Amazon sold 426 products per second on Cyber Monday
This holiday season was a record (in terms of sales) for the online shopping giant Amazon as "millions of customers unwrapped Kindle e-readers and...
iPhone deal signed by Apple and China Mobile
Apple and China Mobile, the largest carrier in the world with over 760 subscribers, have signed an iPhone deal, Apple have announced.
China Mobile was...
Proposal to divide California into six states – Six Californias
Should California be divided into six different states? Yes says venture capitalist Tim Draper - who has started a proposal called "Six Californias".
According to...
UPS fails to deliver orders on time
Irate customers all across the US are complaining about UPS and FedEx failing to deliver orders on time.
The companies are saying that the volume...
Syria signs oil and gas deal with Russia
Syria has just announced that it will be allowing the Russian oil company "Soyuzneftegaz" to explore Syrian waters for oil and gas.
The agreement was...
Businesses in religious communities are more honest
Researchers at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management have found that religious communities tend to have the most “honest” businesses.
According to the...
American Express receives $75 million dollar fine
The American government is beginning to crack down on credit-card companies for engaging in deceptive and illegal practices.
American Express has just been ordered by the...
Controversial Mexican oil and gas bill becomes law
On December 21st, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto signed the controversial Mexican oil and gas law that opens up drilling for oil to foreign...
The European economy going into 2014
The Eurozone banking union deal gives the European economy a positive ending to 2013. According to The Conference Board, the deal will help the...
Navigating family stress during the holidays
For many families, the holidays is a period of family stress and totally unrelated to television commercials and movies that generally portray super-happy ever-loving...