McDonald's hit with labor and tax malpractice allegations during Brazil hearing
McDonald's has been hit with allegations suggesting they have been avoiding tax payments and abusing employees during a hearing in Brazil.
Aug 21, 2015 3:37 AM EDT
U.S. housing regulator seeks support from housing finance giants for low-income Americans
The Federal Housing Finance Agency released Wednesday proposals for housing finance giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to offer more support for low-income families who are taking out mortgages and are refinancing their home loans.
Rovio seeks to rebound with 'Angry Birds 2' by tailoring an Asian fit game
Finnish game developer Rovio Entertainment plans to rebound after a dreadful 2014 and expand to its Asian market by tailor fitting Angry Birds 2 according to how its Asian users would want it to be.
Oil at 6-year low, Sends stocks sinking
Oil price is at a 6-year low as stockpile increase. This spooked investors as it brings down stock shares, especially from the energy market.
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Here's How to Retire with a Peace of Mind - Protect Your Retirement By Diversifying your Portfolio
Diversification allows you to sell high and buy low, which basically mitigates your portfolio from any decline in the stock market.
Aug 21, 2015 3:31 AM EDT
Dropbox latest update: Cloud storage service provider now lets you drag and drop URLs with files
Dropbox recently released a support that enables its users to drag and drop URLs making it easier to work on present projects or bookmark links for future references.
Aug 21, 2015 3:28 AM EDT
What to do with excess contribution in your retirement account?
There are times employees are not aware they have paid too much for their contribution and do not know what to do. The Internal Revenue Service is ready to help.
Aug 21, 2015 3:25 AM EDT
US to anti-money body: Delete soccer warning
US delegates of Finacial Action Task Force urges the organization to delete soccer warning, according to sources.
Aug 21, 2015 2:57 AM EDT
iSight charts $100M fundraising plan ahead of IPO in 2016
iSight Partners will raise $100 million funds for its business expansion plan. The company is also going public in 2016. It has made agreements with business partners for effective distribution of its intelligence on potential cyber attacks.
Aug 21, 2015 2:25 AM EDT
Better, quicker, shorter cancer care eyed by Intel thru Collaborative Cancer Cloud
Intel Health executive Eric Dishman suffered for 23 years before the proper treatment for his kidney cancer was determined. Now, Intel aims to provide a tailored treatment for the specific genome of an individual in just one day through the company’s new Collaborative Cancer Cloud.
Aug 21, 2015 2:20 AM EDT
Growth rate of new businesses slow; Women-owned firms increasing - census
The U.S. Census Bureau Data shows that there is a 27 percent increase of women-based business in America from 2007 to 2012.
Aug 21, 2015 2:09 AM EDT
VW owners are in danger - study
A paper detailing a security vulnerability in Volkswagen security technology is being presented in Washington DC after being blocked for two years by the UK High Court
Aug 21, 2015 2:06 AM EDT
Global sluggishness erodes $9B in Norway's pension fund
Several factors including sluggishness in the US, EU markets, poor returns on bonds, oil price drop, Greece economy crisis impacted the world's largest soverign fund, Norway's Pension Fund, in a negative way.
Aug 21, 2015 2:00 AM EDT
Indiana University and Adidas Signs a $53.6M Deal
Adidas and Indiana University extended their contract to another eight years and signed the deal at $53.6 million.
Aug 21, 2015 1:55 AM EDT
Hyundai, Kia changes China executives after sales slump
Hyundai-Kia Motors change corporate structures in the hopes of improving market performance in China. The company plans to improve its selling strategies to cope with the ever-changing needs of the Chinese market with the help of new executives.
Aug 21, 2015 1:53 AM EDT
H&M Sales Rise by 16%
H&M increases sales in July by 16%, up 4% from analysts' predictions. It is already their tenth consecutive month of enjoying sales rise of at least 10 percent. H&M in its press release said that it will release its updated third quarter report on September 15 of this year.
Aug 21, 2015 1:50 AM EDT