Iris Barker
Business & Finance
Google’s Clouds Partners Are Drifting Away
Google begins to lose American partners that promote the company’s cloud solutions, since the latter are no longer benefiting financially. Some companies, which have been accompanying Google from the outset…
Published on September 14, 2015
By Iris Barker
Economics
Iran to Become a Major Gas Supplier to the EU
The main part of the gas will be supplied in the form of LNG through Spain.
Published on September 14, 2015
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
What If Germany Goes Out Eurozone?
Debates about Grexit have revived talks on if Germany and other such strong economies left the monetary union, it would be of more benefit the rest of the continent. Although…
Published on September 11, 2015
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
Horseback Riding is Banned In Nigeria in The Fight Against Terrorism
Nigerian authorities imposed a ban on horseback riding in the northwestern state of Borno.
Published on September 10, 2015
By Iris Barker
Economics
S&P Lowered the Rating of Brazil to Below Investment
The agency points to difficulties in carrying out reforms and corruption scandal with Petrobras.
Published on September 10, 2015
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
US Politicians Declared a New War Against Drugs
This is a relatively small amount compared to other expenses, but the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) decided last week to allocate $ 20 million in…
Published on September 9, 2015
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
The Head of United Airlines Paid for Excessive Helpfulness
United Airlines announced the resignation of its CEO Jeff Smisek on Tuesday. One of the largest US carriers decided to change the head in connection with the federal anti-corruption investigation…
Published on September 9, 2015
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
Toxic Clothing Found in All Corners of the World
According to a report published by Greenpeace on Tuesday, waterproof clothing manufacturers continue to use perfluorocarbons in their products, which provide the desired effect, however, difficult to break, so that…
Published on September 8, 2015
By Iris Barker
Economics
The Collapse of Chinese Stock Exchanges Will Not Stop the Economy’s Growth
There is simply no reasons to fall in the gloomy predictions about the prospects for China's economy, believes the chief economist of the Asian Development Bank Shang Jin Wei.
Published on September 8, 2015
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
Sweden and Ecuador’s Treaty on Assange Can Be Ready before December 25
Negotiations on the agreement on legal assistance between Sweden and Ecuador, which may allow the Swedish investigators to question Assange, are currently continuing. The document is planned to be prepared…
Published on September 7, 2015
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
Uber Invites Investments for China; Meanwhile Law Case with the US Division Goes Ahead
Uber taxi service attracted $ 1.2 billion to strengthen its position in the Chinese market. It is reported by Tech Crunch, citing a source within the company.
Published on September 7, 2015
By Iris Barker
Economics
Operation ‘Snail’ in Paris
On Thursday, Paris stuck up in traffic jams - farmers of Brittany and Normandy arrived in the capital on their tractors. They require a change in state policy - not…
Published on September 4, 2015
By Iris Barker
Economics
The Miracle of Macao: GDP Fell by 26%? Alright!
The unemployment rate is 25%, the national debt of 170% of GDP, industrial production fell by 26% and the extremely unstable political situation have been extremely traumatic for Greece and…
Published on September 4, 2015
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
Not in the Mood: Why Some Leaders Are not Going to the Chinese Parade
On Thursday, September 3, the parade in honor of World War II is held in the Chinese capital for the first time in the history. In Beijing, it is regarded…
Published on September 3, 2015
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
The Residence Permit: Syrians Praise “Compassionate Mother Merkel”
Burning refugee shelters, the siege of the refugee camps in Heidenau, the wave of xenophobic comments in the Facebook: we have been watching a pretty spooky image of Germany from…
Published on September 2, 2015
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
US Car Sales Hit the Gas
In August, the sales were the most active in the last ten years
Published on September 2, 2015
By Iris Barker
Science & Technology
Stop Jailbreak! The New Virus Stole 225,000 Iphone Users’ Data
WeipTech and Palo Alto Network discovered the theft of 225 thousand Apple ID accounts. The attackers used a virus that steals data of users, who opened access to the file…
Published on September 1, 2015
By Iris Barker
Economics
Russia Proposes De-Dollarization of CIS
Russian President Vladimir Putin submitted to the State Duma a bill that requires the rejection of the dollar in the CIS, which means the creation of a single financial market…
Published on September 1, 2015
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
Samsung Dropped Out of the Top Ten Most Expensive IT-Companies
Due to lower stock prices caused by the fall of financial performance and weak outlook, Samsung Electronics, the world's largest smartphone maker, dropped to 13th place in the ranking of…
Published on August 31, 2015
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
France to Host up to 1.5 Thousand People in a New Refugee Camp
The French authorities are preparing to build a new refugee camp for up to 1.5 thousand people. Construction of the complex near Calais is planned to begin in 2016, reports…
Published on August 31, 2015
By Iris Barker
Economics
Does China Launches Reverse QE by $ 1 Trillion?
The story of China's phenomenal sales volume of US government bonds is gaining momentum. On Thursday, the information received is almost official confirmation, but the problem is also that such…
Published on August 28, 2015
By Iris Barker
Economics
Russia Took the 1st place at the Cost of Mined Diamonds
Russia is ahead of Botswana on the total value of the diamonds produced and now is holding the 1st place in the world - follows from the statistics of Kimberley…
Published on August 27, 2015
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
Germany: Facebook Should Remove Racist Posts
Minister of Justice of Germany Heiko Maas requires Facebook to delete racist posts about refugees after several attacks on a refugee camp in Germany.
Published on August 27, 2015
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
Italia and Lithuania are Against Gay Marriages
Hierarch of the Catholic Church criticized the plans of the Italian authorities to adopt a law on civil unions aimed at protecting the rights of sexual minorities.
Published on August 26, 2015
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
German Defense Firms are Benefiting from the Ukrainian Crisis
German arms manufacturers may benefit from an increase in the number of international crisis regions. - First of all, we register a particular interest in the acquisition of military equipment…
Published on August 26, 2015
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
SK Hynix to Spend $ 26 billion on Two New Plants
South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix, the second largest manufacturer of DRAM-memory, is going to spend 31 trillion won, or $ 26 billion, to build two new plants at home.
Published on August 25, 2015
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
Iranians are Dissatisfied with McDonalds Coming to the Country
After years of efforts associated with the negotiations on the Iranian nuclear issue, the parties finally managed to conclude a final agreement, and thus together resolve their existing conflicts, yet…
Published on August 25, 2015
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
Global Automakers: Difficulties with the Chinese Market
Foreign automakers in China are starting to experience difficulties. Hard times for the Chinese economy have led to the fact that factories, such as General Motors Co. and Volkswagen, are…
Published on August 24, 2015
By Iris Barker
Science & Technology
Brand New IPhone Battery and Phones with Defects
British firm Intelligent Energy announced that it succeeded in developing a battery that allows iPhone 6 to work for a week without recharging - The Telegraph.
Published on August 24, 2015
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
Bank of China Could Mitigate the Requirement for Banks
The People's Bank of China (PBOC, the central bank of the country) is likely to reduce the reserve requirement for banks by 0.5-1 percentage point in the coming weekend, believes…
Published on August 21, 2015
By Iris Barker
Economics
93 Million Unemployed in the United States. So Trump Was Right?
Donald Trump made the following statement about the US economy in an interview with Time magazine:- In reality, the unemployment rate in our country is probably 21%, not 6%, 5.2%…
Published on August 21, 2015
By Iris Barker
Economics
Retail Sales in the UK Showed an Increase
Retail sales in the UK in July rose by 0.1% compared with the previous month, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) of the country.
Published on August 20, 2015
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
Everyone is Afraid of China, Even Putin
This is dawn of a new economic order - so said Paul Mason in his monumental article published in the British newspaper The Guardian. This author has published a book…
Published on August 20, 2015
By Iris Barker
Economics
Varoufakis: Europe Needs a New Debt Policy
The problem of public debt of Greece has once again become relevant for Europe. Apparently, this is the most important achievement of the Greek government in the first five months…
Published on August 19, 2015
By Iris Barker
Economics
Misleading Effect of Sex in Advertising
The topic of sex pops up quite frequently in advertising, as marketers believe that the cheesecake boosts sales. Mention the frivolous topic undoubtedly increases the interest to the blog articles…
Published on August 19, 2015
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
Tianjin Explosions Will Come at a High Cost to Insurers
The cost of insurance claims following the devastating explosion at the Chinese port of Tianjin, which occurred last week, may exceed the initial estimate and cause serious financial difficulties for…
Published on August 18, 2015
By Iris Barker
Economics
The Number of New Buildings in the United States Reached a Record for 8 Years
The number of houses, construction of which began in the US in July, rose up 0.2% from the previous month and amounted to 1.206 million in terms of annual growth,…
Published on August 18, 2015
By Iris Barker
Economics
China Warned about the Volatility of the Yuan and Renounced the Currency Wars
China's central bank issued a statement in which it warned investors that the yuan would soon be experiencing fluctuations in both sides. Allegedly, the government does not intend to participate…
Published on August 17, 2015
By Iris Barker
Science & Technology
How Long Do We Have to Wait to See Apple Car?
The Guardian has found evidence that Apple really is developing a vehicle with the autopilot under maximum secrecy. When can we ride an Apple Car?
Published on August 17, 2015
By Iris Barker
Economics
Hong Kong’s Economic Growth Surpassed Forecasts
Hong Kong's economy in II quarter 2015 increased by 0.4% compared to the previous three months, the government said in a statement.
Published on August 14, 2015
By Iris Barker
Management
Emirates to Launch the Longest Non-Stop Flight in the World
Emirates Airline will launch the world's longest non-stop flight. According to Emirates 24/7, the route will connect Dubai and Panama - the capital of the eponymous state. Its length will…
Published on August 13, 2015
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
Iran Will Present 45 Oil and Gas Projects in London
Iran chose the 45 oil and gas projects to introduce to international investors at a conference in London on 14-16 December. The conference participants discuss the procedure for the conclusion…
Published on August 13, 2015
By Iris Barker
Economics
Carlyle and Symantec Signed a Deal of the Year
Carlyle Group led a group of investors who will participate in the transaction to repurchase at Symantec Corp. its subsidiaries Veritas, dealing with storage of data in the Internet. Investment…
Published on August 12, 2015
By Iris Barker
Economics
Asia: Back in 1998
The beaches of Bali and Langkawi did not look so attractive to American tourists since the reign of Bill Clinton.
Published on August 12, 2015
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
Windows 10: Big Brother is Watching You
Late last month, the latest version Microsoft’s operating system - Windows 10 - became available. The novelty has already received many positive reviews, but as it turns out, there are…
Published on August 11, 2015
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
Toshiba To be Excluded from the Nikkei 400 for Fraud with Reporting
Shares of Japanese corporation Toshiba Corp. were excluded from the index Nikkei 400 due to errors in the financial statements, which resulted in the write-off of profits from previous years…
Published on August 10, 2015
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
New Real Estate Markets: What’s in Store for Investors
This year, some countries announced potential opening of its markets to foreign property buyers, relying on the flow of investment from abroad. Most states have already opened the door to…
Published on August 10, 2015
By Iris Barker
Science & Technology
Pebble Opened Pre-Order of Apple Watch’s Competitor
Pebble Technologies Company began accepting orders for one of its smart watch models Pebble Time Steel, money for the creation of which was collected via crowdfunding. It is stated on…
Published on August 7, 2015
By Iris Barker
Economics
Does Britain Need People’s QE?
Recently, political outsiders have been gotten unprecedented support not only in America (Donald Trump), Greece (SYRIZA party) or France (Marine Le Pen): with great enthusiasm UK greeted Jeremy Corbin (until…
Published on August 7, 2015
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
Motorola Solutions Attracted $ 1 Billion of Investment
The company Motorola Solutions, specializing in the production of telecommunications equipment, has attracted investment of $ 1 billion, as evidenced by the data of the newspaper The New York Times.
Published on August 6, 2015
By Iris Barker
