Finance and Economy
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when Venezuela is mentioned? Well, Miss Universe, of course. Pageants are such a serious business that it’s part of Venezuelan lives. But there’s something much bigger and serious than beautiful women in Venezuela – OIL. For the past many months, people have been talking about how low […]
... written on Feb 06 2015The last four days were excited, and if you eat, drink, sleep and breathe crude oil, we bet you must have thought the oil crisis was over. You must have thought that since the oil prices rebounced a whopping 19% in the four days, the market had found its bottom. Guess what, after the oil […]
... written on Feb 05 2015Superman was kinda bored so he just started flying around looking for something to do. He’s flying over Wonder Woman’s house and sees her bedroom window is open, with the gorgeous girl lying on her bed naked. He thinks to himself “I’m faster than a speeding bullet, I could fly down there, take care of […]
... written on Feb 04 2015Thanks to America and Saudi Arabia, Malaysians especially the Chinese have something to cheer during the coming Chinese New Year festival this month. Effective February 1, prices for fuel have been reduced by 21 sen to RM1.70 a litre (RON 95), 11 sen to RM2.00 a litre (RON 97) and 23 sen to RM1.70 a […]
... written on Feb 02 2015Bill Gates is Microsoft, and Microsoft is Bill Gates. Despite being one of the most generous philanthropists, Bill Gates is still synonymous with Microsoft. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has given away US$30 billion since 2000. If he would’ve given that amount of money equally to 30 persons, that’s 30 new billionaires in this […]
... written on Jan 30 2015You have heard of Big Mac Index, a semi-humorous way of measuring the purchasing power parity between two currencies using McDonald’s hamburger as the main product. But have you heard of Lipstick Index? It is a term coined by Leonard Lauder, chairman of the board of Estee Lauder, to describe sales of cosmetics during the early 2000s recession. […]
... written on Jan 28 2015China is awash with fakery products, from iPhones, pirated DVDs, knockoff Louis Vuitton bags, baby diapers and whatnot. In 2012, a creative Chinese, Lin Chunping, took fakery to a new level. The rice trader became overnight superstar when he invented a U.S. bank and claimed he bought it, with even state media reported about his […]
... written on Jan 28 2015Say what you like about American war films or movies, but they’re really good in telling stories about good guys, who happen to be Americans, killing off bad guys, who most often are non-Americans. Who can forget the 1960s television longest-running World War II drama – “Combat” – where the good guys U.S. platoon fighting […]
... written on Jan 27 2015Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has died at the age of 90. The Royal Court said in a statement broadcast across the kingdom that King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al Saud had died at exactly 1:00 a.m. Friday. King Abdullah became king of the oil-rich nation, a key U.S. ally in the Middle East, in August 2005. But […]
... written on Jan 23 2015If you’ve ever hidden money or a purchase from your spouse, you would be in deep trouble, during ancient civilization. But today, the sensitive issue of people hiding money from their spouses is gaining popular. So, if you’ve ever done so and were too afraid to tell your other half about it, now is the […]
... written on Jan 22 2015
