There are only four months left before the 2016 Olympics kicks off in Brazil, but still, only one half of the tickets are sold, according to Richardo Leyser, Brazil’s latest minister of sports. He is now searching for ways to increase ticket sales.
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The clean diesel fiasco of Volkswagen is not enough for the German carmaker to give up on the United States, according to two of its highest company officials.
As the prospects of top oil exporters coming to an agreement to reduce oil oversupply became less likely, oil price reacted by hitting its one-month low. Even as other commodities also lost ground, the U.S. dollar steadied after the strong U.S. jobs data was released on Friday.
After AT&T’s buy one Galaxy S7 smartphone, get one free promo that ended in March 31, the company is at it again. Now, the telecommunication giant is offering a free 48” Samsung Smart TV if you will buy a Galaxy S7.
A recent report from the Chicago Tribune said that the recommendation of the Working Families Task Force is for Chicago employers to offer workers at least five paid sick leaves per year.
Blue Origin, Jeff Bezo’s company has successfully launched and landed its third New Shepard rocket on Saturday. Bezo, erstwhile known as the founder of Amazon.com has named the rocket after Alan Shepard, the first American astronaut who went into space.
An obscure Japanese company, Cellebrite Mobile Synchronization Ltd., is the third party that helped the FBI and the U.S. government hacked the iPhone of the San Bernardino shooter.
Nintendo launched its first ever app called Miitomo on March 31st and just a few days later, around 3 million downloads were reported by the Japanese company.
A report from the Wall Street Journal on Saturday revealed that the Alaska Air Group Inc. could likely end up acquiring Virgin America. If this deal is consummated, American Airlines will end up as the contract’s biggest third party beneficiary.
A former NBA player, Mark Davis, has a found a new way to make use of his talents. He is using, not his basketball skills, but his social skills in bringing solar power and jobs to low-income households in Washington, D.C.
The International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers (IAM) and United Airlines have arrived at a tentative agreement on new contracts that will affect almost 30,000 employees represented by the union.
Walmart recently announced it is offering $100 off on all Apple iPhone Models and $150 discounts on Galaxy S7 of Samsung. Prices of these smartphone models are normally higher than other brands because of their features.
Financial technology in the next 10 years is threatening employees of banks and financial institutions, according to the latest projections of Citigroup. As much as 30 percent of current employees of banks may lose their jobs as a consequence.
The objective of Snapchat is not just to be a popular chat app, but eventually to dominate the world of media. This app has grown to be a significant media platform and an aggressive competitor to the established platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and others.
As the country’s employment rate improved, consumer confidence as well as spending has increased leading to increases in sales of most major carmakers in the United States in March – their best in 16 years.
Google thought that it was pulling an April Fools’ Day prank to its subscribers yesterday, but the move completely went wrong and it had to apologize later for the disaster it caused.
Elon Musk of Tesla Motors has launched his latest Tesla Model 3 for the mass market – and dutifully, the car snatched up pre-orders of about 198,000. The massive initial orders for the lower-priced electric car took the company CEO by surprise.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission approved a $9.25 broadband subsidy per month on Thursday. This fund will help the many millions of Americans in the low-income bracket to enjoy home internet connection.
Enjoying the convenience of automation has its price. As more jobs are automated, there will be jobs that will eventually disappear. This happened with the once popular encyclopedias of the past.
Costco is set to launch a new credit card that offers the best cash back rates on restaurants, travel and gas. The company’s new card is under Visa management and will be unveiled in June 20 this year.
