First you have to let banks read your mind if you want to work there. To measure brain activity and attention spans, Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc has been attaching sensors to the heads of potential candidates at career fairs and on university campuses as part of its graduate hiring scheme. While being monitored, students…
After a survey conducted in the countries of France, Germany and Italy, and the U.K., a research agency claimed that almost half (48 percent) of online adverts do not reach the right people across these countries. Figures revealed on Thursday showed this fact. It is most likely that billions of online marketing dollars are being…
As Saudi Arabia seeks to bolster its economy and reputation, this Middle Eastern kingdom country has reportedly hired consultants to advise on plans to create top global companies in industries from petrochemicals to telecommunications, reported the media quoting people with knowledge of the matter. The media reports suggested that Saudi Arabia has asked advisers to draw…
According to a survey of the owners of small business in the United States, a giant leap for small businesses was denoted by President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. elections. With all of the increase in sentiment coming after the U.S. elections held on Nov. 8, the sharpest surge since 2009 was noted in…
According to a new report, less than half that achieved by “Pokemon Go” in the first month, Nintendo’s upcoming “Super Mario Run” mobile game on Apple’s iOS is forecast to earn more than $71 million in worldwide gross revenue during the same period. 20 million iOS users are ready to download the game on day one, said SensorTower,…
OPEC’s production cut looks set to fall short of its stated goal of draining the stockpiles that are depressing prices even though OPEC is likely to bring the oil market into balance by the middle of next year. Bringing an end to more than three years when supply exceeded demand, the oil market will rebalance…
Over the past month, a $2 trillion shock wave through global markets has been experienced by Donald Trump’s election win. That’s how much equities’ global market value has jumped. And over the worst month for global bonds in dollar terms on record, that’s about the size of the loss in worth of the Bloomberg Barclays…
One day, its U.S. market would be eclipsed by its fast-growing China business, Starbucks said. Taking the chain to a total of about 37,000 outlets, it plans to open 12,000 additional stores globally in the next five years, the company said. Half of the new units will be in the U.S. and China. “Our core business…
In the hope that its own gaming franchises can replicate the success of console rival Nintendo Co’s Pokemon GO, Japan’s Sony Corp will release as many as six smartphone games in the next financial year. Some of Sony’s popular gaming franchises would be freed up to make them available on Apple Inc’s iOS and Google’s…
A report from Saxo Bank claims that inflation could soar and propel the dollar to record highs by expected economic stimulus policies that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump may introduce and this could result in the price of Bitcoin hitting more than $2,000 in 2017. According to CoinDesk data, Bitcoin is currently trading around $754.51. A handle of…
