by Admin | Oct 16, 2017 | News
Oenophiles are worried. Between bad harvests in Europe and the fires raging through California’s wine country—not to mention low production in the southern hemisphere—wine is expected to be in short supply. The wine shortage will almost certainly lead to higher...
by Admin | Oct 13, 2017 | Companies, News, Social Media
It’s a match made in social app heaven. Snapchat users will now be able to use the popular social media app to book a ride through Uber or Lyft. Users will also be able to book restaurant reservations to establishments featured on the app. This is courtesy of a new...
by Admin | Oct 11, 2017 | Companies, News
In what has been called the most expensive proxy fight in U.S. history, Procter & Gamble has defeated billionaire activist Nelson Peltz in his fight for a seat on P&G’s board. The defeat was extremely narrow, though, as investors were nearly evenly split on...
by Admin | Oct 9, 2017 | News
Good news: In September 2017, the U.S. jobless rate dropped to 4.2 percent, the lowest it’s been since 2001. Bad news: The U.S. lost 33,000 jobs in the same month, despite the fact that economists had been expecting an increase of 90,000 jobs. How can both of these...
by Admin | Oct 6, 2017 | Companies, News
After long-time AXA Chief Executive Officer Henri de Castries resigned in September of 2016, the company’s board knew they had some big shoes to fill. De Castries moved to private equity firm General Atlantic, where he will be advising the company on European...
by Admin | Oct 4, 2017 | News
European producers of electric bikes (e-bikes) have filed a complaint with the European Commission regarding Chinese e-bike makers. They accuse the Chinese exporters of selling their products at excessively low prices and harming European manufacturers by doing so....
