America is in the midst of a natural gas boom and about 200,000 gas wells have been drilled in the last decade. In fact, the Marcellus shale formation alone created 123,000 new jobs and contributed nearly $10 billion in value to the Pennsylvanian economy in 2011.
The fallout from the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011 has forced a global rethink over the future of nuclear energy. Today, some countries have outright rejected any further use of nuclear power, while others continue to pursue the energy source for economic reasons. How has the events at Fukushima affected the development of the nuclear power industry, and what is the global outlook for industry?
According to a 2011 survey by the MIT Sloan School of Business, nearly 80 percent of all brand and market management decisions made by top-performing companies were primarily based on their CEO’s intuition, rather than any form of market research.
Some of the most innovative and well-known CEOs, such as ex-Apple CEO Steve Jobs, have also been known to eschew research in favour of their “gut feeling” of what the market would want.
Despite growing public concern, companies such as Google and Facebook continue to demonstrate an insatiable desire to gather and market our personal information to advertisers. Today, these companies are even able to manage our online identities by creating the equivalent of an ID card for the Internet.
As global energy supplies come under increasing attack by non-state actors and private energy holdings become key targets of political maneuverings and criminal activities, Oilprice.com discusses the nature of the growing threat and how to reverse the risk with “smart power.”
To help us look at these issues we got together with corporate intelligence specialists Jellyfish Operations and security expert Jennifer Giroux.
With summer vacation season fast approaching, the folks over at Facebook have decided to compile a list of the world’s most popular cities and landmarks to visit — according to “check-ins” made on that social media platform. Across the 25 cities mentioned, stadiums, public areas, amusement parks, concert arenas and shopping centres were among the most “checked-in” locations, while cities with warmer climates tended to favour outdoor spots and vice versa.
The price of lithium, the lightest conductive metal on the periodic table, has tripled since 2000, said Bloomberg News on Wednesday, with the lithium market now worth approximately $1 billion a year, following increased demand of its use in electronic appliances such as the iPad and in hybrid vehicles.
Consumers and shoppers are increasingly spending their time and money on credit cards and online shopping, moving away from cash payments and physical retailers. This infographic explores the ‘showrooming’ trend, where shoppers visit a brick and mortar store to visit and ‘feel’ and item, before ultimately buying from an online retailer – usually with the help of a smartphone.
From the subprime crisis that started in the United States 4 years ago, to the uncontrollable European sovereign debt crisis, we’ve seen countless of bailouts in the last 3 years. Governments have stepped in with taxpayer money to save banks, financial institutions, and indebted countries like the PIIGS. This infographics provides a recap on some of the biggest bailouts we’ve seen in recent history.
All of the biggest heists in the world have one thing in common: A daring audacity to break the network of protection and security technology that have become so advanced and sophisticated over the years. This infographic presents some of the world’s largest, and infamous, heists.
