According to an estimate by the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research, if Wal-Mart Stores Inc were to raise the minimum wage for its hourly employees in the United States to $15 per hour from the current $10 per hour,… Read More ›
Month: June 2016
Lenovo to Challenge Apple, Samsung with its Augmented Reality Smartphone – PHAB2 Pro
With the aim to augment its challenge to Apple and Samsung, the Chinese electronics giant Lenovo is banking on its joint venture with Google to launch a smartphone with augmented reality and a new handset from subsidiary Motorola with a… Read More ›
Industry Claims 120,000 jobs Lost in North Sea Region due to Oil Downturn
The down turn in the global oil and gas industry ever since the oil prices started sliding in 2014 has seen nearly 8,000 jobs getting lost from the North Sea oil and gas industry in the UK while 120,000 roles… Read More ›
National Amusements Inc scouting board members for Viacom
This move is to replace Philippe Dauman and George Abrams, who were removed from Viacom’s board. The Wall Street Journal has reported citing sources familiar with the matter at hand that National Amusements Inc, which holds an 80% stake… Read More ›
Viacom still pursuing sale of Paramount Pictures – Philippe Dauman
National Amusements has clarified that it is not opposed to a transaction that would unlock value at Paramount. However this comes with a rider of the deal should be unanimously approved by Viacom’s board, which could be an impossible task…. Read More ›
Strata survey shows Instagram preferred over Twitter
Twitter has rejected the outcome of the survey. Is Twitter doing an ostrich act? According to the results of a survey, advertising agencies are increasingly turning more to Instagram than to Twitter to run their social media advertisement campaigns. In… Read More ›
Udacity looks to meet growing demand beyond just the tech sector
The company is set to meet the challenges faced by Germany’s surging hi-tech new age car industry which is currently facing a shortfall of software engineers. In fact, BMW is set to overhaul its entire R&D department to include more… Read More ›
IKEA on track to meet its target of $56.9 billion by 2020
Although its primary growth market has been Europe, where its current annualized growth rate is 40%. It is also targeting India where it’s currently finalizing deals to buy land in multiple cities, including, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Mumbai and New Delhi. According… Read More ›
Commerzbank examining the stashing away of funds in alternate locations to avoid ECB’s charge of 4 euros per 1,000 euro deposit.
Despite pumping in more than 1 trillion into the economies of the EU, the lack of risk takers is creating multiple fractures and is fueling the rise of euro-sceptics in Germany. According to sources who are familiar with the matter… Read More ›
Health of your Heart can now be Measured by New Home Scales
A set of scales that can check the health of your heart as well as your weight has been designed by consumer electronics firm Withings, the company claims. Pulse wave velocity, which is produced by the beating of the heart… Read More ›
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