For over a month, an anonymous billionaire had been hiding envelopes with money all around some of USA's cities and then tweeting clues about their whereabouts. The whole game triggered a major treasure-hunt among locals who race each other to be among the very first who read the tweets with clues and then race again ... read entire article »
The security software-maker McAfee, together with the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington have issued a report on Maonday, stating that the annual costs of cybercrime worldwide reach a total amount of $400 billion, in the 'best case ... read entire article »
PayPal now has a new competitor to watch out after Amazon launched, yesterday, a new payment service which enables people to pay for bills or subscriptions. The approximately 240 million users on Amazon can make online payments by using the credit card data ... read entire article »
Markus Persson, better known as “Notch” is renowned for being the man behind Minecraft. Having fun with virtual property was not enough for Persson who acquired the most expensive penthouse in the entire Sweden. At 35 years old, Markus Persson will now be ... read entire article »
Moscow and Ukraine are to resume negotiations over the $5.2 billion gas supply debt that Kiev has to pay and the Gazprom established price of $485 per 1,000 cubic meters for future natural gas delivery, the highest price a European country has to pay for energy. ... read entire article »
China's economy began to show cracks in its growth plan as exports increased but imports dropped over the same period, revealing low demand in the world's second largest economy. While the country boosted its exports by 7 percent last year, low demand triggered a ... read entire article »
A half a pound gold nugget, worth approximately $30,000, has disappeared from the University of Arizona's Mineral Museum. The rock went missing from an office where it was stored. It was the museum's most popular attraction due to it's size, shape and natural ... read entire article »
After a British colony ran out of proper stamps, at around 1856, a newspaper colony created a stamp that would later, in 2014, become 'by size and weight simply the most expensive object ever sold in history.' Sotheby's, the auction house that will sell the ... read entire article »
Spain's ghost skyscraper has finally found an owner. China's richest man Wang Jianlin has bought the historic building from Madrid for 265 million euros. The emblematic skyscraper was empty since 2006. The 25 story tower was built under the dictatorship of ... read entire article »
The biggest annual charity event in Europe gathered in excess of 2 million euros for people with HIV and AIDS. The Vinna Life Ball 2014 edition was as always a succes when it comes to gathering funds for those in need. The annual Life Ball is organized by Aid ... read entire article »
Football became more than a phenomenon and left the sports domain fore more than a decade. It's a 100 percent business and figures prove it. Spain is the reigning World Champion and there is a lot at stake for all players of “La Roja”. Despite not having ... read entire article »
The tension flared right after Russia's annexation of the Crimean Peninsula is, apparently, calming down. However, a new crisis is about to hit Crimea as its economy is currently experiencing a high-speed drop. In spite of its past and present connections with ... read entire article »
US President Barack Obama announced yesterday, during his three-day visit to Europe, that he plans to make a 73 million euros military investment on the continent. In addition, the American military presence in Europe will be increased, alongside more military ... read entire article »
Spain has been dealing with massive waves of illegal immigrants in its two exclaves in northern Africa. Madrid administration agreed to provide 2 million euros for better security at its borders, but also requested help from the European Union. Their prayers have ... read entire article »
Britain's economy is doing much better since it started including illegal activities such as prostitution and drug sales in its GDP reports. The hidden-economy trade, how such activities are called, generate almost 11.9 billion euros per year. The total i ... read entire article »
The world's airlines are looking at cloudy skies, as far as profit forecast for 2014 goes. The International Air Transport Association has cut down its profit forecast for the global industry by as much as 514 million euros. Political instability in an ... read entire article »
The crisis involving Russia, Ukraine and the European Union is definitely hurting Italy. Trade between Russia and Italy reached a new all time high last year to a impressive figure of 31 billion euros. The latest report released by the Milan Chamber of Commerce ... read entire article »
A lucky man from France won 72 million euros at the EuroMillions lottery. The man plans to give away about 50 million euros to national charity groups. The winner wanted to remain anonymous even after the announcement he made. The ticket was validated in ... read entire article »
It's not yet official, but it could soon be. Rumors say Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's former Chief Executive Officer won the bidding war for the NBA Los Angeles Clippers franchise with a 2 billion dollar offer. If the figure is correct, it will set a new all time ... read entire article »
When it comes to large pharmaceutical businesses, income figures are most of the time huge. But the same thing can happen when a common lawsuit is brought to a settlement, as Boehringer Ingelheim found out. The German pharmaceutical maker confirmed it has agreed ... read entire article »
