Joseph Nordqvist 3237 posts

GlaxoSmithKline PLC (Glaxo), the third largest pharmaceutical company in the world, has agreed to sell its drinks brands Lucozade and Ribena to Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd for $2.1 billion (£1.35…

Henry Ford’s ideas of assembly line production could significantly improve the speed and cost of making medications.Medicines are one of the few products that are still made stage by stage in a…

At the recent 2013 G20 summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, the NGO alliance “InterAction” urged leaders to include the world’s poor in their plans to establish a more stable and stronger global economy.…

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel has just stated that he is still interested in a bid for the privatization of Midway Airport, despite talks being called off.When one of the major bidders pulled out,…

G20 nations diverged in their priorities as emerging markets face a reduction in American dollars flooding into the global economy.The most developed and the emerging economies struggled to find…

In the summer of 2008, millions of Americans were beginning to feel the effects of the Great Recession.A string of events occurred that shook the nation, such as the collapse of Lehman Brothers,…

Samsung has just revealed its brand new smart watch, called the “Galaxy Gear”.The Android powered stainless steel watch will have a retail price of $299. It will go on sale in October in six…

According to The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine® (HWOL) Data Series, there has been a surge in the total number of online jobs that were advertised last month.The report reveals that online…

Microsoft Corporation has just announced that it plans on purchasing all of Nokia’s Devices & Services business, Nokia’s patents, and use Nokia’s mapping services for a total of EUR 5.44 billion…

New data has just revealed that the manufacturing sector in Mexico and China is beginning to pick up again.However, last month also represented the first time that output contracted in India since…

New data released by the U.S. Census Bureau revealed that Hispanic working men in South Texas are the least likely to have health coverage.Texas is still has the highest percentage of people…

Financial leaders have devised a new way of winning back public trust.The World Economic Forum has just launched a new Multistakeholder Compact as a means of ensuring that financial leaders will…

Raising the minimum wage from $7.25 up to $9 could be a recipe for disaster, according to the National Federation of Independent Business’ chief economist, Bill Dunkelberg.Obama’s proposal to…

British retail sales has been growing at very strong rate.The finding comes from results of the quarterly Distributive Trades Survey,  conducted by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI),…

Even though unemployment numbers are falling, people’s attitudes towards the job market are not improving, according to a Harris Poll. Forty-six percent of Americans see the job market in their…

Even though American car sales picking up, U.S. automobile satisfaction is declining. According to a new report, American automobile satisfaction dropped this year.A total of 4,078 customers…