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Iran’s Oil Minister, Bijan Zanganeh, has called for an emergency OPEC meeting in order to stabilize collapsing oil prices. Zanganeh’s call to arms echoes a similar message sent earlier this month by officials in Algeria. Following both of those messages officials for the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries said no meeting was planned. “Iran endorses […]
Silicon Valley employers offer some of the best 401(K) plans in the United States but that isn’t the case for Amazon employees. Amazon’s workplace just came under attack for some rather brutal tendencies, and now Bloomberg is reporting that its retirement investment options are also falling behind its peers. Bloomberg says Amazon’s 401(K) matching is […]
If you really want that dream job you have worked your entire life to obtain you should hope to be assigned the coveted 4th interview slot. A new study from the “Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology,” has discovered that people who interview fourth are more likely to receive the job. The company analyzed more than 600 30-minute […]
Apple is continuing to take over more of the global market share in the smartphone sector. A new report issued by Gartner, Inc., on Thursday shows the company growing its dominance for the second quarter of 2015. While the company’s continues to find new customers for its iPhone lineup, the report also showcases a slowdown […]
Thieves are creating a massive headache for Walmart’s bottom line and the company is now regularly blaming shrinkage for much of its earnings issues. During the retail giant’s quarterly results call on Tuesday morning, the company spoke about shrinkage throughout the conversation. Shrinkage was mentioned 13 times on the call, as the company’s team quickly […]
Before you can get hired by Google and change the world, you first need to find the top technology schools that can best help you build your skills. The U.S. is known for some of the best technology schools in the world. From Massachusetts to California. Many hopeful entrepreneurs have gone to these prestigious schools only […]
The United States is a melting pot of immigrants who travel to America every year with the hopes of landing a secure job and eventually achieving the American dream. As immigrants move into each of the 50 United States the jobs they choose to specialize in vary from state to state. The American Community Survey […]
Running a business in the age of the internet can be a daunting task. Whether you are starting a mom & pop store in your local neighborhood or launching a social media company like my Stream App for iOS, you can’t ignore the power of online tools to help grow your business. Over the years […]
Crude Oil is continuing on its downward spiral. On Tuesday morning, West Texas Intermediate crude futures in New York fell 4% to a low as $43.03 per barrel. Brent crude also fell to nearly $50 per barrel. Oil prices continued to plummet after OPEC released its monthly production numbers and showed a July that produced […]
Google Inc. on Monday announced a new parent company called Alphabet. In a major shake-up at the company co-founder Larry Page announced the new company in a blog post. Alphabet will contain subsidiaries to separate its core web advertising business from newer ventures like autonomous vehicles, and life-sciences projects. According to Michael Yoshikami, head of Destination Wealth […]
Pepsi’s diet soda lineup is no longer using aspartame. The company on Monday announced a new blend of sucralose for its lineup. Included in the change are Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi and Wild Cherry Diet Pepsi. The company made the change after thousands of customers complained about the possible negative health consequences created because of aspartame. […]
Over the weekend, President Obama announced an ambitious plan to combat climate change through a new regulatory structure that would set greenhouse gas emission targets for the states and give them several years to meet those goals. In a video released on social media late Saturday, the White House introduced the initiative in broad strokes […]
