15-Year Mortgage Rate Drops to Record Low
Housing starts and housing sales, for new and existing homes, have been on the rise in recent months, a sign that the American economy is on the rebound. That good news was supported with the release...
View ArticleUncertain Optimism Follows Positive Macroeconomic Key Figures
Mixed sentiments and conflicting interpretations were expressed at the end of the week regarding the real reflection of the economy in key macroeconomic indicators published by various international...
View ArticleThe Social Media Guru Bubble
I’ve come to loathe most “Social Media Experts”. Not all of them, of course, there are good ones out there, but they can be hard to find in an endless sea of “10 Ironclad Strategies for Your Social...
View ArticleChrysler (GM) Recalls 4,873 Compass and Patriot Jeeps
Owners of Jeep Compass and Patriot living in China will have to bring their cars in to an authorised service facility in order to have a part of the vehicle’s fuel tank replaced. These two models...
View ArticleJapan to Build at Least Four Nuclear Reactors by 2020 in UAE
On Wednesday Shinzo Abe, Japan’s Prime Minister, visited the Gulf region where he signed an agreement with Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Japan will transfer nuclear technology...
View ArticleWhy Google Will Win the Semantic Search Race
Google was a latecomer to search. When you’re the new kid on the block the paths that’ll lead you to the top of the hill are strictly limited: innovate or be the best. Innovation is the obvious one, of...
View ArticleDomino’s Marketing Pizza DVDs
Domino’s Pizza Brazil came up with an unusual method of marketing their product. The company had an agreement with DVD rental stores and replaced their stock movies with custom made DVDs. Those media...
View ArticleJP Morgan Awarded a License to Operate in Kenya
JP Morgan Chase, the biggest US bank as regards its assets, secured a license to start operations in Kenya. The central bank of the east Africa country released last week its annual supervision report....
View ArticleEurope Discusses Tax Policy and Energy Issues
EU leaders agreed on Wednesday in Brussels, on the need to lift any barriers in terms of banking secrecy which is manipulated for tax evasion and tax avoidance. However, it is a long path to follow in...
View ArticleWhy Google (GOOG) is the World’s Largest Media Company
The latest report by ZenithOptimedia, published in the Press Gazette, puts Google on top of the world’s media companies. For a company that’s barely fifteen years old this is nothing less than...
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