Tesla Motors has a mission: to prove to the world, and especially to consumers, that fully electric cars can compete today in the huge US automobile market, and be fun. cool and awesome, too. Elon Musk, co-founder of PayPal, helped Tesla Motors get started in 2004 with an initial investment of $6.3 million. As a… Continue Reading
Since 2009, the private sector has been a source of hope and relief for the U.S. economy. Business investment boosted the original rebound; so much so that many began to consider corporate America to be the key to keeping the economy alive. However, the situation is headed for a major change. In the past, businesses… Continue Reading
Sometimes there is nothing like a real hands-on experience to help our children understand that all the food we eat, toys we play with, electronics we work with and enjoy, and every other item in our household that we consume, or service that we avail ourselves of, come from people just like us. How to… Continue Reading
Jobs in the business sector are undeniably some of the best out there today. In fact, six of the top twenty careers are business-related, according to a list from U.S. News. The Best Jobs of 2012 include: Meeting, Convention and Event Planner Sales Representative Accountant Receptionist Financial Adviser Customer Service Representative HR Specialist Insurance Agent… Continue Reading
Government officials in China announced that Apple Inc is looking into opening flagship stores in two of China’s major cities, Chengdu and Shenzhen, despite the fact that Apple is still in dispute with a Chinese company over the use of the iPad trademark. At the moment Apple has only five stores on the Chinese mainland,… Continue Reading
IHS iSuppli, the market research company, recently announced the Netflix has pushed past Apple to become the leading online movie provider in the United States. Back in 2011, Netflix’s market share rose to 44%, from less than 1% only a year before. Apple, on the other hand, recorded a major loss, falling to 32.2% from… Continue Reading
Wednesday is decision day for the European Central Bank. At issue is how the E.C.B. should handle the latest euro zone banking and debt crisis. In many ways the easy path for officials at the E.C.B. would be to save the economies with cuts in the benchmark interest rate to a historic low and/or to… Continue Reading
As finance ministers across the globe rally to discuss the flailing economy, Australia’s central bank is cutting interest rates in an effort to boost confidence throughout the nation. The country’s overseas outlook is relatively bleak, and local growth is slow as well. The Reserve Bank of Australia has minimized its cash rate to 3.5%, 25… Continue Reading
Now that the much anticipated Facebook IPO is behind us it is possible to discuss where Facebook might be heading in the years to come. Many countries already have Facebook penetration at near or greater than 50 percent, including the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia, Malaysia and others; making it likely that growth in these… Continue Reading
The U.S. economy’s recovery has been disappointing thus far, and recent data has foreshadowed a potential slump as the global situation worsens. Payroll averages have fallen since last year, while the Labor Department’s recent report reveals additional instability. Macroeconomics Advisers’ Joel Prakken explained: “The sharpness of the deceleration seems consistent with other incoming data suggesting… Continue Reading