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Russia's Flag Carrier, Aeroflot Dropping 22 new Dreamliners 787 Orders from Boeing Company

Russia's largest airline, Aeroflot cancelled the 22 new Dreamliners 787 orders from the US aircraft manufacturer Boeing Comany. The said airline instead is considering of acquiring 34 aircrafts from Transaero Airline.

Oct 19, 2015 4:45 AM EDT


RBI paves the way for funds inflow; Indian banks finally slash rates

The RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan's latest measure to slash benchmark repurchase rate is finally giving results as commercial banks started cutting down interest rates. Commercial banks in India have reduced interest rates by 70-125 basis points this year so far.

Oct 19, 2015 3:05 AM EDT


Starbucks to brew in Italy

Starbucks has plans to expand its business to Italy and serve Italians the best-tasting coffee and other stuff the biggest coffee chain in the world has to offer. It was reported on Thursday that Starbucks is already discussing the proposal with an Italian partner for the opening of the business in the said country.

Oct 19, 2015 2:47 AM EDT


Coke and Pepsi can still use 'diet' on labels and ads

The FTC declined the Right To Know's request for soft drinks manufacturers to stop using the word 'diet' in their labels as they see it as a misleading advertisement. These drinks contain sugar substitute which is proven to gain weight, not to lose weight.

Oct 19, 2015 2:31 AM EDT


Land of rising sun warms up to investors

Mainly five reasons -- attractive valuations, corporate developments, shareholders value, corporate earnings / RoE and Abenomics program-- are making Japanese financial markets attractive for overseas investors.

Oct 19, 2015 1:58 AM EDT


Public surveillance mobile app empowers Indonesians

This post deals with how the public surveillance app has helped the frustrated Indonesians air their woes over the delays of bureaucrats in the completion of the road and port development projects.

Oct 19, 2015 12:14 AM EDT


Bank of America posts profit for 4 quarters in a row

Bank of America (BoA) has posted positive numbers for the third quarter making its fourth consecutive quarter with profits. The Charlotte-based bank posted a net profit of $4.07bn for the third quarter. Despite its pedestrian performance in the third quarter ending September 2015, the bank has been able to post profits for the last four quarters.

Oct 18, 2015 10:31 PM EDT


Amazing Caribbean Destinations For Adventurers

Caribbean has a lot of places for extreme adventures. Tourists will definitely enjoy and experience thrilling adventures in this amazing Caribbean destinations.

Oct 16, 2015 9:27 AM EDT


Toyota aims to sell 30,000 fuel-cell cars annually by 2020

Toyota is aiming to sell 30,000 of different vehicles by 2020 powered by fuel-cell or hydrogen. This is to lessen the emission of harmful carbon dioxide from the vehicles itself and the production plants including new plants and production lines.

Oct 16, 2015 6:40 AM EDT


Copper production curb possible if less demand continues in China

The demand for copper along with other metals such as zinc and aluminum declined. This scenario prompts mining companies to control the production if necessary to also have contro on the prices.

Oct 16, 2015 6:17 AM EDT


Russia's military campaign in Syria propels oil prices

Russian president's military activity against Syria slightly raised the price of oil in the world market. According to some this is what he really wants and the bombing campaign in Syria is intended for the west-backed rebels seen as a threat to the Russian ally regime and Syrian President Bashar al- Assad.

Oct 16, 2015 5:58 AM EDT


Apple disabled News app in China

Apple is blocking its own News app to comply with Beijing's censorship regulations as required by the Chinese government. Apple and other companies must create their own censorship system to remove irrelevant articles from their feeds otherwise they cannot operate in the country.

Oct 16, 2015 1:31 AM EDT