OUR Walmart planning a huge strike on Black Friday, demands higher wages
OUR Walmart is planning a huge strike on Black Friday. Employees at Walmart stores across at least six states in the US will be...
Twitter will track what apps users have on their mobiles to tailor content
In a move to help tailor content Twitter will begin collecting information about apps that its users have installed on their mobile devices.
The feature, known as...
EU Parliament to vote on seperating Google’s search business from other services
The European Parliament is set to vote on a proposal to separate Google's search business away from its other services, representing the latest move...
Stores across America will open on Thanksgiving to extend Black Friday sales
Stores across America are starting Black Friday a day earlier this year in an effort to extend sales. Retail giants such as Kmart and...
Canadian housing market in for a “soft landing”, says IMF
The Canadian housing market can expect a “soft landing”, even though there have been signs of overvaluation, according to the International Monetary Fund.
The IMF...
Business investment in surprise third quarter decline in UK
Business investment declined in the third quarter in the UK, surprising economists, who had expected an increase. Business investment fell -0.7% in Q3 from...
‘Right to be forgotten’ should apply globally, say European privacy regulators
Earlier this year an EU court ruled that search engines such as Google and Bing should scrub search results when individuals invoke their “right...
Australian incomes fall as population rises, masking weakness
Average incomes in Australia are declining as the nation’s population rises “masking underlying economic weakness,” says a Queensland University of Technology (QUT) study.
Dr. Mark...
Amazon Fire Phone price slashed to $199, for a while
Amazon Fire Phone’s price has been slashed from $499 to $199, unlocked and contract free, the world’s largest online retailer announced on Wednesday. The...
BG £25m pay proposal for new CEO excessive and inflammatory, says IoD
BG Group’s incoming CEO Helge Lund is to get a £25 million pay deal if the proposal goes through, which the Institute of Directors...