China-based phone manufacturer Huawei has unveiled its flagship P8 and P8 Max smartphones. The new phone will pitch the Chinese manufacturer against the likes of Samsung and Apple with the P8 running on Google's Android operating system. The phone comes with a 5.2 inch display screen, which is slightly larger than the Samsung Galaxy S6 and the iPhone 6. Another specification that signifies the...

US-based entertainment streaming service company Netflix is not looking at the decision to provide unmetered data cap deals for Optus and iiNet customers in Australia as a good one. The company, which started its service in Australia on 24 March, is considering this decision to be favoring big ISP companies and will eventually be against net neutrality. The company announced in its...

The Australian unemployment rate has dropped to an unexpected rate this March. The rate falling off has indicated that the central bank’s effort to shore up confidence with record-low interest rates is showing signs of paying off. With the unemployment rate falling down, the Australian dollar has also surged up. The jobless rate dropped to 6.1 percent from a revised 6.2 percent, the...

The anti-trust regulators of European Union are closing in on US software giant Google, with the watchdog currently planning to set up a charge sheet against the company, accusing it of abusing its market leader position. The charge sheet will be filed by EU's Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager and if proven, the company could face up to $6.6 billion of penalty, a Financial Times...

According to forecasts by the World Trade Organization (WTO), the growth of world merchandise trade increased from 2.8% in 2014 to 3.3% in 2015, and in 2016, it would leap again up to 4.0%. This is less than previously expected. - Thus, the increase in trade will remain significantly below the annual average of 5.1%, calculated from 1990, - said a forecast published on Tuesday on the website of...

Pepsico has announced partnership with American Premium Basketball league NBA as it will replace Coca-Cola as the exclusive beverage at the league matches. The new announcement signals a new breakthrough for America’s No.2 non-alcoholic beverage. Coca-Cola had been the exclusive beverage in the stands of NBA for 28 years. The company has brought in its varied product ranges as a deal breaker in...

The slump in China’s exports dashes projections for rebound in second largest economy across the globe. China’s export for March tumbled 15%, which highlighted sputtering economic growth. However, the economists projected an increase of 12% in exports. The decline in exports were quite shocking as it followed a significant increase of 49% in February. China’s imports also declined by 12.3% in...

Steve Denning speculates over Galloway’s predictions of four major company’s future trends which the latter concluded from his algorithmic calculations. Thestrategist.media – 10 April 2015 – Forbes’ contributor, Steve Denning, reflects on the presentation of NYU Stern’s clinical professor of Marketing and the C.E.O cum founder of a “business intelligence firm” L2, Scott Galloway wherein the...

Amid high volatility in world oil & gas market, Shell initiated Arctic drilling Greenpeace activists climbed the drill rig in order to protest against Arctic drilling near Alaska. The drilling rig belongs to Shell, who is planning to initiate Arctic Offshore drilling activities in Chukchi Sea. The activists are opposing the Arctic drilling stating that crude oil companies has not yet revealed...