Threat of shutdown hits shares
Threat of shutdown triggered a fall in Dow Jones shares as the midnight deadline to resolve the deadlock looms closer and closer.
Soon after opening,...
Moving states can save you a fortune in tax, USA
Moving states within the USA can mean saving or losing hundreds of thousands and even millions of dollars over their lifetime.
A free, online State...
Only 40% know health insurance marketplaces open on October 1st
While 76% of American adults are aware of the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) individual mandate, only 40% know that the new health insurance marketplaces...
Apple beats Coca-Cola as world’s most valuable brand
Apple overtook Coca-Cola as the world’s most valuable brand in 2013.
Coca-Cola, which is now number 3, had been king for 13 consecutive years. Google...
Nike Inc. reports very impressive profits
Nike Inc. has reported very strong quarterly results - ahead of what most analysts predicted - and nearly everything across the board looks strong...
Siemens to cut workforce by 15,000
German engineering and electronics conglomerate giant Siemens AG has announced it is to cut its workforce by 15,000 (4% of total) as part of...
The Royal Mail is being privatized – shares are now on sale
Anyone can now buy Royal Mail shares on the London Stock Exchange following a big move that sets into motion the privatization of the...
Aging slows brain, but results in better financial decisions
Older people may have slower brains than younger individuals, but their superior experience more than makes up for the decline, as far as making...
Dreamliner glitches, complaints from Norway
Norwegian Air Shuttle, a budget airline has complained of a string of glitches in its two Boeing 787 Dreamliner passenger airplanes.
The Scandinavian airline says...
Blackberry Q2 loss reached $965m
Blackberry’s loss during the second quarter of this year nearly hit one billion dollars ($965 million), after a severe fall in sales.
A week ago,...