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Continued oil price crash reached lowest level

U.S. crude oil price falls down to its level in more than six years. Over-supply of crude seen as one of the reasons for the oil's low price including the China's yuan devaluation. While most crude oil consumers enjoy the benefits of getting lower fuel, oil industries suffer from low profits forcing them to cut on expenditures and employment.

Aug 13, 2015 4:06 AM EDT


Starbucks and 28 other US companies to create jobs for disconnected youth

More than two dozen companies in the US join Starbucks in assuring Americans to create 100,000 jobs for the unemployed youth by 2018.

Aug 13, 2015 3:46 AM EDT


General Electric to sell Healthcare Financial Services biz to Capital One for $9bn

GE has decided to sell its healthcare financial business unit to Capital One for $9bn. This is part of its business plan to offload $100-bn worth assets by 2015 end. GE to remain focused on its core business operations.

Aug 13, 2015 3:03 AM EDT


European banks lead other foreign banks' excess reserves at Fed, valued at $1 trillion

Foreign banks prefer to park their excess funds with the US Fed. The unprecedented rise of excess reserves at US Fed has become a cause of concern for the government.

Aug 13, 2015 2:54 AM EDT


China devalues Yuan, Sends Shockwave to Global Market, and Bringing stocks down

China devalued Yuan for the second time in a row, shocking the world market, bringing stocks, commodities, and currencies down.

Aug 13, 2015 2:47 AM EDT


Analysts bet on Macy's, Alibaba, Cisco and News Corp; quarter earnings to be announced

Macy's, News Corp, Alibaba and Cisco are scheduled to report their quarterly revenue on Wednesday. Analysts are eyeing the movement of four companies in the stock market.

Aug 13, 2015 2:00 AM EDT


Ford Motor Company moves production of F-650 and F-750 truck from Mexico to Ohio

Ford is moving its production of F-650 and F-750 commercial truck from Mexico to Ohio to save expenses.

Aug 12, 2015 10:54 PM EDT


Brands will surely get noticed at 2016 Olympics in 7 new ways

It is still a year before the 2016 Summer Olympic Game to be held in Rio de Janeiro, but different marketers of all sorts began the countdown. David Berkowitz, CMO of MYR said that his firm has released a report from Marketer's Road to the Olympics emphasizing the different marketing strategies to showcase brands.

Aug 12, 2015 10:47 PM EDT


Traders and hackers earned $100M on stocks from stealing news

Two hackers and a group of traders had earned $100M illegal profit on the stock market taking advantage of 80,000 cracked advance press releases from three online news websites for five years.

Aug 12, 2015 10:24 PM EDT


Warren Buffett buys aerospace supplier - his biggest acquisition ever

Warren Buffett makes his biggest acquisition ever, buying aerospace supplier Precision Castparts for $37.2 billion, including its debt. Buffett says the company's CEO Mark Donegan made quite an impression during their first meeting, prompting him to make an offer.

Aug 11, 2015 11:29 PM EDT


Google forms a conglomerate with Alphabet as the umbrella company

Google will be replaced by Alphabet Inc. as its new corporate name. CEO Larry Page and President Sergey Brin will still head the corporation. Sundar Pichai was promoted as the new Google CEO which will focus on its internet services.

Aug 11, 2015 4:22 AM EDT


Fed's Fischer says US inflation rate temporarily low while labor market is on a rebound

Vice Chairman assures that the low inflation rate experienced by the US is only temporary and will soon normalize and prices of oil and raw materials stabilize.

Aug 11, 2015 1:48 AM EDT