May
13
Much has been made of Apple's plans for TV. Now the speculation is hotting up with talk that Apple is in talks to acquire German luxury television manufacturer Loewe, according to an unconfirmed…
May
13
With all the focus going on Barack Obama's endorsement of same sex marriage, it's important to remember that North Carolina and 30 other states are actually brining in laws to ban it.Former pr…
May
12
The fallout from the JP Morgan loss continues and it's raising serious questions about Wall Street. On Thursday, JP Morgan announced it had lost $2 billion on bad bets on credit derivatives, made …
May
12
One of Facebook's co-founders has found a way to dodge US taxes – he's renounced his US citizenship.Billionaire Facebook cofounder Eduardo Saverin is getting rid of his citizenship ahead of …
May
11
The big debate about income inequality has been around fairness and justice. Now we discover it can be a health hazard.UPI reports that a study out of Oho State University has found that income inequ…
May
10
US regulators have thrown a spanner into the works of Facebook's drive into the mobile market.As reported here, the Federal Trade Commission has launched a competition probe into the deal and ha…
May
10
In an extraordinary study, researchers have found that investors are less likely to back a company if it's run by a woman.Research from the University of Utah found that investors believed female …
May
10
The news from Greece goes from bad to worse. Greek Leftist leader, Alexis Tsipras, has given up on his attempt to form government. It's now been handed to PASOK leader, Evangelos Venizelos. He has…
May
09
Billionaires are now coming around to Obama's rescue.Financier George Soros has opened the spigot and as reported here, he is pledging $2 million to two outside groups supporting progressive cau…
May
09
The other week, the New York Times ran a piece showing how Apple flagrantly dodges taxes. The paper revealed how Apple, the world's most profitable technology company, paid taxes of $3.3 billion…