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Asia Pacific Region has more millionaires than North America

The current Asia Pacific Wealth Report 2015 showed Asia Pacific has a larger number of high net worth individuals compared to North America.

Sep 18, 2015 06:59 PM EDT


Make Your Workplace Stress-Free in 9 Easy Ways

Everyday work stress you out draining most of your energy and worst, develops health problems. But there are ways you can combat stress and get back to work with more energy and optimism.

Sep 18, 2015 06:53 PM EDT


Berkeley's wage rose to $19 by 2020

Berkeley's wage is set to rise to $19 by the year 2020, however business owners oppose the proposal saying it will put their business at risk a that will eventually lead to closure.

Sep 18, 2015 03:24 AM EDT


Creditors Want Greek Grand coalition After Sunday Election

International creditors hope for a united grand coalition in the Greek government, especially between the Syriza and the New Democracy party, who are going neck to neck in the upcoming September 20 elections.

Sep 18, 2015 03:19 AM EDT


Best Practices for Startups to Utilize Content Marketing Efficiently

Content marketing is a relatively new strategy where customers are drawn into your business through the value you provide them in your content.

Sep 18, 2015 03:12 AM EDT


Facing sanctions, Deutsche Bank withdraws few services from Russia

Being faced with several odds in Russia, Deutsche Bank has decided to withdraw some of its services from Russia. The alleged share trading by Russian unit of Deutsche Bank has become subject to investigation in the US. The German bank may stop 90 percent of its banking services in Russia soon.

Sep 18, 2015 02:57 AM EDT


Investors demand antibiotic-free meat products from McDonald's

It's a never-ending issue for McDonald's and other restaurants until they cease using antibiotics with their meat products. McDonald's received a "C" score for antibiotics overuse.

Sep 18, 2015 02:50 AM EDT


Is Russia bottoming out?

The latest Barclays' report shows that the rate of fall in the Russian economy is moderating. Real investments are also showing a sign of recovery though it was very marginal. The unemployment rate remains flat. Barclays Capital views that Russian economy is bottoming out, while economists caution that real wages were worst than forecast.

Sep 18, 2015 12:52 AM EDT


Disney animator draws characters in virtual reality through HTC Vive

Legendary Disney animator, Glen Keane, shows in a demo video how he creates characters using HTC Vive virtual reality headset. Keane is known for his works with Disney movies, including Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid and Aladdin.

Sep 18, 2015 12:39 AM EDT


Chrysler-UAW labor pact solves all the big problems except one

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and United Auto Workers union agreed to three main points during their latest meeting as the previous contract expired on Monday. Among the agreed terms is to introduce a better salary system for all of its workers.

Sep 18, 2015 12:31 AM EDT


Altice to buy Cablevision for $17.7bn including debt

Global cable group Altice is acquiring New York-based Cablevision for $17.7bn including debt. This makes Altice as the fourth largest cable provider in the US. Cablevision's CEO James Dolan will hand over the control to a group of Europeans after the Altice deal. Altice will pay $34.90 a share in cash taking the valuation of Cablevision equity to $9.6bn.

Sep 18, 2015 12:16 AM EDT


American universities are the most innovative, but Asians are strong contenders

The recent survey from Reuters shows that U.S. universities are the home of the most innovative projects. Though Asian universities have been fairly competent with universities from Korea, Japan, Singapore, and China.

Sep 17, 2015 11:56 PM EDT


Oracle's turn to cloud; Can it strike the balance cord?

American technology giant in global database industry Oracle Corporation is shifting its focus on cloud offerings. Of late the database major has been facing stiff competition from new technology companies which offer cost-effective solutions via the internet. The shift to cloud could affect Oracle's revenues coming from business fee from existing customers running Oracle software at their data centers, analyses technology experts.

Sep 17, 2015 11:49 PM EDT


Updating estate plans need of the hour for family business owners

Family business contribute over 70 percent of global productions, but owners of them don't update their estate planning. It's estimated that over 50 percent of family business owners didn't update estate planning for more than five years. Perfect and updated family planning ensures the smooth transition of a property from one generation to other while exploiting many tax benefits as well, advise experts.

Sep 17, 2015 11:29 PM EDT


US consumer prices drop, complicating Fed rate hike decision

A tame inflation complicates the Federal Reserve's decision whether to raise interest rates this week. Data show that despite many signs of economic improvement, the pace of growth of US consumer prices last month was well below the central bank's target.

Sep 17, 2015 11:09 PM EDT


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