Landmark IBM Twitter partnership to help businesses make decisions
IBM and Twitter announced a global landmark partnership they claim will change how institutions and businesses understand their customers, markets and trends. With Twitter’s...
Gold and silver plunge to four-year lows
Gold and silver plummeted to their lowest since 2010 while the US dollar rose against all major currencies on Friday, following the surprise move...
US inflation still below target in September
US September inflation was still below the Federal Reserve’s target of 2% per year, for the 29th successive month. Subdued inflation is not only...
FairPoint Communications strikers lose health coverage
FairPoint Communications workers who are on strike have had their health coverage halted, a company spokeswoman confirmed on Saturday. About 2,000 employees in Maine,...
Russia Ukraine natural gas deal breakthrough, brokered by EU
There was a giant sigh of relief across Europe on the news that a Russian-Ukrainian natural gas deal was agreed on Friday regarding winter...
Banks in the UK could be forced to increase their reserves
Banks in the UK may have to increase their reserves to ensure the country's banks can cope with another financial crisis.
The British central bank...
Android co-founder Andy Rubin leaves Google
Andy Rubin, co-founder of the Android project (the most popular mobile operating system in the world) has announced he will be leaving Google after...
Why are oil prices falling? Because of America’s energy boom
Oil prices have fallen by over 25% since their $105 per barrel of crude peak in June. This reduction in gas and other fuel...
Credit card fees to merchants will be cut in Canada
Merchants will be paying lower credit card fees after banks and credit card companies came to an agreement with the Canadian Federal government. A...
Advertiser confidence hurt by China unrest, Isis and Ebola
Sir Martin Sorrell, founder and CEO of the world’s largest advertising and PR company WPP plc., said on Friday that the unrest in Hong...