Reducing electricity bills with people power
Reducing electricity bills is more effective if consumers join forces when negotiating better deals. If large groups of consumers switch energy suppliers, they tend...
US July job growth slowed
US July job growth slowed, registering an increase of 209,000, which was slightly fewer than the 230,000 analysts had been expecting. The unemployment rate edged up...
What are the biggest airlines?
National and global dominance by air passenger carriers has changed considerably over the last seventy years. For most of the 20th century, PanAm and...
Can Google searches predict stock market crashes?
A team of researchers have developed a method which shows that certain patterns in Google searches predict stock market crashes. The team, from Boston University...
Do Narcissistic CEOs perform better than others?
When it comes to financial measures, narcissistic CEOs perform better than others, researchers found in a new study. This “dark side of the executive...
UK June inflation increased to 1.9 percent
UK June inflation rose to 1.9% (annualized) compared to 1.5% in May, driven by high increases in the prices of non-alcoholic drinks, food, footwear...
Google Q2 revenue climbed 22 percent
Search engine giant Google Q2 revenue climbed 22 percent to $16 billion from $13.1 billion in Q2 2013, while profits rose by 6% to...
Commercial sales boosted Boeing Q2 2014 net profit by 52 percent
Strong commercial sales boosted Boeing Q2 2014 net profit by 52 percent to $1.653 billion compared to $1.088 in Q2 2013. Revenue rose 1% to...
Rate rigging – EU fines 8 institutions €1.71 billion
The European Commission has imposed fines totaling €1,712,468,000 on eight international financial institutions for taking part in illegal cartels in markets for financial derivative...
What is a Leveraged Buyout (LBO)?
A leveraged buyout (LBO) occurs when one company acquires another company using borrowed money.
For an acquisition to be considered an LBO there has to...