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Asian shares advance as Fed keeps rates unchanged

Asian markets advanced Friday, buoyed by the US Federal Reserve's decision to keep interest rates near zero. But Japanese shares fell as the yen strengthened.

Sep 20, 2015 11:57 PM EDT

Modoll Project introduces Lindsey Wixson in its first 3D-printed supermodel doll

Expert photographers Santiago and Mauricio came up with a 3D-printed doll of supermodel Lindsey Wixson. The first 3D-printed doll is called Modoll.

Sep 20, 2015 11:57 PM EDT

Pinterest reached 100 million users, will add 'Buyable Pins'

Pinterest announced that it had reached 100 million monthly active users. The company plans to expand, adding buy buttons soon.

Sep 20, 2015 11:40 PM EDT

New rules to relief Cuba embargo laid out by White House

White House is laying out new rules to lessen the pressure on Cuba embargo. Businesses such as telecommunication and banking will be allowed to establish through joint ventures with Cuban firms like Etesca.

Sep 20, 2015 11:35 PM EDT

Google is revamping the Glass as Project Aura

Google is reinventing Google Glass as Project Aura. Features like gesture sensing and virtual reality platform are said to be included on the project they started working out in June.

Sep 20, 2015 11:34 PM EDT

Honda's 2016 Civic could be the car of the future

As many car companies began recalling their cars, Honda unveiled it's latest car with built-in technology. Aside from the added great features, two of the most utilized operating systems can be used - the Apple CarPlay and the Android Auto.

Sep 20, 2015 11:32 PM EDT

Cuba renews drive for UN to condemn US embargo

Cuba is marshaling United Nations support against the US embargo that it says crippled its economy over five decades. Among the Communist state's supporters are President Obama and Pope Francis, who is visiting the Communist state this week.

Sep 20, 2015 11:16 PM EDT

American Airlines halted U.S. flights after a technical problem

American Airlines had grounded its flights Thursday afternoon. This is due to the airline's computer glitch. Flights had been resumed after two hours.

Sep 20, 2015 10:48 PM EDT

Apple iOS, praised and criticized at the same time

While the new operating system of Apple is being praised, it is also being criticized by those annoyed iPhone users whose devices crashed and were not able to upload it. Tech analysts blame it to overloading due to the simultaneous uploading of Apple fans who cannot wait to try the promising features of iOS 9.

Sep 20, 2015 10:39 PM EDT

Oil price further skids on renewed global concerns

Oil prices on Friday eased further following the renewed fears about the global economy. The US central bank warned that global economy is weakening. China's economy is slowing down and growth rate is expected to be below 7% this year. Adding to this, Opec is firm on maintaining its production level. All these factors are increasing pressure on oil prices.

Sep 20, 2015 10:33 PM EDT

China growth rate may slip below 7% in Q3

The global markets witnessed major crash in August following the China's economy slow down, Yuan devaluation, discouraging manufacturing numbers, etc, Now, the markets are recovering. But, economists, fund managers caution that the party is not over. China may slip in recession in next quarter or six quarters later.

Sep 20, 2015 10:05 PM EDT

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 6:59 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 6:53 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 3:24 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 3:19 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 3:12 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 2:57 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 2:50 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

For Avon, it's better late than never

Avon stock price has declined because it refused to go with the flow of the modern day industry where a lot of businesses make use of social media and other means to promote their products to drawing customers and generate larger revenue.

Sep 17, 2015 11:05 PM EDT

Oils Prices Rallied, But Recovery Still To Take Longer

Oil Prices increased Wednesday, but Shell is not expecting recovery any time soon. Lower inventories and oil production in US petroleum supply caused a spike on oil prices Wednesday, but giant oil company Shell admitted it will still take longer before any recovery.

Sep 17, 2015 9:18 AM EDT

Jaguar Land Rover: Bond cars for 'Spectre 007'

On October, Bond fans will soon see their hero in cinemas again chasing villians in a hybrid supercar. Jaguar Land Rover provided the cars for the new Bond film 'Spectre' that will surely amaze the one driving it and the audiences as well.

Sep 17, 2015 9:08 AM EDT

Alibaba investors losing confidence as company's shares go below debut price

Alibaba is in big trouble as Investors lose confidence over the continuing decline of shares cased by the slow consumer spending brought by the Chinese economic meltdown.

Sep 17, 2015 8:38 AM EDT

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