Wasting food punished with a fine in Seattle
If you are wasting food in Seattle you could be facing a fine, Seattle residents and businesses were told on Tuesday. Under new local...
Dow Jones falls amid concerns about future global growth
The Dow Jones fell as concerns grow about future global growth, following poor European business sentiment and worries about Chinese economic growth.
Various...
U.S. new home sales increased by 18 percent in August
American newly-built home sales increased by 18 percent in August.
The Commerce Department, announced on Wednesday that is sales continue at such a pace in a...
Blackberry unveils its innovative “Passport” smartphone
BlackBerry Ltd. has just unveiled their latest Passport phone at various events around the world, in a move that Chief Executive, John Chen, believes will...
Euro drops to a 14 month low as German business confidence falls
The euro has dropped to a 14 month low following poor German business confidence. There is now increasing sentiment that the European Central Bank...
Walmart will offer mobile checking accounts and linked debit cards
Walmart is coming out with its own mobile checking account with a linked debit card program for customers. The service is called GoBank, and...
Treasury approved fat pay increases to GM executives
The US Treasury approved excessive pay rises to GM and Ally Financial executives after the companies were bailed out by the taxpayer, Christy Romero,...
BP cannot claw back overpayments from Gulf spill disaster
At the hearing in New Orleans on Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier said BP cannot recover hundreds of millions of dollars in overpayments...
Sir Philip Hampton to be new Chairman of GlaxoSmithKline
Sir Philip Hampton, the current Chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland, will this week be named as GlaxoSmithKline plc’s new Chairman. He is...
South Korea orders 40 Lockheed Martin fighter jets
The Republic of South Korea confirmed on Wednesday its order for 40 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II aircraft as part of its F-X fighter...