Finance and Economy
Unless you’ve tons of money to burn like the wealthy Arabs, or belong to one of the 13 million “high net worth individuals” globally, you need to spend wisely especially on your next vacation overseas. Beside flights, the next biggest chunk of money spent on vacation is hotel accommodation. Of course there’s always the shopping […]
... written on Aug 08 2014We’ve often hear about multi-billion conglomerates which make billions of dollars in a calendar quarter alone such as Apple Inc., Coca-Cola, McDonald’s and so on. But we rarely read stories about SMEs (small and medium enterprise), the engine which boost many developing countries’ economic growth. Forbes Asia has recently released its annual “Best Under A […]
... written on Aug 07 2014Not long ago, a gold credit card was the most prestigious. Since then you had platinum taking over gold’s place. Now, the top-10 most exclusive credit cards are all mostly “black” or even “diamond”. The most prestigious credit card today is the same card which was launched in 1999 – the American Express Centurion Card. […]
... written on Aug 04 2014Every June or December, you would see tons of job advertisements. If there aren’t chances are the economy is not doing well hence the recession is around the corner. Employees would be extra cautious during such challenging time. Companies choose either middle or end of the year as their financial year-end. This is also the […]
... written on Jul 18 2014Apple has just announced an exclusive partnership with IBM that will see the companies collaborate to bring over 100 enterprise apps and cloud services to the iPhone and iPad – something that Steve Jobs will never do in his life. The Apple products will be branded “IBM MobileFirst for iOS Solutions” and IBM will also sell iPhones and […]
... written on Jul 16 2014RHB was incorporated in 1983 by Tan Sri Abdul Rashid Hussain. That was more than 30 years ago. Many of our readers were not even born yet. Of course, the founder was not a “Tan Sri” yet, and the company was not known as RHB as in Rashid Hussain Berhad. Many didn’t know that the […]
... written on Jul 13 2014Dubai is a paradise in the Middle East. It is one of the most exciting cities in the world, and its property market is super volatile. If the people were not busy drilling oil or engaged in camel racing, they would probably gambling in the stock market or speculating the real estate. Their stock and […]
... written on Jul 11 2014There were two persons on planet Earth who correctly predicted Brazil would lose, in such a humiliating way. A man in Altrincham bet that Brazil would be trashed 5-0 at half time. And he won £240 (US$411, RM1,304) after putting an 80p bet. Bookmakers William Hill revealed the unidentified punter put the small amount on […]
... written on Jul 09 2014Switzerland-based Nestle has a market capitalization of US$239 billion (May 2014), offering Baby foods under the brands Cerelac, Nestum, Gerber Graduates and Gerber; Bottled Water under the brands Perrier, Poland Spring, S.Pellegrino and Pure Life; and many more. The biggest food company in the world and owns more than 8,000 different brands worldwide, chances are you may […]
... written on Jul 08 2014The rape scandal by Malaysian diplomat to New Zealand has entered a new phase. Despite the “promise” by the Malaysian government to send back the diplomat – Muhammad Rizalman bin Ismail, 38 – to stand trial in the Kiwi land, he is still in Malaysia. And the fact that Rizalman is asking for a delay because […]
... written on Jul 07 2014
