German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her poll rival, centre-left Peer Steinbrueck, are due to take part in their only televised election debate. The event is seen as the Social Democrat (SPD) leader’s biggest chance to claw back Angela Merkel’s lead…
New York City food phenomenon cronut is now taking over Asia. South Koreans are the latest to catch the cronut-bug with incarnations of Dominique Ansel’s original rings of deep-fried croissant dough being sold at Dunkin’ Donuts franchises in Soeul. Dunkin’…
Labor Day, which falls on Monday, September 2, is the best time to score bargains with the countless sales offered by retailers. Labor Day weekend is an even better time to score sales than the most infamous discount holiday, Black…
Restaurants, stores, and companies will be celebrating Labor Day 2013 by offering freebies, or something at a heavily discounted price. A.C. Moore: On Saturday, August 31 from 1 PM to 3 PM, all 140 A.C. Moore stores along the East…
Just a day after McDonald’s announced plans for a new chicken item dubbed Mighty Wings, Burger King has come out with a revolutionary $1 French Fry Burger – to compete head on with its rival’s lucrative Dollar Menu. McDonald’s will…
According to Indian government’s latest figures, the country’s economy continues to slowdown in Q2 2013. For the April-to-June quarter, India’s economy grew at a rate of 4.4%, compared with the same period in the previous year. It was a weaker…
The US economy grew at an annualized pace of 2.5% in Q2 2013, the Commerce Department said in revised figures. That was more than double the pace recorded in the previous three months, and above estimates of 2.2%. The rise,…
Vodafone has confirmed it is in talks with Verizon Communications over the sale of its 45% stake in their joint venture, Verizon Wireless. Reports earlier this year suggested that Verizon was looking to buy Vodafone’s stake in Verizon Wireless for…
The controversial Indian Food Security Bill that aims to provide subsidized food to two-thirds of the population has been passed by the lower house. Under the plan, which still needs to be approved by the upper house, 800 million poor…
Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras has said the country may need a third bailout but would not accept new austerity measures. Yannis Stournaras said: “If there is need for further support to Greece, it will be in the order of…
Argentina has been ordered again to pay back more than $1.3 billion to a group of American investors – 11 years after its record debt default. A New York appeals court unanimously rejected every Argentine argument against the payout. The…
Tony Abbott, the favorite to win next month’s Australian general election, has launched his campaign. The conservative opposition leader has vowed to control government spending and build a stronger economy by putting “bulldozers on the ground and cranes into our…
Donald Trump has been sued by New York’s Attorney General Eric Schneiderman for $40 million, claiming the real estate mogul helped run a phony “Trump University” that falsely promised to make students rich. Instead, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said that…
Pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly has said it is “deeply concerned” by claims that it bribed Chinese doctors to prescribe its drugs. Chinese paper 21st Century Business Herald cited a former staff, identified by a pseudonym, as saying Eli Lilly paid…
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources (HHS) has hired more than 1,600 new employees in the aftermath of Obamacare’s passage. The new employees include just two described as “consumer safety” officers, but 86 tasked with “criminal investigating” –…
Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe has been sworn in for a seventh term in office as the country’s president. Thursday has been declared a public holiday to allow supporters of Robert Mugabe, 89, to attend the inauguration. The ceremony had been delayed…
Chinese politician Bo Xilai has gone on trial on charges of bribery, corruption and abuse of power. The former Chongqing Communist Party leader once tipped for the highest office is accused of accepting money from two businessmen, the court said.…
Minutes of the Federal Reserve’s July meeting revealed few clues about the central bank’s timeline for unwinding its extraordinary efforts to support the US economy. Officials said they were “broadly comfortable” with plans to scale back the Fed’s $85 billion…
Duck Dynasty school supplies are now at Walmart. That’s right you can have Si, Willie, Jase and Phil Robertson on your notebooks, composition, folders and binders. Prices range from $2.37 to $9.97 for lunch boxes. [youtube JXG9XFYZNJE]
Duck Dynasty‘s bearded hunters adorn the top-selling graphic T-shirt at Walmart. “You might have wondered if women would wear a T-shirt with bearded men on the front,” said Duncan Mac Naughton, Walmart’s chief merchandising and marketing officer. The answer is…
The Indian rupee has hit a new all-time record low against the US dollar, amid concerns the Federal Reserve will soon scale back its stimulus measures. It dropped to 64.13 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday. Foreign…
Markets on both sides of the Atlantic suffered sharp price drops on Thursday, as a collective fear amongst traders ran amok. With the FTSE down 1.6% and the Dow Jones down 1.5%, it recorded the worst drop since June. Both…
Caroline Kennedy has revealed her financial information in order to be considered as the next American ambassador to Japan, and it is believed she may be worth up to $500 million. Caroline Kennedy’s wealth has been a closely-guarded secret for…
Chinese politician Bo Xilai will go on trial on Thursday, August 22, being charged with bribery, corruption and abuse of power, according to state media. Bo Xilai, formerly the Communist Party chief of Chongqing, was expelled from the party after…
Horacio Cartes has been sworn in as the president of Paraguay in a ceremony in the capital, Asuncion. In his inaugural speech, multi-millionaire businessman Horacio Cartes, of the centre-right Colorado Party, promised to wage war on poverty. Paraguay is one…