China's IPO market slowed by a fifth in the first half of 2011 amid a lack of mega deals that hit the market the year before, with fundraisings dominated by small businesses, a trend that analysts said could last for a few more months.
Mass weddings are increasingly becoming common worldwide and sometimes are preferred over regular weddings by couples because of economic reasons, as the costs for the venue, decorations, and sometimes celebrations afterwards can be shared between multiple families.
The heat is building between Apple and Samsung as issues over patent infringement filed lawsuits and accusations have sparked media attention between the two tech giant's escalating rivalry. Official injunctions were filed by Apple to try and block four of Samsung's mobile devices from hitting the U.S. market. The four Samsung devices listed were Galaxy S 4G smartphone, Infuse 4G smartphone, Droid Charge smartphone, and the Galaxy Tab 10.1. Apple's devices included iPhones and iPads....
China celebrated Communist Party of China (CPC)'s 90th anniversary on Friday, July 1.
Berkshire Hathaway Vice Chairman Charlie Munger on Friday stuck by Chinese auto maker BYD <1211.HK>, which has become one of Berkshire's most controversial investments amid poor performance and revelations about its business practices.
On a recent morning at Master Lock's 90-year-old factory in Milwaukee, a cluster of machinery was whirring, every 2 seconds spitting out one of the combination locks used by American high schoolers as the company readied for the back-to-school rush.
Google+, Google's ambitious project to redefine the future of social media, has created a huge buzz. Google+ has posed threat to different groups in numerous ways - it has attacked boldly on the present social network king Facebook, while China allegedly blocked the access to Google+ with its great firewall, and Google's unpreparedness to face the massive influx of traffic has forced the beta version of Google+ to close its invitation door.
Lockheed Martin Corp. (NYSE: LMT) said it will cut about 1,500 jobs at the Aeronautics unit in a move to curb costs and offer better priced products to customers. Added to the costs, President Barack Obama's goal of reducing defense spending by $400 million is also a burden on Lockheed Martin.
China has opened the world's longest sea bridge, a 26.4 mile-long structure that could easily span the length of the English Channel.
The apparel industry in Los Angeles, California is riding a small but growing wave of insourcing as costs in China and India rise and the city's factories cater to demand for high-quality garb and fast-turn fashion.
The technical sophistication of cybercriminals is swamping the world's ability to cope, a top U.S. official warned on Friday, demanding an accelerated cross-border campaign to combat the security threat.
The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market gainers are: InterDigital, Apollo Group, TiVo, Dendreon, and Logitech International. The top pre-market NASDAQ Stock Market losers are: Central European Media Enterprises, Applied Materials, JA Solar Holdings, Riverbed Technology, Vodafone Group, and Randgold Resources.
Macau, the world's largest gambling market, posted an annual 52.4 percent rise in gaming revenue in June to 20.8 billion patacas ($2.6 billion), the Macau government said on Friday, signaling a ravenous gambling appetite from Chinese tourists.
It's likely to be a bitter-sweet Fourth of July holiday weekend, gas price-wise, for U.S. motorists. Gas prices have edged lower recently, but are still up substantially from a year ago, in early July 2010.
The top after-market NYSE gainers on Thursday are: Oshkosh Truck, Phoenix New Media, National Bank of Greece, Hovnanian Enterprises and Beazer Homes. The top after-market NYSE losers are: Eastman Kodak, SouFun Holdings, CapitalSource, China Ming Yang Wind Power and Noble Corp.
The Jiaozhou Bay Bridge in Qingdao, China, which was opened on Thursday, is now the world’s longest sea bridge. Spanning Jiaozhou Bay of Qingdao City in Shandong Province, the bridge is 22 miles (36 kilometers) long, Xinhua News Agency reported.
Chinese police have arrested 36 people in connection with operating fraud on Alibaba.com that prompted the resignations of the firm's top executives in February, the company said.
The aeronautics unit of Lockheed Martin Corp, the Pentagon's No. 1 supplier by sales, said on Thursday that it plans to cut about 1,500 jobs to reduce costs in response to a flattening of U.S. defense spending.
While Japan's 'Levitating Girl' Natsumi Hayashi has become an Internet sensation, China has also come up with three levitating government officials.
While Japan's 'Levitating Girl' Natsumi Hayashi has become an Internet sensation, China has also come up with three levitating government officials.
In the eyes of an increasingly uneasy internet-savvy society, China's Communist Party is anxious to bolster its legitimacy as it celebrates its 90th anniversary on Friday.
The color red appears to have a long positive association in Russian culture – from long before the rise of Communism.
