Beijing is using its accumulation of billions of American dollars to step up its investments around the globe. In the last year, Chinese acquisitions in the U.S. have ranged from a relatively obscure theater in Branson, Mo., to stakes in such famous brands as Coca-Cola and Johnson & Johnson.
Automakers are revealing plans for plug-in hybrids, [...]
Apple’s suppliers may be violating the company’s code. Of cited violations in 2009, three involved the hiring of underage workers; three involved the use of noncertified vendors for the disposal of hazardous waste; three involved the presentation of falsified records during the audit; and eight involved excessive recruitment fees.
Warren Buffet admitted fault to the shareholders [...]
US President Barack Obama global warming should be called ‘global weirding’.
California is caned three women after they were convicted for adultery under Islamic law, the first time that punishment has been handed out inside the country.
Visual Economics show youVerizon Wireless will allow its subscribers to make Skype calls on nine of its smartphones is [...]
U.S. stocks erased their gains Friday and logged their worst month in nearly a year as investors shrugged off some encouraging economic data and techs took another hit.
Home prices in Hong Kong, which jumped 27% this last year, may be cooling off some steam as concern over a bubble in asset prices in China looms.
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Haitians are buying nails to make initial repairs, searching out “tri-tri” – a powder of tiny dried fish used to season rice – and even getting haircuts: all of which means that, slowly, the economy is showing signs of life after being knocked out by the Jan. 12 earthquake.
Teen pregnancy in the U.S. has started [...]
As foreign language courses are dwindling in schools across the US, the Chinese government is sending teachers from China to schools all over the world — and paying part of their salaries, to promote the language.
Haiti and the Dominican Republic’s icy relations continue as Haitian officials rejected an offer of 800 troops from the [...]
The world’s biggest candy company has just been formed, as Kraft Foods and Cadbury agree to a $19.5 billion deal.
Eight in 10 Americans support legalizing marijuana for medical use and nearly half favor decriminalizing the drug more generally, both far higher than a decade ago. In related news, e-commerce entrepreneurs are gearing up to serve [...]
