If you are scanning the real estate market for a one-of-a-kind property, your attention might be drawn to Transylvania, in Romania, where a castle that made history is out for sale. Dracula’s Castle, once home to Vlad the Impaler, a sadistic 15th century ruler who inspired Bram Stoker to write his Dracula story, i ... read entire article »
Busy May at Apple. The giant American corporation has been engaged in lots of moves. Recently it has acquired LuxVue, a power efficient LED company, most probably it will acquire Beats electronics for 3.2 billion and now it has also snatched a former Nokia brain. ... read entire article »
Coca-Cola drops the ‘You’re on’ slogan for its Diet Coke campaign. The reason was that, thanks to an unfortunate positioning of the logo, the slogan seemed to spell ‘You’re on coke.’ After being mocked by many for what seemed to be an obvious cocaine ... read entire article »
After six years of crippled economy in which the unemployment rate had more than tripled, Greece is slowly taking baby-steps towards a more stable economy. The jobless total has fallen for a fifth consecutive month, from a record high of 27.7% to 26.5% of the ... read entire article »
The giant Spanish discount retailer, Dia has announced it is retiring from France. Operations in the country were struggling in recent period and business could not be saved. Now, Dia is selling its 900 stores. The Spanish company tried to save its stores in ... read entire article »
Publicis and Omnicom are two of the world’s largest advertising firms. Last year they announced that a merger was on the way as the two companies planned to create the biggest advertisement firm in the world, worth $35.1 billion. But those plans have crumbled ... read entire article »
An English youth club in Bristol, that was going through serious financial issues, was saved by the elusive graffiti artist, Banksy. A picture showing a couple embracing while, at the same time, checking their smartphones, appeared on Banksy’s website last ... read entire article »
Dacia car manufacturer has reached a milestone in its history. Two days ago, the car baring number 5,000,000 left Dacia factory in Mioveni, Romania. The vehicle was a Dacia Duster 4x4 version Laureate. Equipped with a 1.6, 16 valves petrol engine and colored in ... read entire article »
After reporting a 28% drop in revenue for the first quarter of this year, the British bank Barclays revealed plans to cut 14,000 jobs this year as part of a new strategy. However, the number of job cuts is to increase and reach 19,000 by 2016 and might close up ... read entire article »
It was of the most awaited phones in 2014 and allegedly it did well for a while. However, critics immediately started criticizing the Samsung Galaxy S5 for its design and materials. Chang Dong-hoon is the first name to fall after Samsung's flagship was not received ... read entire article »
In 2012, in New York, USA, McDonald’s fast-food workers, unhappy with their salaries and rights at the workplace, initiated a movement that now, 2 years later, is about to become global. On May 15, fast-food workers from 150 cities across the US are planning to ... read entire article »
The Fiat Chrysler group set out a very ambitious plan that should end the company’s debt by 2018. They intend to boost its sales by 60% and have a five-fold net profit increase after investing 48 billion euros in new factories and car models. In addition the ... read entire article »
Alstom, French maker of power generating, transmissions equipment, trams and trains, is, at the moment, reviewing an offer made by the American conglomerate GE. It is also waiting for the German engineer giant Siemens to come up with a counteroffer so it can be ... read entire article »
Today, many travelers turn to online user reviews when booking a hotel because others experiences often prove to be more revealing and truthful than any hotel description. Joining the trend, even hotels made their own star-rating systems based on former guest ... read entire article »
It was probably the most awaited video game in 2014 on all platforms and it was not a fail. Online multiplayer shooter Titanfall recorded great figures in it's first month of shelf life. Electronic Arts, Titanfall publisher reported it has sold almost one million ... read entire article »
New law and regulations make Uruguay, starting from Tuesday, the first country in the world that has a legal marijuana market. A system regulating legal production, sale and drug consumption will open the door to a whole new range of businesses. A cautionary note ... read entire article »
China is currently experiencing a boost in aviation and, due to pilot shortages, one might think that becoming a pilot in China is a thoughtful decision now. But those already on this job know better. Dozens of Chinese pilots signed, last month, an open letter ... read entire article »
Amazon and Twitter, tech giants, want to make shopping easier for their clients. With that purpose in mind, they have agreed to join and offer the public the possibility to synchronize their Amazon and Twitter accounts. The result is that, when you see ... read entire article »
Eurozone’s weakest member, Greece, is facing a flight of capital as companies are fleeing to Bulgaria where costs there are competitively lower. Bulgaria, EU’s poorest country, has a tax on businesses and individuals set at 10% while corporate tax in Greece ... read entire article »
Tesco, Britain’s largest supermarket company, plans to launch a first own-brand smartphone. The device will be operating on Google’s Android software and it will be a high-end phone with specifications comparable to those of Samsung’s Galaxy S5 but within a ... read entire article »
