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Infographic: Facebook’s $10 Billion IPO – What You Need To Know
For months, rumours have been swirling over Facebook’s imminent initial public offering, with many analysts attempting to figure how exactly when it would be on offer, as well as...
Overweight Passengers Should Pay Extra For Flights: Former Airline Executive
Former Qantas Group Chief Economist Tony Webber has suggested that airlines start charging overweight passengers an extra “weight surcharge” due to the higher cost that would be incurred by...
Skyscraper Index: The Higher You Build, The Harder You Fall
China and India could be the next economies bound for an imminent crash, claimed a report by Barclays Capital Research on Wednesday – whose annual Skyscraper Index survey cite...
Orange Juice Prices to Spike After Fungicide Scare
That glass of orange juice is about to cost you more, after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found traces of a banned fungicide in Brazil-imported oranges. The prices...
EU Moves to Block NYSE-Deutsche Boerse Merger on Anti-Trust Concerns
According to sources, the European Commission, regulators of the European Union, have preliminarily rejected the proposed merger between the NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Boerse over the combined monopoly fears...
Greeks’ Headaches Worsen As Debt Crisis Trigger Aspirin Shortage
Greece’s spiralling debt crisis and subsequent austerity measures have led to a drug shortage among pharmacies and clinics in the country, where even common drugs, such as aspirin, have...
Italy’s Financial Turmoil Turns Mafia Into Nation’s Largest Bank
Organised crime syndicates in Italy, i.e. the mafia, are now the “number one bank” in the country, claimed a report by anti-crime group SOS Impresa on Tuesday. Organised crime...
Alone But Determined, Sarkozy Pushes Forward Talk Of A Tobin Tax
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is alone in his push for a Tobin tax, or a tax on financial transactions, but he believes that his country will lead the EU...
Olympus Seeking Up To 16.54 Billion Yen In Lawsuits Against Executives
Olympus Corp has filed 19 lawsuits against current and former members of its board, including current president Shuichi Takayama and former CEO Tsuyoshi Kikukawa, in an attempt to make...
Economically Distressed, Greek Parents Give Up Children
With the Greek sovereign debt extending into 2012, Greek parents with economic and financial difficulties are giving up their children – a surprise for a country where family ties...


