Finance and Economy
Next year will be a very happy year for moviegoers. You’re spoilt for choices, lucky you. There will be tons of blockbuster movies which would gross the US$1 billion mark. Sure, there’ll be a lot of reboots and sequels, but considering the huge success of its original actors and film, chances of success are pretty high. […]
... written on Dec 20 2014Russia is in deep trouble. Vladimir Putin administration is in deep shit. And the country is in panic mode, judging by a surprise announcement just before 1:00 a.m. in Moscow. The Russian central bank unexpectedly raises its key interest rate to 17% from 10.5%, effective today. The move was the largest single increase since 1998, when Russian rates […]
... written on Dec 16 2014Six months ago in June, Crude Oil WTI was traded at above US$105 a barrel. In case you’re wondering, WTI (West Texas Intermediate), is the benchmark for Texas light sweet oil. About 6-months later today, the same crude oil is trading at US$57.50 (as of time this article is being drafted), losing more than 45% […]
... written on Dec 15 2014Denmark is one of the top countries to retire. We suppose you already knew that. Denmark also consistently tops international rankings as the happiest nation in the world. And the reason why the Danes are so happy has something to do with the genes, as revealed by the University of Warwick recently. In a nutshell, […]
... written on Dec 12 2014Soon, courier services will be out of business and their employees will be out of job. That’s because Amazon, U.S. largest Internet-based company, will deploy thousands of drones in delivery service. Amazon announced proposals for a drone delivery service called Amazon Prime Air in December 2013. The company’s supremo – Jeff Bezos – wants to […]
... written on Dec 10 2014The concept car was revealed in March last year at the 2013 Geneva motor show. Based on a Ferrari 458 Spyder, the Sergio Pininfarina was named after the Italian coachbuilder’s legendary chairman who dies in July 2012. Sure, the Pininfarina may not be as fast as the evil Ferrari FXX K (that’s not a vulgar […]
... written on Dec 09 2014Do you still own that piece of dinosaur-aged music player called iPod Classic? If you do and the Apple’s gadget is still in working condition, congratulations. You own a piece of antic which could fetch millions of dollars in another 100-years, if it still works by then. Do not underestimate this clumsy, bulky and primitive […]
... written on Dec 08 2014Starbucks Corp., the world’s largest coffee-shop chain has a new objective – to double food revenue to more than US$4 billion (£2.5 billion; RM13.8 billion) in the next 5-years. And how does it plan to do it? Interestingly, it plans to expand its lunch offerings with new menu – beer, wine and more stores. The […]
... written on Dec 05 2014Everyone was hoping for it to happen, but certain governments were praying it won’t materialise. We’re talking about global crude oil prices. The subject on petrol or gasoline is definitely going to dominate the news until it stabilises. It could make or break a country’s economy, especially when the country depends very much on petroleum […]
... written on Dec 05 2014Today is Thursday and by normal convention, you should be happy. Tomorrow you should be happier and of course, the next subsequent day as we enter the weekend, it should be the happiest day of the week. But when are the sad days within a week, month or even a year? Enter Google search interest […]
... written on Dec 04 2014
