Archive for September, 2014
President Obama’s approval rating has dropped to the lowest – again. At 38% as measured by Gallup polling, the President of the United States who looks more like a golfer than a leader has now hits the all-time low. But here’s the good news, this is not the first time he scores the goal. In […]
... written on Sep 05 2014Thousands of fast food workers have started their protests Thursday outside of restaurants such as McDonald’s, Domino, Taco Bell, Wendy’s and Burger King. The protest campaign, known as “Fight for $15”, began on November 2012 and this will be the seventh strike ever since. Fast food workers, who are backed by the Service Employees International […]
... written on Sep 04 2014Apple stock saw its worst day in 7-months – tumbled US$4.36 (or 4.2%) to US$98.94 a share after Wednesday closing bell. In case this does not raise your eyebrow, that’s the biggest dollar decline by Apple since it lost $6.19 (or 8%) to $71.17 on a split-adjusted basis on 28 January, 2014. This latest drop also […]
... written on Sep 04 2014If you suffer from a fear of flying, you probably shouldn’t read this article. And if you’re about to enroll in a course which will end up in the aviation industry, you probably should read this to correct the perception that a career as flight attendant or pilot is the gloriest job on planet Earth. […]
... written on Sep 03 2014Did you notice how drivers nowadays dangerously looking at their smartphone while driving on the road? And when you stop at traffic lights, you can bet your last penny that the driver next to you are checking their email or facebook – guaranteed. Well, that’s about to change – General Motors, the largest US automobile […]
... written on Sep 02 2014Malaysians celebrate their Independence Day every year on August 31. In case you didn’t realize, it was also the same day that Diana, Princess of Wales, died exactly 17 years ago in 1997. Besides her jewellery and cash, one of the greatest gifts that she had left for her sons is perhaps her 25-feet infamous […]
... written on Sep 01 2014