A large, long-term study among U.S. men and women has revealed that the greater quantity of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) people consume, the greater is the risk of them dying prematurely – specifically from cardiovascular disease, and from cancer to a… Read More ›
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Neuroscience-Based Videogames Being Tested By JP Morgan For Recruiting Interns
A unique method of recruitment of interns is being used by United States based investment bank JPMorgan Chase & Co. The bank is in the process of testing out video games based on neuroscience for the recruitment. This is part… Read More ›
OPEC Keeps Output Cut In Place But Scraps Crucial April Meeting
The scheduled meeting in April of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is set to be cancelled. The meeting was called to estimate the possible impact when, in June, the full impact of the United States sanction on… Read More ›
Fears Of 30000 Job Losses From Possible Merger Of Deutsche Bank And Commerzbank
Following the confirmation of talks of a merger by Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank, there were voices of concerns arising out of workers unions, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s office and top shareholders on Monday. A warning from the unions feared job loss… Read More ›
Some Patients Can Have Problems From Inactive Ingredients In Medications: Study
A study by a group of doctors and scientists into the inactive compounds used to make medications, the results of which were published last Wednesday in the Science Translational Medicine journal, found the existence of at least one inactive ingredient… Read More ›
Extra Payments To Ferry Firms Could Run Into Billions By Brexit Delay
The United Kingdom government would be forced to cough of millions in extra payments so that the no-deal ferry contracts are held in place in vase there is any delay to the UK leaving the European Union, says an article… Read More ›
5,000 Jobs In Germany And More In UK To Be Cut By Ford
With the aim of reducing operational costs in Europe, United States based car manufacturer Ford has announced on Friday that it would cut about 5000 jobs in Germany and more in the In recent years, the performance of the company… Read More ›
Volkswagen And Its Ex-CEO Sued By US SEC Over Diesel Scandal
Volkswagen and its former chief executive is being sued by the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The charges placed against the parties is that they had defrauded investors by making claims about the environmental impact of its cars that were… Read More ›
China Passes New Laws For Easing Foreign Investment In The Country
A new law to facilitate easier foreign investments in China was passed by Beijing this week. Many analysts see the move by Beijing to be one that was undertaken to actually ease the United States and facilitate the trade talks… Read More ›
Softbank, Toyota In Talks To Invest $1Bn In Uber’s Self-Driving Program: Reports
Talks about a possible investment into Uber Technologies’s self-driving vehicle unit, worth about $1 billion or even more, is being currently held between a group of investors that is led by SoftBank Group and the Japanese car maker Toyota Motor,… Read More ›