Economic growth in China accelerated in 3rd quarter 2013
During the third quarter of 2013, economic growth in China grew at an accelerated rate, after three quarters of falling growth.
Its economy expanded 7.8%...
Google shares $1000 each
Google shares hit the $1,000 mark on Friday when they rose 13.8% on the day after the company reported strong earnings.
Google shares reached $1,011.4,...
Cinema adverts have no impact when audience is eating popcorn
A new study may have advertisers scrambling to rethink how to get their marketing messages to cinema audiences.
A team of researchers in Germany suggests...
Obamacare online problems
When you launch a new health care program, such as the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare online, you should not depend entirely on computers.
Even...
IBM sales drop in third quarter
IBM, the largest technology services company worldwide, reported a 4% fall for the third quarter of 2013.
Amid decline in hardware in emerging markets, experts...
Consumers like their discounts now, not later!
Discounts backfire if the consumer has to wait, researchers from the universities of Columbia and Toronto reported in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Consumers want...
What are the best business schools?
This article paints a picture of the best business schools around the world, according to various different ranking systems.
Business schools are university-level institutions...
2013 Economics Nobel Prize awarded to trio
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the 2013 Economic Nobel prize to Eugene F. Fama, University of Chicago, IL, Lars Peter Hansen, University...
US default could trigger global recession, warns IMF
A US default could cause a global recession, said Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund.
Lagarde said it would result in "massive...
China exports fall in September 2013
China’s exports fell in September, surprising experts who had generally expected to see a rise.
The General Administration of Customs in China said weak global...