American middle class continue to financially struggle
A new report titled “The Myth of America’s ‘Culture of Consumerism’: Policy May Help Drive American Household’s Fraying Finances” has examined what is preventing...
Hourly wages down in UK, up in Germany
Wages have gone up 2.7% over the last three years in Germany, and fallen 5.5% in the UK during the same period.
According to the...
Apple wins key patent case at ITC against Samsung
August appears to be Apple’s month, as it wins gets another lift from the US ITC (International Trade Commission).
The United States ITC upheld...
Cellphone use while driving doesn’t increase risk of crashing
Talking on the cell phone while driving is considered to be extremely dangerous as it supposedly increases the risk of having an accident.
However,...
Carlos Slim bids to control KPN
Carlos Slim, the richest man in the world, has made a bid through his company, America Movil SAB, to purchase the rest of Royal...
Global customer satisfaction climbs up
Following a year of decline customer satisfaction is on the rise again.
The latest Zendesk Benchmark report reveals that the average customer satisfaction rating increased...
11% would super commute for right job
Would you be willing to super commute, spend more than 60 minutes travelling each way to and from work? To commute means to travel...
Services Trade Database Launched by WTO and World Bank
A database on trade in services will shortly be developed and run by the World Bank and the WTO.
The new database will include a...
Bank of England provides forward guidance
The Bank of England’s MPC (Monetary Policy Committee) voted to provide some clearly defined guidance on its future conduct of monetary policy for the...
Entrepreneurs more likely to have been rebellious teenagers
According to a group of researchers at the Universities of Jena and Stockholm, entrepreneurs are more likely to have been rebellious as children.
The group...