Verizon is America’s number one performing network
According to a recent analysis by RootMetrics, Verizon is the number one network in the United States in terms of performance. The carrier ranked number...
Five Earth-size planets discovered orbiting 11.2 billion year-old star
Scientists who were sifting through four years’ worth of data from NASA’s Kepler spacecraft discovered an 11.2-billion-year-old star with at least five Earth-size planets...
Halliburton is in talks to acquire Baker Hughes, stall on price
Baker Hughes has confirmed that Halliburton is in talks with them about a potential acquisition. If the deal goes through then these two oil...
Tim Hortons better than expected third quarter profit
Canadian multinational coffee and doughnut chain Tim Hortons Inc. posted better-than-expected profit in the third quarter. The company said customers are increasingly choosing their...
Air France-KLM Q2 profits nearly tripled
Thanks to an effective cost-cutting program, Air France-KLM Q2 profits nearly tripled to €238 million compared to €84 million in the second quarter of...
Air France-KLM overcapacity lowers earnings guidance
An Air France-KLM overcapacity problem on long-haul flights has prompted the Franco-Dutch airline to lower its earnings guidance for 2014. Rival Lufthansa has recently...
Minority entrepreneurs face discrimination
When seeking a business loan, minority entrepreneurs face discrimination in the US, a new study published in the Journal of Consumer Research reports. Small-business...
Electrical waste worldwide at 65.4 million tonnes by 2017
Global electrical waste, also known as e-waste, will increase by one third to 65.4 million tonnes by 2017, according to a new report and...
US November retail sales up 0.7%
US November retail sales were 0.7% higher than during the previous month, according to figures released by the Census Bureau, part of the Department...
Spy agencies using weather warfare against other nations alarms climate expert
The prospect of spy agencies such as the CIA using weaponized weather to destabilize hostile nations worries Professor Alan Robock, from the Department of...