Chinese Search Engine Baidu Under Governmental Investigation After Death of User

Author Financiarul Posted on May 10, 2016July 19, 2024Categories Featured News   Leave a comment on Chinese Search Engine Baidu Under Governmental Investigation After Death of User

Virtually 95% of all Internet experiences begin with a search engine, whether it be search engine giant Google, or others like Bing and Yahoo. But, in China there is only one. Baidu shares 70% of the Chinese Internet market and abides by strict Chinese laws to filter out political information deemed by the government as illegal or harmful. Since Google is blocked in China, its people are forced to use Baidu to get all of their information. And now the … Continue reading “Chinese Search Engine Baidu Under Governmental Investigation After Death of User”

Metro Detroit Real Estate Market Rapidly Improving as Economy Continues to Rebound

Author Financiarul Posted on May 4, 2016July 19, 2024Categories Economy   Leave a comment on Metro Detroit Real Estate Market Rapidly Improving as Economy Continues to Rebound

Detroit’s economy is finally showing signs of improvement, and these positive signs are beginning to trickle down to the city’s housing market. According to MLive.com, a first-quarter market report from the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) shows that homes in Metro Detroit are now selling in less than two months, which marks a considerable improvement from just a few years ago. In the past three months, sales of existing houses throughout Detroit have increased by about 7%. This coincides … Continue reading “Metro Detroit Real Estate Market Rapidly Improving as Economy Continues to Rebound”

GM’s Strong First-Quarter Reaches Profit of $1.85 Billion

Author Financiarul Posted on April 29, 2016July 19, 2024Categories Featured News   Leave a comment on GM’s Strong First-Quarter Reaches Profit of $1.85 Billion

GM’s first-quarter profit broke record earnings in North America, added strong profits in China, and broke even in Europe. Americans paid record prices for new GM vehicles in 2016 for the first-quarter. Shattering Wall Street expectations, GM earned a first-quarter profit of $1.85 billion, surpassing last year’s profit of $953 million. USA Today reports that GM made $1.26 for earnings-per-share, which is well above the $1 consensus. GM shares rose to $33.38, a 3.7% increase and overall revenue increased 4.5% … Continue reading “GM’s Strong First-Quarter Reaches Profit of $1.85 Billion”

The Internet Car Will Soon Be Here: A New Partnership Between Hyundai and Cisco System

Author Financiarul Posted on April 26, 2016July 19, 2024Categories Featured   Leave a comment on The Internet Car Will Soon Be Here: A New Partnership Between Hyundai and Cisco System

In an announcement on Tuesday, Hyundai Motor said that they would partner with Cisco Systems to develop Internet-connected car technology. This innovation is part of the automaker’s attempt to develop “high-performing computers on wheels.” The partnership is not a huge surprise. Recently auto and tech firms have been using their respective expertise to expand services that allow cars to hook up to the internet. Technological advancements that would make the self-driving car possible would be heavily dependent on such technology. … Continue reading “The Internet Car Will Soon Be Here: A New Partnership Between Hyundai and Cisco System”

Drug Prices Rising and Aren’t Expected to Go Down

Author Financiarul Posted on April 15, 2016July 19, 2024Categories Featured   Leave a comment on Drug Prices Rising and Aren’t Expected to Go Down

A report from data firm IMS Health showed that U.S. spending on prescription drugs rose 8.5% last year, primarily driven by the growing use of ultra-expensive new drugs and the rising prices of other medicines. Estimates showed that patients, insurers, and government programs spent a combined $309.5 billion last year on prescription medicines. The IMS Institute forecasted that the annual increase in U.S. prescription drug spending will slow to 4 to 7% through 2020 but will reach $370 billion to … Continue reading “Drug Prices Rising and Aren’t Expected to Go Down”

Las Vegas Named Top Trade Show Destination in the U.S. for 22nd Consecutive Year

Author Financiarul Posted on April 14, 2016July 19, 2024Categories Featured News   Leave a comment on Las Vegas Named Top Trade Show Destination in the U.S. for 22nd Consecutive Year

Las Vegas is universally known as a top tourist attraction, but a recent list of convention destinations found that Sin City is also the nation’s leader in trade shows. According to the Casino City Times, the Trade Show Network News (TSNN) annual award for the top trade show destination in the U.S. went to Las Vegas, NV, for the 22nd consecutive year. TSNN announced Las Vegas as the winner as part of its “2015 TSNN Top 250 Trade Shows in … Continue reading “Las Vegas Named Top Trade Show Destination in the U.S. for 22nd Consecutive Year”

Fact Check: Does Donald Trump’s Debt Plan Actually Work?

Author Financiarul Posted on April 13, 2016July 19, 2024Categories Featured News   Leave a comment on Fact Check: Does Donald Trump’s Debt Plan Actually Work?

Donald J. Trump wants to Make America Great Again, but he’s recently drawn scrutiny for his claim that he could easily pay down the national debt in eight years. Politicians and economists generally cite the U.S. national debt as being somewhere around $19 trillion. Of course, that’s in addition to the estimated $11.9 trillion in personal debt held by U.S. households, so far. So could Trump actually use his famous business accolades and alleged genius to make the country’s $19 … Continue reading “Fact Check: Does Donald Trump’s Debt Plan Actually Work?”