Global Markets

Floods Spurred By Heavy Monsoon Rains Washes Homes, Trigger Landslides in India, More Than 50 Feared Dead

Floods Spurred By Heavy Monsoon Rains Washes Homes, Trigger Landslides in India, More Than 50 Feared Dead

At least more than 50 people in northern India are feared dead after their homes were swept away by ravaging floods brought about by incessant heavy monsoon rains over the past days. The worst hit were the states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 by Esther Tanquintic-Misa

Blog Leaks Intel's Detailed Roadmap for 2013

Blog Leaks Intel's Detailed Roadmap for 2013, Company Shows Plans after Haswell and Before Haswell-E

Intel’s Corp’s detailed roadmap for 2013 was leaked through a blogsite: asder00.blogspot.it. The blog showed slides of the desktop platform roadmap of the company. The slides show that Intel is not planning on releasing a microprocessor by the name Broadwell.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 by Precious Silva

Air New Zealand Unveils New Shark-Finned Airbus A320 Planes

Air New Zealand Unveils New Shark-Finned Airbus A320 Planes

Air New Zealand has unveiled during the 50th Le Bourget Paris Air Show its brand new shark-finned Airbus A320 aircraft planes.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 by Esther Tanquintic-Misa

U.S. dollars

Australian Dollar Outlook - 18 June 2013

Bell FX Currency Outlook: It was a fairly quiet session for currencies overnight with the AUD slowly drifting back towards the USD0.9550 level.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 by Christine Gaylican

The air in Beijing tastes of car fumes and coal dust, two of the main sources of pollution

China’s One Giant Step to Clear Air Will Take 18 Years to Materialize

China may have become finally aggressive in combating its pollution-riddled air and environment, but it would take at least 18 years for the zooming super-power to realise the fruits of its labor and be finally able to eat it too.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 by Esther Tanquintic-Misa

US

Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai, United Nations Condemn Islamabad Bus Bombing; Muslim Girls Denied Rights to Education

Girls Education rights advocate Malala Yousafzi condemned the bombing of a bus in Islamabad by a female suicide bomber

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 by Athena Yenko

Australian Dollar

Bond Markets Sluggish after Talks of QE Rollback

The Australian bond market drops after news that Federal Reserve will slow down on its bond buying spree.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 by Christopher Acevedo

Marijuana Plants

Cannabis Industry Investments Up; Australia Gears Up for Cannabis Boom

A group of entrepreneurs called ArcView Investor Network encouraged entrepreneurs to join the growing Cannabis industry

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 by Athena Yenko

Google Project Loon: How Does It Work? [VIDEOS]

When Google announced another secret project called Project Loon on June 14, it was said that it was one of the most transformative Internet technologies of all time.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 by Reissa Su

U.S. dollars

Australian Dollar Outlook - 18 June 2013

Bell FX Currency Outlook: It was a fairly quiet session for currencies overnight with the AUD slowly drifting back towards the USD0.9550 level.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 by Christine Gaylican

World

Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai, United Nations Condemn Islamabad Bus Bombing; Muslim Girls Denied Rights to Education

Girls Education rights advocate Malala Yousafzi condemned the bombing of a bus in Islamabad by a female suicide bomber

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 by Athena Yenko

Australian Dollar

Bond Markets Sluggish after Talks of QE Rollback

The Australian bond market drops after news that Federal Reserve will slow down on its bond buying spree.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 by Christopher Acevedo

Reserve Bank of Australia

RBA May Lower Rates Again Despite a Weak Australian Dollar

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has let interest rates remain the same amidst weak economic conditions. The mining industry remained weak following the job cuts and shutdown of Newcrest Mining's Brisbane offices. The RBA is open to reduce interest rates further if the weak mining industry begins to put a strain on the entire economy of Australia.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 by Reissa Su

Indian army soldiers rescue stranded villagers in a boat after floods triggered by heavy rains(Reuters)

Uttarakhand Floods: Death Toll Rises to 60, Thousands Remain Stranded; Army Choppers Begin Rescue Operations

Torrential rains in the past 72 hours along with floods and cloudbursts have added to the woes in Uttarakhand, taking 60 lives and recording over 50 people missing.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 by IBTimes Staff Reporter

Floods Spurred By Heavy Monsoon Rains Washes Homes, Trigger Landslides in India, More Than 50 Feared Dead

Floods Spurred By Heavy Monsoon Rains Washes Homes, Trigger Landslides in India, More Than 50 Feared Dead

At least more than 50 people in northern India are feared dead after their homes were swept away by ravaging floods brought about by incessant heavy monsoon rains over the past days. The worst hit were the states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 by Esther Tanquintic-Misa

Economy

Australian Dollar

Bond Markets Sluggish after Talks of QE Rollback

The Australian bond market drops after news that Federal Reserve will slow down on its bond buying spree.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 by Christopher Acevedo

G8 Summit: UK to Direct Talks to Tax, Trade And Transparency Issues

David Cameron's plans to battle tax evasion opposed by world leaders.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 by Jerin Mathew

Reserve Bank of Australia

RBA May Lower Rates Again Despite a Weak Australian Dollar

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has let interest rates remain the same amidst weak economic conditions. The mining industry remained weak following the job cuts and shutdown of Newcrest Mining's Brisbane offices. The RBA is open to reduce interest rates further if the weak mining industry begins to put a strain on the entire economy of Australia.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 by Reissa Su

(Photo: Reuters)

Britain Wins Battle Over London Financial Services Relocation

UK secures support from EU counterparts to keep key parts of the financial services sector in London

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 by Lianna Brinded

Asian investors wait and watch

Fed Fears Force Cautious Trade in Asia, Most Indices Retreat

Nervousness to continue till the FOMC rate decision and Fed chief Ben Bernanke's speech, according to Barclays.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 by m rochan

Companies

A logo of a Ford car is pictured during a press presentation prior to the Essen Motor Show in Essen November 30, 2012.

Ford Looks to Ride Mini-SUV Boom in India

Ford Motor Co (F.N) began shipping its locally-made EcoSport compact SUV on Monday, hoping to share in growing demand in India for mini-sport utility vehicles, which are popular due to heavy traffic, scarce parking and bumpy roads.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

(Photo: Reuters)

Britain Wins Battle Over London Financial Services Relocation

UK secures support from EU counterparts to keep key parts of the financial services sector in London

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 by Lianna Brinded

Blog Leaks Intel's Detailed Roadmap for 2013

Blog Leaks Intel's Detailed Roadmap for 2013, Company Shows Plans after Haswell and Before Haswell-E

Intel’s Corp’s detailed roadmap for 2013 was leaked through a blogsite: asder00.blogspot.it. The blog showed slides of the desktop platform roadmap of the company. The slides show that Intel is not planning on releasing a microprocessor by the name Broadwell.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 by Precious Silva

7-eleven

7-Eleven Raids: Convenience Stores Called 'Modern Day Plantations' For Exploiting And Employing Illegal Workers

Fourteen 7-Elevens have been raided by the federal government for exploiting and employing illegal workers.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Qantas

Perth Airport:, Protest Actions Continue to Build Up

More protest actions continue to build up at Perth Airport as security screeners pursue their demand for better wages. Workers are complaining that their wages are lower compared with their interstate counterparts, and are demanding for an increase of 12 percent in basic pay spread over the next three years.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 by Frances Samson

Tech

Lumia phone

Nokia to Launch Quad-Core Smartphone Soon: Report

The benchmark site lists a Nokia phone with quad-core processor having Adreno 305 graphics engine (most probably a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 series based chipset) and display resolution of HD 720x1280p. It also shows Windows Phone 8 as its primary operating system.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 by Rohit KVN

North Korea says surveillance leaks prove U.S. is "kingpin" of rights abuse

North Korea rushed to the defense of American civil liberties on Tuesday, saying revelations of mass surveillance operations showed the United States was the "kingpin" of rights abuse.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Blog Leaks Intel's Detailed Roadmap for 2013

Blog Leaks Intel's Detailed Roadmap for 2013, Company Shows Plans after Haswell and Before Haswell-E

Intel’s Corp’s detailed roadmap for 2013 was leaked through a blogsite: asder00.blogspot.it. The blog showed slides of the desktop platform roadmap of the company. The slides show that Intel is not planning on releasing a microprocessor by the name Broadwell.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 by Precious Silva

iPad Mini

Cheaper iPad Mini is the Wave of the Future for Global Tablet Market – Report

The 7.9-inch iPad Mini, specifically the edition priced at $US249, will set the pace for global tablet competition in the quarters ahead, a new report said.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 by Erik Pineda

Google Project Loon: How Does It Work? [VIDEOS]

When Google announced another secret project called Project Loon on June 14, it was said that it was one of the most transformative Internet technologies of all time.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 by Reissa Su

Education

Student loan default rate rising

The Department of Education (DoE) said that default on student loans climbed to 7.0 percent in fiscal 2008, up from 6.7 percent in the prior fiscal year - yet another manifestation of the sluggish economy and bleak jobs market.

Friday, September 17, 2010 by Palash R. Ghosh

China sends more students to US B schools than India this year

Big brother China has beaten India for the first time in the number of students to US management schools.

Friday, September 17, 2010

US universities attract fewer students

The share of foreign students coming to the United States has been going down every year since 2000, shows a study released by an international body comprising the developed nations of the world.

Friday, September 17, 2010

Recession makes more people take up higher studies

If there is one single benefit to the US due to the recession, it is that more people are studying in colleges than ever.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Bonus Points: Setting Targets for CFO Compensation in Times of Crisis

The recession has caused all sorts of difficulties for CFOs: falling earnings, tumbling stock prices and, occasionally, knotty negotiations with lenders.

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Auto

Fisker to Debut Karma Hybrid at 2010 Paris Motor Show

Irvine, California-based Fisker Automotive will debut the first factory-built Karma at the upcoming 2010 Paris Motor Show this October.

Friday, October 01, 2010

BMW recalls 350,000 cars, including Rolls-Royces

BMW is voluntarily recalling 350,000 cars worldwide due to a possible brake problems that the world's biggest premium carmaker said have not caused any accidents.

Friday, October 01, 2010

GM posts gain amid still-slow auto market

General Motors Co posted an annual sales gain of 10.5 percent in September amid evidence that the U.S. auto market remained stuck in a slow-moving recovery at the start of the fourth quarter.

Friday, October 01, 2010

Electric cars arrive while posing test for grids

Top automakers finally have electric cars ready to purr into dealer showrooms. Now the question is whether the charging infrastructure and electricity supply are up to the task.

Friday, October 01, 2010

Luxury carmakers return to records of old

Europe's luxury carmakers fear no double-dip thanks to a fresh supply of wealthy customers in emerging markets who have just earned enough money to buy their first Mercedes-Benz or Ferrari.

Friday, October 01, 2010

Jobs

Monster US online jobs index rises to 138 in September

A monthly gauge of online labor demand in the United States edged up in September from a month ago and was 16 percent above the reading from a year ago.

Thursday, October 07, 2010

Private sector job cuts raise Fed easing chance

U.S. private employers unexpectedly shed jobs in September, reinforcing the belief that the U.S. Federal Reserve will embark on another round of monetary policy stimulus to support the economic recovery as early as next month.

Wednesday, October 06, 2010

Private sector sheds 39,000 jobs in Sept

Private employers unexpectedly cut 39,000 jobs in September after adding an upwardly revised 10,000 jobs in August, a report by a payrolls processor showed on Wednesday.

Wednesday, October 06, 2010

Prices gain on unexpected private jobs decline

U.S. Treasury debt prices climbed on Wednesday, pushing benchmark note yields to the lowest since January 2009, after ADP Employer Services said private payrolls unexpectedly contracted in September.

Wednesday, October 06, 2010

Meet Claudia! Objective: Make a successful career change from teaching into counseling.

The best part of my job is reuniting candidates with their self-confidence. In today's job market I know it is so difficult to remain positive and to not take rejection personally.

Tuesday, October 05, 2010 by Samantha Nolan

Health

Morning sickness may signal healthier pregnancy

New research confirms that women plagued by morning sickness in early pregnancy are less likely to miscarry.

Thursday, October 07, 2010

Nobel-winning work is matchmaker for molecules

The three winners of this year's Nobel Prize for Chemistry all developed new ways to make carbon atoms stick to one another -- a mundane-sounding process that in fact underlies the very basis of life.

Thursday, October 07, 2010

FDA to push for more investment in science

Health regulators plan to spend millions of dollars to step up their scientific prowess in a move that officials say will help quickly get new treatments to patients and protect the public against possible health threats.

Thursday, October 07, 2010

How Republicans could block healthcare reform

Republicans could keep their promises to stop healthcare reform even if they cannot repeal it, simply by blocking legislation needed to pay for it, one expert argued on Wednesday.

Thursday, October 07, 2010

Poor healthcare may shorten American lives: study

Americans die sooner than citizens of a dozen other developed nations and the usual suspects -- obesity, traffic accidents and a high murder rate -- are not to blame, researchers reported on Thursday.

Thursday, October 07, 2010

Travel

Queenstown’s romantic-adventure band-wagon

I battle desperately not to climb aboard Queenstown's romantic-adventure band-wagon; but I fail miserably.

Monday, September 27, 2010 by Kip Brook

Historic Pera Palace Hotel in Turkey opens for business

After two and a half years of renovation costing $ 29 million, the five star luxury hotel Pera Palace in Istanbul Turkey opened its doors to guests.

Friday, September 24, 2010

Camper & Nicholsons (CNI) offers yacht-charter to cruise the Indian Ocean

Even as your contemporaries sail to the Caribbean to celebrate to Christmas, you take a different course.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Mahe

The largest of the Seychelles archipelago, Mahe is an African island rich with hidden treasures.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Fly to space with Boeing in 2015

You just have wait till 2015 for a trip into the space, as US aerospace giant Boeing and Space Adventure have tied up to put tourists into low-level orbit in a futuristic capsule.

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Fashion & Life

Ugg Australia: Comfortable Fall Fashion Trends

Uggs Australia get a lot of grief in the fashion world, but they're undeniably comfortable and now they're more fashionable as well.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010 by Carly Zinderman

Keira Knightley Stars in New Chanel Campaign

Stunning actress Keira Knightley turned heads in Paris the other day while filming a sexy new ad campaign for Chanel.

Monday, September 27, 2010

A romantic evening for Katie Holmes in Jason Wu

Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise got cozy at the premiere for 'The Romantics' in New York City and we were on hand to report on Katie's latest style antics.

Monday, September 27, 2010

Kalamazoo's Outdoor Kitchen is Cutting-Edge Cookery

Those wanting to up the ante on their backyard "stay-cation" and holiday hospitality should consider Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet's extravagant outdoor kitchen, which is more like an outdoor cooking "resort.

Monday, September 27, 2010 by Merilee Kern

Emerald Jet Charter Expands with Helicopter Travel

Emerald Jet Charter announced that it now is offering helicopter travel along with chartering private business jets.

Monday, September 27, 2010 by James Rothaar