Finance and Economy
Are you jobless now and deperately need one to bring food to the table? Look no further but the “Land of Kangaroos” – Australia. It’s a paradise with tons of jobs, if the country’s latest employment statistics is any indicator. When economists and analysts were estimating between 15,000 to 20,000 increase of jobs in August, […]
... written on Sep 11 2014China is famous for two things – imitation goods and food safety. Who can forget about the infamous 2008 Chinese milk scandal where as many as 300,000 babies were affected – 54,000 hospitalised, 16 diagnosed with kidney stones while six died from kidney stones and damage after they had been fed on milk powder produced […]
... written on Sep 09 2014Facebook shares jumped 0.82%, or 63 cents, to $77.89 after yesterday’s closing bell. The stock actually breached the $78 a share during morning session. Nevertheless, a significant milestone has been achieved. Facebook’s market value now has exceeded $200 billion (£124 billion, RM638 billion). At yesterday’s closing, the company has market cap of a whopping $202.52 […]
... written on Sep 09 2014Forget about China’s housing bubble for the time being. Yeah, we know, we’ve written an article about how George Soros bet his US$2.2 billion on SPY Puts Option, all because he was so worry about China’s housing bubble. But before China’s bubble could burst, and it will for sure, another housing bubble which is much […]
... written on Sep 09 2014After more than 300-year the Kingdom of Scotland could emerge as an independent sovereign state again. Scotland which shares a border with England to the south, joined the Kingdom of England on May 1, 1707. Together with Ireland they created the mighty United Kingdom. But unlike England, Wales and Northern Ireland, Scotland has its own […]
... written on Sep 08 2014British architect Lord Norman Foster is the United Kingdom’s biggest builder of landmark office buildings. He designed the Beijing Terminal 3 Airport, Hong Kong International Airport and tons other infamous architectures. Together with Mexico’s Fernando Romero, son-in-law of Mexican telecom magnate and world’s richest person from 2010-2013 Carlos Slim, have had their design chosen for […]
... written on Sep 06 2014President 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 2014
