This year’s best money makers are famously not Academy Award films, sticking to a tradition that only serves to highlight the apparent fact that audiences go the movies to be entertained, not to think. Last year the highest grossers were: 1. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2- bringing in over $381 million at… Continue Reading
As debt crisis and economic turmoil sweep across Europe, the International Monetary Fund has identified another looming threat to global economy; rising oil prices. The fund strongly suggests monitoring tension between Iran and the Western world. The United States have sanctioned Iran’s oil consumers, and the EU is considering an embargo as well. Seeing as… Continue Reading
If we use the past to predict the future, then there may be cause for concern as we watch the cost of gasoline continue to climb. The upward movement of gas prices can’t help but remind us of a similar scenario, when early in 2011 the political turmoil in the Middle East caused oil prices… Continue Reading
Senior Care Medicine and related technology have changed the senior world today; Americans are living longer and more independently as they age. Still, mobility and daily tasks can be difficult, and so businesses and services in the senior care industry are booming. Health and Wellness Whether it’s a fitness center or a healthy salad bar,… Continue Reading
So why is it so great to work for Google anyway? For one thing, they make sure that their employees are happy with a capital ‘H.’ Out in Silicon Valley in Northern California Google employs about 32,000 people, working on projects as diverse as cell phone software to search algorithms. “People have a tendency in… Continue Reading
In spite of the lagging global economy, analysts believe that India could experience economic growth to the tune of 8% in the coming fiscal year. A leading government panel in India is looking at Indian growth with an optimistic eye even though Asia’s third largest market lost some of its momentum as a response to… Continue Reading
Americans will spend money despite the hesitant economic recovery as long as they believe they are buying at the lowest prices, according to Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the U.S.-based multinational retailer. The department store chain discovered the nation-wide habit by guaranteeing the lowest prices in the market throughout this year’s holiday season. Last year’s fourth quarter… Continue Reading
Last year Zappos.com was ranked number 15 on the CNNMoney list of 100 best companies to work for. This year the online shoe retailer jumped up to 6th place. Zappos.com is now a part of the giant family which dwells under the all-embracing cyber-roof of Amazon.com. Nevertheless, the adoption has not tarnished the happy corporate… Continue Reading
Need a little push to get you going at the office? Here are some quotable quotes which have inspired people to be the best they can be, as soon as possible. • Leadership is a potent combination of strategy and character. But if you must be without one, be without the strategy. – Norman Schwarzkopf… Continue Reading
Profit Confidential’s Michael Lombardi has warned that despite January’s outstanding performance, stock markets should brace themselves for a sudden sell-off. He explains that fourth quarter earnings reports show that only 46% of S&P 500 companies have surpassed market predictions; the lowest level since 2008. “Many companies were citing increased input costs and a new general… Continue Reading