ADVERTISING

More news
IBTimes Logo

Lying telemarketers busted

Do those debt relief ads you see on the TV or the offers you get over the phone sound too good to be true?
Myanmar's junta leader wanted to buy Man U

Myanmar's junta leader wanted to buy Manchester United: Wikileaks

The leader of Myanmar's military junta considered bidding for the popular Manchester United Football Club, US diplomatic cables revealed. Military leader Than Shwe was urged by his grandson to invest $1bn to acquire the club. Quoting a 'well connected source' of the Junta, US officials stated that Than Shwe, after contemplation, rejected the proposal.
Hospital Amenities

Hospitals or five-star hotels?

From hotel-style room service to massage therapy to magnificent views, hospitals are increasingly advertise their luxury services in a bid to gain market share, particularly those in competitive urban markets.
A Plane

Indian low-cost carriers propose massive price hikes

Low-cost carriers in India such as SpiceJet and Indigo proposed to hike flight charges to levels that would make the 'low-cost' tag redundant. Fares will now be decided on a four-slab basis, set according to the distance. The price hikes nearly triple ticket prices for flights booked on a short notice.
Adobe Flash Cookie Settings

Congress Eyes Do Not Track Law

Congress is looking at whether a do not track law, while internet advertisers and web software companies craft a response.
IBTimes Logo

EU to launch antitrust probe on Google

The European Commission has decided to probe Google Inc. after complaints by search service providers about unfavourable treatment of their services in Google's search results along with an alleged preferential placement of Google's own services.
Shoppers rush through the doors of Macy's at 5a.m. ET in search of Black Friday bargains in New York, November 27, 2009.

Black Friday is now part of the culture

Beginning well before midnight on Thursday, in malls throughout the nation, the lifeblood of the American economy – the consumers – will start queuing up outside the locked entrances of various retail stores, forming longer and longer lines, clutching ads and lists and coupons, sipping coffee and hot chocolate, rubbing their hands and stomping their feet for warmth, exciting each other with anticipatory chatter, and waiting, waiting for the clock to strike the appointed hour, the clerk to open ...
A Thanksgiving Feast

Thanksgiving dinner may cost a mite more

Thanksgiving traditionally means a celebration of plentiful harvest, but people this year may end up spending a little more on the thanksgiving dinner than before according to the 25th annual survey done by the American Farm Bureau Federation.
U.S. President Barack Obama signs the health insurance reform bill as Marcelas Owens looks on in the East Room at the White House in Washington, March 23, 2010.

Spend healthcare premiums on healthcare, rule says

Another section of the Affordable Care Act, the Obama administration’s massive overhaul of the American healthcare system, was wheeled out today, when Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius introduced a new regulation that will require insurers to spend between 80 and 85 percent of their customers’ premiums directly on their customers’ health care.

Pages

IBT Spotlight

We Help Businesses Find B2B Service Providers They Can Trust.