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Google Life Sciences is now Verily

Alphabet has renamed its Google Life Sciences division to "Verily". The company spun off from Google in August within Alphabet. It will continue Google Life Sciences' projects on disease prevention and health.

Dec 08, 2015 5:07 AM EST


US consumer credit growth below forecast in October

The consumer spending slowed down in October. The latest data from the US Federal Reserve indicated the cautious approach of American consumers ahead of major shopping season in the country. The consumer spending rose $15.98 billion to $3.5 trillion in October as against $38.5 billion growth registered in September. The auto and student loans propelled the consumer growth in October.

Dec 08, 2015 5:04 AM EST


Toshiba to pay $59.8 million for their accounting violations

Toshiba could pay a record-breaking fine for its accounting violations. Japan's Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission recommended that Toshiba should be fined a record-breaking 7.

Dec 08, 2015 4:36 AM EST


Student loans eligibility restricted to those who can borrow for higher education

The surging number of student loan delinquincies has raised a debate whther to underwrite student loan policies or not.

Dec 08, 2015 4:29 AM EST


Takata downplayed air bag crisis and lost major investor because of it

Takata’s manner of facing their air bag crisis has lost them one of their biggest investors. How Takata Corp. handled their air bag crisis is the very reason why they lost one of their biggest investors, Sawakami Asset Management.

Dec 08, 2015 4:07 AM EST


Orbital ATK takes off with vital NASA gear to the International Space Station

Orbital ATK’s Atlas V Rocket successfully took off en route to the International Space Station. After its year long hiatus, Orbital ATK with the Atlas V rocket successfully launched its unmanned Cygnus cargo spacecraft carrying important supplies and NASA gear to the International Space Station.

Dec 08, 2015 4:00 AM EST


A Philippine judge clarified the ruling of his court, suspending the application of permits by prospective drivers

Philippine judge Santiago Arenas clarified Saturday that the ruling in a Quezon City regional trial court doesn’t stop operations of ride-sharing companies like Uber and GrabCar, but only suspend the application of permits by prospective drivers.

Dec 08, 2015 12:42 AM EST


Great customer service is genuine customer service, according to experts

Patrick O’Conell, FRHI Executive VP Doug Carr, and Sara Kearney from Hyatt said great customer service is about being genuine, it shouldn’t be fake, developing a different personality, or scripted.

Dec 07, 2015 10:39 PM EST


The BMW i8 Spyder will be in production very soon, says CEO Harald Krueger

BMW CEO Harald Krueger said a production version of the BMW i8 Spyder, which was first seen as a concept in the Beijing Auto Show back in 2012, will be introduced very soon.

Dec 07, 2015 10:19 PM EST


Chile inflation drop puts pressure for rate hike

Chile's central bank is expected to hike interest rate this month or January 2016. inflation rate dropped into the expected range for the first time in 20 months. However, the core inflation remains at high level. The slump in currency Peso is also impacting the inflation rate.

Dec 07, 2015 9:41 PM EST


46% of Americans are not loyal to their banks, finds survey

A latest survey highlights that majority of Americans are loyal to one bank, while 46.1% have two or more bank accounts. Women deal with fewer banks and men tend to do multiple banking, according to survey by GoBankingRates. Majority Americans keep less than $1,000 in their savings accounts.

Dec 07, 2015 9:37 PM EST


China's budget airline spread wings to cover more routes

The cost-cutting measures at corporate companies are creating more demand for budget airlines in China. A majority of business travellers are also preferring to fly by budget carriers. The four budget airlines are making profits in Chinese domestic aviation. The budget airlines account for seven percent of China's domestic air travel and is expected to grow over 100 percent in next five years.

Dec 07, 2015 9:31 PM EST


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