Smellizing – making consumers imagine a product’s smell
Smellizing could be an effective way of attracting consumers toward a product, researchers reported in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Smellizing means prompting people to...
January Leading Economic Index rose, US
The business climate in the US rose in January, with the Conference Board's January Leading Economic Index (LEI) registering a 0.3% increase to 99.5,...
Energy insecurity new concerns during cold snap
In spite of its toll on America’s most vulnerable citizens, the problem of energy insecurity is still widely unreported, even as the country experiences...
US methane emissions underestimated
US methane emissions as well as those from the natural gas industry have been underestimated, including the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) figures, researchers from...
Independent Scotland with no pound or EU membership?
Would an independent Scotland lose its currency union with the pound sterling and stay locked out of the European Union?
The UK’s Chancellor of...
World economic forecast 2014 affected by emerging market uncertainty
The world economic forecast for 2014 sees an American economy gathering pace, better-than-expected Eurozone growth.
However there is uncertainty regarding China and the emerging economies,...
Stimulus taper continues, Yellen
The stimulus taper continues, Janet Yellen, the new chair of the US Federal Reserve System insisted today before a House of Representative committee hearing.
Yellen...
December fewer job openings, US
There were fewer job openings in the US in December 2013, according to figures published today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, part of...
Barclays to fire thousands after raising bonuses
Barclays PLC, the British financial multinational that employs 140,000 people, says it plans to reduce its workforce by between 10,000 and 12,000 in 2014,...
UK bank interest rate policy change
The UK bank interest rate policy has been adjusted to include not only unemployment, but also a wider range of indicators, Mark Carney, Governor...