‘Dumb Ways to Die' grabs top honors at Cannes Lions
Posted by: Aby Sam Thomas
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-06-18 15:06:09 -0700 | business-news
As far as public service announcements go, Dumb Ways to Die was definitely one of the better ones we have seen in a long, long time. As a result, it comes as really no surprise to learn that the three-minute...
'Candy Crush Saga' plans IPO, removes all in-app advertising
Posted by: Joe Kukura
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-06-18 16:23:55 -0700 | business-news
Most social media firms will slap multiple layers of new advertising on their website or product when planning an IPO to give investors confidence that the company will somehow eventually make money. Not so for "Candy Crush Saga" producers King,...
Serena Williams Criticizes 16-Year-Old Rape Victim In A Bombshell Interview
Source: BusinessInsider
Steubenville :: OH :: USA | updated 2013-06-18 18:15:39 -0700 | business-news
There's a big article on tennis player Serena Williams in this month's Rolling Stone. In an excerpt of the article that ran on Deadspin today , Williams criticizes the 16-year-old girl who was raped by two football players at a...
Here's How Immigration Reform Reduces The Deficit
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-06-18 16:44:35 -0700 | business-news
Today, the Congressional Budget Office released a report saying the Senate's comprehensive immigration reform bill would reduce the federal budget deficit by $200 billion over the next ten years and $690 billion over the following ten...Additional spending is above the...
CBO: Senate immigration bill would cut deficits by nearly $200 billion over 10 years
Source: Washington Post
Washington :: DC :: USA | updated 2013-06-18 16:19:27 -0700 | business-news
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) speaks to the media about the immigration reform bill on Capitol Hill in Washington June 18. The bipartisan immigration bill under consideration in the Senate would reduce federal deficits by nearly $200 billion over...
G-8 leaders vow to crack down on tax evasion
Source: Los Angeles Times
Belfast :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-06-18 16:20:09 -0700 | business-news
With many of their governments strapped for cash, leaders at a summit of rich nations vowed Tuesday to crack down on tax cheats by swapping financial information and exposing companies that set up elaborate structures to hide their profits. The...
Japan's trade deficit climbs to $10.5B in May
Source: Boston Herald
Tōkyō :: Japan | updated 2013-06-18 19:26:34 -0700 | business-news
Japan's trade deficit rose nearly 10 percent in May to 993.9 billion yen (nearly $10.5 billion) as rising costs for imports due to the cheaper yen matched a rebound in exports, the Ministry of Finance reported Wednesday. Exports rose 10.1...
VIDEO: The global middle class revolution
Source: BBC
Mumbai :: India | updated 2013-06-18 16:36:48 -0700 | business-news
Facts and figures 18 June 2013 Last updated at 19:13 ET Hundreds of millions of people around the world are escaping poverty and becoming middle class. The explosion of new consumers in China, India and other economic powerhouses is changing...
Real estatei¿½s hot new commodity is parking spots
Source: Fox
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-06-18 16:07:39 -0700 | business-news
These spots give the concept of pay-to-park a whole new meaning. In the past week, parking spots in two major U.S. cities were bought for major cash. The IRS auctioned off two tandem spots in the Back Bay neighborhood of...
Best Ways To Give Your Heirs Money While You're Alive
Source: Forbes
New York City :: NY :: USA | updated 2013-06-18 16:07:05 -0700 | business-news
Increasingly, we've been asked to help them find ways to assist their kids now, rather than waiting to leave them money and assets in their wills . The parents in their 50s and 60s want to be here to watch and...
SMART INVESTOR: Investors Are Falling Out Of Love With Online Brokerage Firms
Source: BusinessInsider
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | updated 2013-06-18 16:00:06 -0700 | business-news
Investors seem to fall a little bit less in love with Internet brokerage firms with each passing year. Overall investor satisfaction with self-directed investment firms dropped 16 points from 2012 in the latest J.D...The study measures how happy investors are...
Special Report: Energy: Gas Prices Moving Away From Link to Oil
Source: International Herald Tribune
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2013-06-18 17:41:57 -0700 | business-news
Unlike prices in much of the rest of the world, U.S. prices are set by market forces. The U.S. market will bring not only diversity in terms of physical sources, but economy, he said. We dont know what the price...
Alcatel-Lucent revamp aims to cut 1 billion euros in costs: report
Source: Reuters
Paris :: France | updated 2013-06-18 16:39:12 -0700 | business-news
News Analysis & Opinion Related Topics The logo of communications provider Alcatel-Lucent is seen in Paris, October 31, 2007. Telecommunications gear maker Alcatel-Lucent aims to cut a billion euros in costs and focus on the IP router business and mobile...
Will the Boeing and Airbus duopoly crack?
Source: BBC
Moscow :: Russia | updated 2013-06-18 16:36:54 -0700 | business-news
Meanwhile, further down the aircraft food chain are regional planemakers Embraer and Mitsubishi. Both are thought to have plans for larger planes on their drawing boards. Guy Hachey, president of Bombardier's aerospace operation, is keen not to overplay his hand...
2014 Budget set for Oct 25
Source: The Star
Kuala Lumpur :: Malaysia | updated 2013-06-18 16:12:35 -0700 | business-news
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in announcing the date also said a Fiscal Policy Committee had been set up aimed at reducing fiscal deficit, strengthening public finances and ensuring the nation's long-term fiscal sustainability. Najib, who is also...
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