Iris Barker
Business & Finance
Xiaomi Falls Prey to Abundance of Fakes
The CEO of Xiaomi Lei Jun said that the Chinese company is more likely to be interfered by counterfeit copies of its products.
Published on April 13, 2015
By Iris Barker
Economics
Taiwan is not allowed to participate in AIIB
China has rejected Taiwan's request accession to the Asian Bank of infrastructure investments (AIIB), created under the guidance of Beijing as a founder, reports MarketWatch.
Published on April 13, 2015
By Iris Barker
Science & Technology
A New Supercomputer to Be Made in USA
US Department of Energy announced of allocating $ 200 million to create fastest supercomputers in the world for government purpose.
Published on April 10, 2015
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
Shell and BG Transaction is only the beginning of large-scale mergers
The largest in the past decade transaction of Royal Dutch Shell concern to buy British BG Group due to low oil prices was carried in the oil and gas sector.…
Published on April 10, 2015
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
LinkedIn to buy educational portal Lynda.com
LinkedIn has signed a purchase agreement for $ 1.5 billion with online educational service Lynda.com, - as repoted in a statement published on the site of the world's largest professional…
Published on April 9, 2015
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
Geologists have found a large oil field in the vicinity of the airport of London
Not far from London Gatwick Airport (South UK) a large deposit of oil was found, reports The Guardian, citing data from research firm UK Oil & Gas (UKOG).
Published on April 9, 2015
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
Shell Sued Greenpeace to Stop the Activity on the Platform
Lawyers of the company appealed to the Federal Court of the State of Alaska with a request to remove activists from Polar Pioneer rig, said the environmental organization.
Published on April 8, 2015
By Iris Barker
Economics
Saudi Arabia Sets a New Record for Oil Production
10.3 million barrels per day: Saudi Arabia reached this level of oil production in March. This is a record figure since 2002. Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources could not…
Published on April 8, 2015
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
US State Department to Exclude Cuba from the List of Terrorism Sponsors
US State Department may exclude Cuba from the list of states sponsors of terrorism in the next two days, reports CNN referring to the US administration.
Published on April 7, 2015
By Iris Barker
Economics
Jim Rogers: “I love to invest in stagnating markets, and Russia is №1 for me»
Legendary investor during the conference, held on April 6 at the Moscow Stock Exchange with the support of BCS Financial Group, told of where, in his opinion, interesting investment ideas…
Published on April 7, 2015
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
Gap in salaries of top managers and employees of Wall Street significantly reduced
The gap in salaries of top managers and employees of the banks on Wall Street significantly reduced.
Published on April 6, 2015
By Iris Barker
Economics
New Way to Deal with Marketing
Teradata Marketing Applications, a division of a developer of analytics and marketing applications for big data Teradata, announced the release of the world market system Teradata Digital Marketing Center, a…
Published on April 6, 2015
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
Tesla’s sales in I quarter increased by 55%
Tesla Motors has sold 10,030 electric vehicles in I quarter, the company said on Friday. This is 55% more than the same period in 2014. Generally in 2015, Tesla plans…
Published on April 3, 2015
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
Samsung to Supply Apple with Hardware
South Korea's Samsung Electronics has won the tender for supplying Apple with processor A9, core chips for the next iPhone model - despite the continuing intense competition on a global…
Published on April 3, 2015
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
Swiss Bank is Going to Study Bitcoins
Swiss bank UBS study the prospects for the use of Bitcoin technology in the financial sector. This work will take a special team, which will begin in London later this…
Published on April 2, 2015
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
Google to be Accused of Violating Antitrust Laws
The European Commission is preparing to propose formal charges of violating antitrust laws against the American corporation Google.
Published on April 2, 2015
By Iris Barker
Economics
New Trend of Keeping Oil in Store
India, ranked third in the world in terms of oil imports, for the first time has began to create strategic reserves. America and China also continue to increase reserves. According…
Published on April 1, 2015
By Iris Barker
Economics
Citigroup to Change its Plans in Asia
US bank Citigroup Inc. plans to increase its assets under management of its Asian unit up to 10%t to work with VIP-clients this year (thus repeating the previous year), in…
Published on April 1, 2015
By Iris Barker
Economics
US is No Longer a Country of Consumers
America is no longer a country of consumers: people prefer to save rather than spend. This trend could not been reversed by any improvement in the labor market or lower…
Published on March 31, 2015
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
Germanwings to Pay $300 for Victims of the Crash
German insurance group Allianz rated Germanwings A320 wreck at $ 300 million. As Reuters say, disaster could cost this sum to three dozen insurance companies, who will have to pay…
Published on March 31, 2015
By Iris Barker
Management
Apple Starts Exchanging Androids for IPhone
iPhone 6 and 6 Plus buyers, as well as iPhone 5c will be able to get a discount in Apple retail stores handing over their old Android-smartphones or devices based…
Published on March 30, 2015
By Iris Barker
Economics
Teva to Buy Auspex Pharmaceuticals
Israel's Teva Pharmaceutical Industries company announced the purchase of American Auspex Pharmaceuticals for $ 3.2 billion on Monday. The deal, approved by the boards of directors of both companies and…
Published on March 30, 2015
By Iris Barker
Economics
Too Smart: New Ford S-Max Can Recognise Road Signs
Ford claimed that the company found about a justice on speed lovers who actively shake the gas pedal and do not pay attention to the signs when they see a…
Published on March 27, 2015
By Iris Barker
Economics
London Delays the Deal with LetterOne
The fate of the British gas fields in the North Sea, purchased by Mikhail Fridman, will be solved no sooner than a few weeks, if not months, since the decision…
Published on March 27, 2015
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
Shell to Leave Nigeria
Anglo-Dutch oil company Royal Dutch Shell has completed the sale of mineral rights in the Niger Delta to Nigerian company Aiteo Eastern E & P Co. for $ 1.7 billion,…
Published on March 26, 2015
By Iris Barker
Science & Technology
What’s a Meerkat?
Meerkat application service which allows keeping track of live video broadcast, has become the trend of the month. The project has started a couple of weeks ago, but has already…
Published on March 26, 2015
By Iris Barker
Science & Technology
Google to Equip Self-Driving Car With External Airbags
Advent of robotic vehicles, that can move without human intervention, is expected to reduce accidents on the roads and improve the overall safety. However, the probability of an accident or…
Published on March 25, 2015
By Iris Barker
Economics
Is Euro to be Refused?
Confidence in the euro-zone economy is rapidly declining. In the initial stages of the burst in the currency zone crisis, only investors actively withdrew their funds, but now they are…
Published on March 25, 2015
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
Promising Internet Marketing Platform Solomoto Was Estimated at $ 32-40 Million
A platform for promotion of small and medium-sized businesses in the Internet Solomoto sold its 25% stake in to a number of investment funds for $ 10.8 million. The company…
Published on March 24, 2015
By Iris Barker
Economics
Morgan Stanley Downgraded Forecast for Metal Prices in 2015
Morgan Stanley analysts downgraded the outlook for prices of some commodities noting that "sleepy" China's industrial sector is not able to support the demand for primary commodities.
Published on March 24, 2015
By Iris Barker
Economics
What to Expect This Week: Announcement of Significant Economic Events
On Friday, the dollar fell sharply against major currencies, showing the worst weekly performance over three years against Euro and the largest weekly decline against Yen and Swiss franc in…
Published on March 23, 2015
By Iris Barker
Science & Technology
New Remedy for Alzheimer
Those, who suffer the Alzheimer disease, got a new chance. An American company Biogen Idec announced the world's first curative drugs for the treatment of dementia.
Published on March 23, 2015
By Iris Barker
Economics
Amazon Drones get US Regulator Permission
US federal regulators have allowed Amazon to test drones to deliver the goods, writes The New York Times.
Published on March 20, 2015
By Iris Barker
Economics
UK Oil & Gas JKX loss in 2014 reached $ 80 million
During the reporting period, JKX revenues fell down 19.09% compared to the same period of 2013, to 146.2 million dollars. Gross loss of the company amounted to 35.69 million against…
Published on March 20, 2015
By Iris Barker
Science & Technology
TAG Heuer Will Make Smart Watches together with Intel and Google
Jean-Claude Biver, head of the group LVMH, which includes TAG Heuer, announced a new project on March 19 at exhibition Baselworld watch industry.
Published on March 19, 2015
By Iris Barker
Economics
ECB Rejected to Ban Greek Banks Investments
ECB has rejected a proposal by its oversight branch to ban increase Greek banks investments in short-term government bonds. As Bloomberg reported, citing sources in European diplomatic circles, ECB fears…
Published on March 19, 2015
By Iris Barker
Science & Technology
Windows 10 to Be Launched Soon
The new Windows 10 system will be released in the summer of 2015, announced executive vice president of the Microsoft operating systems Terry Myerson in the corporate blog. Windows 10…
Published on March 18, 2015
By Iris Barker
Economics
Oil Will Rise to $ 100 by 2016
Since early March, oil prices have fallen by more than 15%, but despite this, the decline continues.
Published on March 18, 2015
By Iris Barker
Management
Ways to Improve the Strategic Planning
In most companies, the process of creating a standard strategy includes three mandatory elements:
Published on March 17, 2015
By Iris Barker
Business & Finance
Total Sells 20% of One of the Most Promising Gas Fields in the North Sea
The French company Total auctioned share one of the most promising natural gas fields in the region of the UK, according to FT. The oil giant wants to sell 20%…
Published on March 17, 2015
By Iris Barker
Science & Technology
BMW Announces a New Hybrid
BMW has introduced a hybrid version of its largest SUV X5. It was Bavarian brand’s the first hybrid crossover - and no wonder that was the most economical representative of…
Published on March 16, 2015
By Iris Barker
Economics
UK to Join China’s Finance
UK could become a member of the Asian Bank, set up by China. The appropriate authorities of the country have sent a request to the Government of PRC.
Published on March 16, 2015
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
BR to join TANAP
British energy giant BP signed a shareholders' agreement with a consortium of Trans Atlantic Gas Pipeline (TANAP), in which he will share 12% of the shares.
Published on March 13, 2015
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
Does Germany Prepare for War?
Leading German politicians argue that Ukrainian conflict calls for increased military spending. This topic has recently been politically taboo in Germany. German Defense Minister announced in late February that the…
Published on March 13, 2015
By Iris Barker
Science & Technology
Three Cosmonauts from ISS Returned to Earth
ISS-41/42 with the commander of the manned spacecraft "Soyuz TMA-14M" Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Samokutyaev, cosmonaut Elena Serova and NASA astronaut Barry Wilmore safely returned to Earth after a semi-space mission.…
Published on March 12, 2015
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
Spain’s Banco Sabadell Is Going to Buy TSB
Spanish bank Banco de Sabadell can buy British TSB Banking Group at the price of 340 pence per share, said British bank.
Published on March 12, 2015
By Iris Barker
Economics
Exxon and Shell will pass through the crisis without losses
According to analysts of the international rating agency Moody's, world’s oil industry giants - Exxon Mobil Corp and Royal Dutch Shell - unlike its competitors will survive the crisis without…
Published on March 11, 2015
By Iris Barker
Science & Technology
Scientists Are Going to Make Oxygen on Mars
Scientists at MIT are working on a project installation, which will convert carbon dioxide into oxygen. NASA has already planned its use on Mars. This has been reported in the…
Published on March 11, 2015
By Iris Barker
Economics
EU to Lower Credit Card Fees
The European Parliament has established a single limit for bank fee payment by credit and debit cards.
Published on March 10, 2015
By Iris Barker
World & Politics
Russia is Going to Create New Currency
Russian President Vladimir Putin entrusted the government and Central Bank with solving issues about further integration in the monetary and financial spheres before September 1, says RIA News.
Published on March 10, 2015
By Iris Barker
