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Indigo Airlines Confirms Order of $26.6B worth Airbus Jets

Largest budget airline in India confirms $26.6B deal with Airbus to purchase jets. IndiGo is the largest local airline in India in terms of market share.

Aug 18, 2015 7:03 AM EDT


Puerto Rico responds to fiscal crisis with a regressive tax that could hurt country's bottom line, poor people

Puerto Rico is increasing its sales tax to 11.5% from 7% on July in a bid to address its fiscal problems. This is considered a regressive move that could ultimately hurt the country’s bottom line and its countless poor people.

Aug 18, 2015 6:50 AM EDT


India recruits private sector executives to head state bank reforms

The Indian government recruited executives from the private sector to lead two of the biggest state-owned banks, making it the first such appointments in a wide-range reform strategy to challenge the dominant but often inefficient lenders backed by the government.

Aug 17, 2015 11:32 PM EDT


Financial Struggle: Fidel Castro shares his biggest regrets

Former Cuban president and revolutionary Fidel Castro made startling admissions to Citigroup executive Bill Rhodes, who said that the Latin American leader regretted kicking out the IMF from the country and assigning Che Guevara as the chief of the Cuban central bank.

Aug 17, 2015 11:26 PM EDT


Forensic science group LGC up for sale at £700m, owner Bridgepoint expects huge returns

LGC, the forensic science service provider that has been helping police solve crime is now up for grabs at £700 million by its private equity firm owner, Bridgepoint.

Aug 17, 2015 9:10 AM EDT


Air pollution in China kills 4,400 people a day: study

China death toll increases to more than a million due to inhalation of harmful substances that linger in the air which comes from burning fuels. Studies showed that a large percentage of the population is experiencing 120 hours or more of unhealthy air.

Aug 17, 2015 9:08 AM EDT


Japan's 0.4% deflated economy, assault to 'Abenomics'

Even with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Abenomics, the country's declining economy cannot be uplift by his three-pronged approach. Unless he did something to make the economy rise once again, he will fail to get support rates from the upcoming Upper House election.

Aug 17, 2015 4:55 AM EDT


Eurozone finance ministers approve the third bailout package for Greece

After heated debate and lengthy explanations, Greece finally gets approval of billions of new loans to reconstruct the country's devastated economy. The said loan will recapitalize Greece banks and will come in installment. Total rescue package reaches 89 billion euros or $93 billion.

Aug 17, 2015 4:32 AM EDT


Leaked documents shows NSA and AT&T worked together in online surveillance

AT&T and NASA had an agreement to spy people's networks, accumulating information such as email and contacts for over 10 years. As of now, it's unsure if there are still transactions going on between the two.

Aug 17, 2015 2:57 AM EDT


China requires bold structural reforms for new sources of growth: IMF

Despite slow down in growth, China can sustain the progress and manage the risk, says IMF in its latest assessment report on the world's second largest economy.

Aug 17, 2015 2:18 AM EDT


Fiat Chrysler recalls 85,816 2015 Chrysler 200 sedans due to faulty connections

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is recalling 85,816 Chrysler 200 released in 2015. A post-production evaluation founds out that the unit has faulty connections.

Aug 16, 2015 6:26 AM EDT


Bill Gates’ Poop Machine can solve a sanitation problem with a clean water and biofuel solution

The Jackini Omniprocessor, better known as poop machine, undergoes testing at Dakar, Senegal. Gates wrote on his blog that he was impressed with what Jackini has built and he is thrilled with the business model.

Aug 14, 2015 3:24 AM EDT


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