Business
Mobile Shopping Boosts this year’s e-Commerce
Wednesday, February 16th, 2011E-commerce has been predicted to dominate the world few years after the invention of the internet. Slowly people are relying mostly on doing things on the easiest way and most of the time by just a click of a button. Even sports that are usually played outside the house can now be played in your [...]
Back to the Future and Post Office Holiday in Lieu of Independence Day
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010Since today is holiday, people are wondering now if there are post office holidays 2010. And now, according to some reports, the post offices will be closed today in observance of the 4th of July Independence Day. This only means that no regular mail will be delivered and only Express Mails. Not only the post [...]
Boy arrested in Wal-Mart racial announcement
Monday, March 22nd, 2010It has been announced that a boy, 16 years of age, was recently accused of making the racial remarks over the intercom His name has not been released because he is a minor. The boy could face up to a year in a juvenile detention facility, although it is highly unlikely that the young man [...]
BA fights cabin crew strike
Sunday, March 21st, 2010British Airways says contingency plans for the first day of a three-day cabin crew strike have gone great. More than 65% of passengers would reach their destinations, with more staff than expected working and some cancelled flights reinstated. Only a third of BA’s normal flights took off, with 125 out of its 250 planes grounded, [...]
Pfizer lawsuit leads to settlement
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009The world’s largest research-based pharmaceutical company, Pfizer, recently agreed to settle with the US Justice Department against the lawsuit filed against them for ilegally marketing their drugs. The settlement, amounting to $2.3 Billion, is the largest national settlement in US history! “Pfizer promoted the sale of Bextra for several uses and dosages that the FDA [...]
Walt Disney To Acquire Marvel for $4 Billion
Monday, August 31st, 2009Walt Disney Co., the world’s largest media company has just acquired Marvel in a $4 billion deal in cash and stock adding the line up of comic-book characters like Spider Man and Iron Man to its roster of action stars. Marvel stock owners will receive a $30 a share plus 0.745 share of Disney stock. [...]
Mobile Banking in Nokia, Soon!
Monday, August 31st, 2009CNET Asia reported that Nokia will be offering financial services and mobile banking early next year. As Damian Koh reported, “This is based on US mobile payment solutions provider Obopay’s platform and will allow both Nokia and non-Nokia handset users who don’t have a bank account to carry out basic financial transactions in selected emerging [...]