Pfizer profits down 15% in Q1 2014
With Pfizer profits down 15% to $2.3 billion during the first quarter of 2014 compared to the same period in 2013, many experts comment...
US Corporate tax system keeps money abroad
The US Corporate tax system keeps money abroad, according to a new Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) Scorecard. Corporate tax, also called corporate income...
German April manufacturing grew
German April manufacturing grew, according to the Markit/BME Germany Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index which increased to 54.1 compared to 53.7 in March. Any reading...
Portugal needs no more bailouts
Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho said on national TV that Portugal needs no more bailouts as his country plans to exit its €78 billion...
April restaurant job growth, US
April restaurant job growth continued strong in the US as a net 32,600 new positions were created on a seasonally adjusted basis, said the...
Growing wealth inequality persists for three decades
Growing wealth inequality has been present in most OECD nations for the past thirty years, according to a new analysis titled “Focus on Top...
Number of idle young adults increasing
Why is the number of idle young adults increasing in the United States?
The number of young high school and college graduates who are neither...
Does shopping bring happiness? Not always
Researchers at San Francisco State University have found that some shoppers are not any happier after shopping than they were before - which goes...
China overtaking the US economy soon? Not likely
Is China overtaking the US economy soon? According to the World Bank Group, it is going to happen either in 2014 or 2015. However,...
Google bought Rangespan
Google bought Rangespan, a British start-up company that utilizes data science to help retailers expand their product selection based on real-time sales dynamics, i.e....