New York Fed for organizing this conference, which brings together financial industry specialists and policymakers to find common ground on …

Climate protection: ThyssenKrupp among the best DAX companies

  When it comes to climate protection, ThyssenKrupp is one of the leading companies in Germany’s DAX stock index. This has been confirmed by the international non-profit organization CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project). “With a score of 99 A minus in the 2015 climate change report, ThyssenKrupp AG has earned the status of ‘Index Leader …