Daily Archives: Oct 14, 2015
Ankara Attacks: Suicide Bombers Had Links to ISIS
Yunus Emre Alagoz and Omer Deniz Dundar, the two suicide bombers who carried out last week's attacks in Ankara, are thought to have links...
Wal-Mart Shares Slide on Lower Earnings Forecast
Wal-Mart shares fell 10% in afternoon trading after the company warns earnings will be below forecasts. The stores giant warned the strong dollar would leave...
US Retail Sales Rise 0.1% in September 2015
According to the United States Department of Commerce figures, US retail sales grew by only 0.1% in September 2015. Economists had predicted a rise of...
Bank of America Beats Earnings Expectations in Q3 2015
Bank of America has reported a net profit of $4.07 billion for Q3 of 2015 against a loss of $470 million a year earlier. The...
Omid Kordestani Joins Twitter as Executive Chairman
Former senior Google executive Omid Kordestani has been appointed as the new executive chairman of Twitter. Omid Kordestani, 53, joined Google in 1999 and held...
Pope Francis Asks for Forgiveness for Rome and Vatican Scandals
Pope Francis has apologized for recent scandals "either in Rome or in the Vatican". The pontiff made the surprising apology at his weekly general audience...
Israel Sets up Checkpoints in East Jerusalem’s Arab Areas
Israeli authorities have begun a major security operation in Arab areas of occupied East Jerusalem, after a surge in attacks by Palestinians. Entrances to Jabal...
China CPI Slows More than Expected in September 2015
China’s consumer price index (CPI) rose 1.6% in September 2015 compared with a year earlier, the country's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said. That was...
Apple Faces $826M Damages after Losing Patent Case to University of Wisconsin
Apple could be facing up to $862 million in damages after losing a patent case to University of Wisconsin. The tech giant used microchip technology...
Toyota Plans to Eliminate Carbon Emitters by 2050
Toyota has announced it is planning to all but eliminate carbon emissions from its production processes by 2050. The target is one of several set...
Marlon James Wins Man Booker Prize 2015
Jamaican novelist Marlon James has won this year’s Man Booker Prize for A Brief History of Seven Killings, a novel inspired by the attempted...
Asian Markets Trade Lower on China’s Disappointing Economic Data
Asian markets traded lower on Wednesday, October 14, as investors digested disappointing economic data from China. Chinese inflation figures came in weaker than expected, and...
JP Morgan Chase Reports Higher Profits in Q3 2015
JP Morgan Chase reported higher profits in Q3 of 2015 but still missed analysts' expectations. The banking giant posted a net income of $6.8 billion,...Infographic: Evolution of Rolex, Patek Philippe and Omega
Over the years, Rolex, Patek Philippe, and Omega have grown to become synonymous with luxury. The three watch brands have developed over time from...
Brazil: President Dilma Rousseff Accuses Opposition of Coup-Mongering
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff has accused her political opponents of seeking to oust her government by "coup-mongering". Speaking at a meeting of union leaders in...
Democratic Debate 2015: Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders Clash on Gun Control
Hillary Clinton has clashed with her main rival Bernie Sanders over gun control at the first Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas. When asked if...