Pitcairn to be the world’s largest single marine reserve, UK Budget
UK Chancellor George Osborne announced the go-ahead for the world’s largest single marine reserve at Pitcairn Islands in the South Pacific, covering 322,138 square...
Reddit reported third-quarter revenue of $348.4 million, up 68% year-over-year
Reddit is now a profitable company. The social media platform, which went public in March, announced its third-quarter results on Tuesday, and the results...
Onex Corp in talks to acquire Survitec Group Ltd for $704 million
Onex Corp, Canada’s largest private-equity firm, is in talks to acquire a British survival equipment maker Survitec Group Ltd from Warburg Pincus LLC for...
Servant leadership has a positive effect on organizational functioning
According to new research from the University of Exeter Business School, managers with empathy, integrity and trustworthiness are good for improving productivity.
The research team...
London becomes Chinese currency dealing hub
London is to become a Chinese currency dealing hub, the People’s Bank of China and the Bank of England announced today after agreeing on...
Climate refugee numbers from North Africa and Middle East will explode say scientists
Climate refugee numbers from the Middle East and North Africa are set to explode, says an international team of scientists, as temperatures become unbearably...
Nigel Farage as British ambassador to US suggests Trump
Nigel Farage would be a great British ambassador to the US, president-elect Donald Trump suggested yesterday. According to Mr. Trump, many people are asking...
Angela Merkel addresses British parliament
Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, in an address today to both British Houses of Parliament – The Commons and The Lords - said the...
Consumer reaction to flattering salespeople
Even if they believe a compliment is sincere, consumers tend to have negative reactions to salespeople’s flattery, researchers reported in the Journal of Consumer...
Canadian economy to accelerate driven by exports
After a “tepid” 1.8% GDP growth for 2013, the Canadian economy is forecast to grow by nearly 2.5% each year during 2014 and 2015,...