China to allow private banks
China says it will allow five privately financed banks to be created in 2014 as it aims to boost economic growth by scaling down...
How to encourage female scientists to stay on
The number of female scientists is growing rapidly, but many female scientists abandon their careers because they feel pessimistic about advancement.
According to a...
Predatory lenders played minor role in subprime mortgage crisis
Predatory lenders, who were blamed as one of the major factors for the subprime mortgage crisis, in fact only played a minor role in...
US economy 2014 expectations, Harris Poll
Expectations for the US economy 2014 among the American adults are slightly more negative this year than one year ago.
The data, gathered from a...
UK business confidence at 20 year high
UK business confidence is at a 20-year high, fueling predictions of an excellent first half for 2014.
The data comes from the latest Lloyds Bank...
UK state pension to be protected against inflation, says David Cameron
British Prime Minister David Cameron said the UK state pension will rise by 2.5% or more until the end of this decade if the...
Zynga accepts Bitcoin payments
Bitcoin recovered its value to over $1,100 on the Mt. Gox exchange after social online games company Zynga Inc. said it plans to accept...
Eurozone private lending still very weak
Eurozone private lending to companies and households shrank further in November 2013, placing more pressure on the European Central Bank to stimulate economic growth.
The...
Union members vote in favor of Boeing contract extension offer
Members of the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers District 751 (IAM) voted 51% in favor of the Boeing contract extension offer.
Under the...
Facebook sued for scanning private messages
Facebook faces a class-action lawsuit filed in a Californian federal court for scanning private messages of its subscribers to provide data to marketers.
According to...