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China's Sinopec plans to buy majority shares from petrochemical firm Dragon Aromatics, after suffering fire accidents

China’s Sinopec Corp plans to buy petrochemical firm Dragon Aromatics after a series of accidents, which involved explosions and fires that jeopardized the lives of the residents in the locality.

Oct 21, 2015 09:47 AM EDT


It's time for rate hikes - Fed officials

More and more Fed officials are encouraging starting the interest rate hikes to keep up with the looming inflation rate increases due to the economic growth.

Oct 21, 2015 09:46 AM EDT


Tim Cook says Apple Music has 6.5 million paying users

Tim Cook revealed on the Wall Street Journal's Live Conference that Apple Music has more than 6.5 million of paying users. Added to this are the 8.5 million people participating on its free trial. That makes it more than 15 million users of Apple Music in total.

Oct 21, 2015 09:45 AM EDT


Australian cruise industry shows rapid growth, Aussie cruisers explore their "bucket list" destinations of Australia and New Zealand through cruising

With a million passengers sailing away into the Australian waters, the cruise market is reportedly growing rapidly. With that, many cruisers want to explore destinations of Australia and New Zealand through cruising.

Oct 21, 2015 09:42 AM EDT


Hawaiian Airlines to Launch 180 degree Lie-flat seats on their A330 Business class

The Hawaiian Airlines is to launch their new 180 degree Lie-flat seats on their A330 carrier's business class. The largest airline in Hawaii have parnered up with an Italian Company, Optimares and a design consultancy from Seattle, PaulWylde to create their new luxury design elements and redesigning their premium cabins.

Oct 21, 2015 09:37 AM EDT


Top 3 Destinations In England That You Must Not Miss

England prides many tourist destinations that are visited by tourists worldwide.

Oct 21, 2015 09:25 AM EDT


McLaren is comparable to Ferrari 488 and Lamborghini Huracan

McLaren is making its grand entrance and will show the world that it can compete with Ferrari 488 and Lamborghini Huracan. Every details on McLaren is designed for efficiency but the innovation brings luxury and fun driving.

Oct 21, 2015 09:11 AM EDT


Google Venture's Bill Maris: Redistribution of health is more interesting than wealth

Bill Maris discussed about the importance of life sciences and the study of how people could live longer in the recent conference held by the Wall Street Journal in California.

Oct 21, 2015 08:57 AM EDT


Lyft Offers DeLorean Ride in Celebration of 'Back to the Future'

In celebration of the arrival of the Back to the Future characters to the future, which is on October 21, 2015, Lyft is offering DeLorean rides to its users.

Oct 21, 2015 08:43 AM EDT


China's economy posts weakest growth in six years

China posts its slowest growth since the financial crisis, fueling speculations of further government intervention. The world's second-biggest economy posted GDP growth of 6.9% in the third quarter, its weakest in more than six years.

Oct 21, 2015 08:36 AM EDT


Sony agreed to pay $8M settlement to its employees

Sony agreed to pay a settlement worth $8 million to its employee for the data breach lawsuits filed by them. In the settlement, involved employees will get a payment worth aroun $10,000 per person from Sony.

Oct 21, 2015 08:13 AM EDT


Irish High Court to investigate Facebook's transfer of European users' data to the U.S.

The Irish Data Protection Commission will hold an investigation on Facebook. This is due to the claim filed by an Austrian law student regarding Edward Snowden's revelation that internet companies are compelled to send user's personal data in the U.S. intelligence.

Oct 21, 2015 07:58 AM EDT


Cash-strapped Greece raising prices of tickets for tourist spots

Greece's financial woes are affecting not only locals, but also foreign tourists. The government is set to increase admission fees of tourist spots to offset austerity measures it has agreed upon with international creditors.

Oct 21, 2015 07:46 AM EDT


5 Amazing Business Travel Tips For Long Business Trips

The success of long business travel depends on your successful planning and preparation before your intended flight.

Oct 21, 2015 07:27 AM EDT


Uber and BMW partners up to launch the new 7 Series

The BMW 7 has teamed up with Uber Technologies Inc for only one day on October 19, to promote the all-new 2016 BMW 7 Series. Uber users in selected cities in the US were able to get complimentary rides in BMW 7, which will be on sale October 24.

Oct 21, 2015 05:23 AM EDT


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