Hours after the passing of Steve Jobs, tributes poured in from all over the world, including one from a Hong Kong teen that quickly went viral over the internet.
The death of the genius behind the iPhone and the Mac, who lost a long battle with pancreatic cancer yesterday at 56, prompted an overwhelming response across borders.
The feminism movement over the past few decades may have finally attained its goals. In business, education, and even in family and personal life, women are gaining more control and even usurping males in roles and power.
Even in traditionally male-dominated societies such as South Korea, females are being more and more empowered in their respective fields. Has the century of women power begun? Check out this infographic that charts the rise of females in businesses, education, and in social life.
In his first direct address to investors after announcing his decision to run again for Presidency next year, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin called on his nation’s trading partners to decide quickly on whether to admit Russia to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) after 18 years in which its membership application has been pending.
The possibility of a double dip recession for the US is extremely slim, said General Electric Co’s Chief Executive Officer Jeff Immelt, ExxonMobil Corp’s Rex Tillerson, and FedEx Corp’s Fred Smith on Thursday.
The three business leaders said that while the US economy was likely remain sluggish, in the face of a political gridlock in both the US and Europe, the country was unlikely to face an outright double-dip turn that could lead into a second recession.
Samsung Electronics has expressed its condolences to the family and company of former Apple CEO Steve Jobs over his loss, despite being locked in a heated ongoing legal tussle with Apple Corp. over patent and copyright infringement.
I’ve been meaning to make a few notes about IDG Connect’s recent survey on global content trends, specifically in relation to Asia Pacific.
In recent news, the monetary benefits that college sports receive have been the hot topic issue. Though truths are involved, there certainly are myths as well.
This graphic highlights some myths involving the academics, scholarships & monetary issues surrounding college sports. As the NCAA says, college athletes are going pro in something other than sports.
Microsoft Corp. has joined a host of companies – including Providence Equity Partners, Hellman & Friedman, Silver Lake Partners, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba and Russian technology investment firm DST Global – that is looking to buyout internet search portal Yahoo Inc. in a deal that could be worth up to US$20 billion, said sources close to the situation, reported Reuters on Wednesday.
Canada is the world’s best place to do business, knocking off the favorites of Singapore and Norway, according to Forbes magazine in its annual ranking of global economies.
On Tuesday, Forbes ranked Canada as the best country for business, moving up from fourth spot – and knocking off Denmark, helped by a lower overall tax burden.
As casino banking goes, banking heavyweight UBS has announced that it expects a ‘modest profit’ when it reports third quarter results later this month, despite a rogue trading scandal that wiped out $3 billion.
