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Israeli oil shale discovery could rival Saudi Arabia oil reserves
  The middle east has typically dominated oil productions with countries like Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait and Bahrain. A country like Israel is typically at the mercy of market prices as well as local political tensions in regards to its energy secu...
Commodity Markets (Jan 5th, 12)
Car Insurance Premiums in India set to rise in 2012
IRDA, India's Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority anticipates that car insurance premiums within the country are likely to rise between 20% and 70% for motor vehicles including trucks and bikes. With the introduction of risk based pricing which uses...
Car Insurance (Dec 28th, 11)
RBI deregulation of NRE Deposit Rates
Following the deregulation Non-Resident Indian deposits (NRI) by the Reserve Bank of India, banks within the country can now set their own interest rates for fixed deposits above one year (NRE accounts) and savings accounts (NRO accounts). These changes should...
Banking (Dec 28th, 11)
Toyota will Hire More Workers to Increase Production
  Toyota, Japan will increase their production this year by employing thousands of contract workers after the March 11 earthquake. Toyota wants to cope with their production starting July, because of the 75% plunge in their production in April. They will...
Human Resources (Jun 21st, 11)
The Shares of Sega Sammy Went Down due to Cyber Attack
The shares of Sega in the market went down to 1.8% and they are not sure when can they restart Sega Pass. Sega is a Japanese game developer with 1.3 million consumers until their database are stolen, and be a part of the recent issues of global cyber attacks o...
Technology (Jun 19th, 11)
Blackberry Missed on their Forecast, Sales went Down
The sales of Blackberry phones went down which make Research in Motion, the makers of Blackberry missed their lowered forecast for 2011. From the net profit of $769 million in 2010, the net profit of RIM dropped to $695 million on May 28. In the month of Apri...
Technology (Jun 16th, 11)
The Secret to Apple’s Retail Success
Apple is known to be one of the most successful retailers of high-tech gadgets like, iPod, iPhone and iPad. What is the "secret spices" to the retail success of Apple? Surprisingly, it is the brick and mortar of their retail stores. According to Needham &...
Strategy and Planning (Jun 15th, 11)
Google Search the Bread and Butter of Google
  Google search is still the bread and butter of Google. The undisputed search engine makes a big noise with Androids and Gmail. The firm launched the new features of Google search that will enable users to search by images and put in inq...
Technology (Jun 14th, 11)
Aetna: Sanctions for Blocking Medicare Sales Lifted by U.S. Regulators
  The regulation that restricts health insurance companies from marketing their medical plans and acquiring new beneficiaries have been lifted by the U.S. Federal Regulators. This restriction was implemented by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Serv...
Healthcare (Jun 13th, 11)
Iphone 5 to come out on September, now on its Final Testing
The Iphone 5 is already undergoing its final testing before starting its production in July with the released in September this year. Based on 9to5Mac, Iphone 5 is being tested by the carrier and higher ranking Apple executives. Along with the final test and t...
Technology (Jun 13th, 11)
Stocks are Weak in June 2011
The Wall Street is currently facing data-heavy schedule because of the forecasted instability to a financial market filled with investors that are worried about the losses from the previous months. The U.S. government announced its close watch on the retail sa...
Stock Market (Jun 12th, 11)
Gas Prices are Going Down
  The prices of gas in the United States fell for almost 17% in the average per gallon rate, and will probably continue to lessen more. Based on the Lundberg Survey the self-serve gasoline average price is at $3.74. In May 6 this year, the price went up ...
Energy (Jun 12th, 11)
Forex-US Dollar: Yen is Getting Stronger
On June 8, 2011, the dollar and yen climbed up as the U.S. economy slows down and may stop the international growth that is motivated by the proffer for currencies. As a reaction, the euro fell, the trade currencies dropped and then yen increased as high as 79...
United States (Jun 8th, 11)
Warren Buffet Weighs in on Status of Economic Recovery, Lubrizol and David Sokol
Warren Buffet, the ‘Oracle of Omaha,’ recently faced weary shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway this past weekend for an update on the outlook of the conglomerate. Questions from shareholders indicated the anxiety was a largely a result of the recent...
United States (May 1st, 11)
Ford Posts Best First Quarter Profits in 13 Years
Ford reported that it netted $2.6 billion in the past quarter, due to the increase in demand for ‘green’ cars and the slowly improving US economy. Additionally the fact that gas prices have been steadily increasing since the unrest in the Middle...
United States (Apr 26th, 11)
Netflix Posts Huge Profit Increase
Netflix has reported a first-quarter profit of $60.2 million adding over 3 million subscribers in the US in the past 3 months, according to the New York Times. Reed Hastings, the company’s chief executive, indicates that the growth illustrated in the pas...
United States (Apr 25th, 11)
GM to Become Top Automaker
After the latest projections, it is anticipated that General Motors will reclaim its status as the world’s top automaker. Previously, Toyota occupied this position from 2008 on; however, after the recent Japanese earthquake, the company has experienced...
United States (Apr 23rd, 11)
Crude Oil Continues to Rise on Predicted Increased Global Fuel Demands
According to Bloomberg, as the US economy continues to show signs of improvement, the demand for oil will increase. Currently the commodity is trading at a 10-year high, after the US Energy Department came out with a report that indicated that the US is curr...
United States (Apr 21st, 11)
FBI Levels Charges Against Three Online Poker Sites
A major crackdown on online gambling has taken place in the US, led by the FBI and US Attorney’s Office. The charges leveled against the Internet sites range from bank fraud, illegal gambling, and laundering billions of dollars in relation to illegal g...
United States (Apr 16th, 11)
Senate Panel Determines Goldman Sachs Misled Clients
According to an investigative panel of the United States Senate charged with assessing the causes of the economic recession, Goldman Sachs has been singled out as one of the main contributors to the current economic situation. The lengthy report essentially...
United States (Apr 14th, 11)