The FINANCIAL -- Accenture and Youth Business International announced that Accenture and the Accenture Foundations have awarded YBI a grant of US$4.95 million to give thousands of 18 – 35 year olds the skills and support they need to start their own businesses.

The FINANCIAL -- Eighty-nine percent of senior executives at North American manufacturers expect their company’s revenue to grow in 2012, and 50 percent predict growth of at least 6 percent, according to a new Accenture survey that also found that almost two thirds of manufacturers are optimistic about global economic growth.

The FINANCIAL -- GE Healthcare, a division of General Electric Company is showcasing the recently FDA-cleared Vivid E9 cardiovascular ultrasound system at Heart Rhythm 2012, the 33rd Annual Scientific Sessions of the Heart Rhythm Society, taking place this week in Boston.

The FINANCIAL -- GE Healthcare announced, during the Heart Rhythm Society’s (HRS) 33rd Annual Scientific Sessions, a continued commitment to electrophysiology (EP) by delivering new technologies for ablation guidance, dose reduction, and signal optimization.

The FINANCIAL -- Siemens clearly surpassed its sustainability targets in fiscal 2011. Announced in the company's Sustainability Report 2011, this achievement included a reduction in Siemens' carbon dioxide emissions of 22 percent on a revenue-adjusted basis, compared to fiscal 2006.