Global Markets

Australian Dollar

Australian Dollar Outlook – 6-20-13

The AUD has fallen below USD 0.9300 for the first time since September 2010 after US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke announced that the US Central Bank's stimulus measures would end in mid-2014.

Thursday, June 20, 2013

New York Stock Exchange

Global Markets Overview – 6/20/13

As expected, QE tapering is coming; as expected, $85 billion a month is here to stay in the interim; as expected, a timeline was given and as expected these changes to the current programme are conditional to the state of the underlying economy.

Thursday, June 20, 2013 by Evan Lucas, IG Markets Strategist

Fukushima meltdown  is ‘much worse than you think’

2 Years After, Japan Grapples To Find Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Groundwater Highly Toxic with Cancerous Radio-Active Material

It's been two years since a devastating magnitude 9 earthquake hit Tōhoku, Japan in March 2011, of which a resulting tsunami erupted and seriously impacted the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Japan is now grappling after it found out that the groundwater at the nuclear plant contained above average levels of a radioactive substance called strontium-90.

Thursday, June 20, 2013 by Esther Tanquintic-Misa

ASX

Australian Stock Market Report – Morning 6/20/13

In US economic news, Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke reiterated its commitment to buying $85 billion in bonds per month given still-high unemployment. However the Fed did highlight that risks to growth and employment have lessened in recent months and as such it was likely that it could slow the pace of its bond purchases later this year and look to end the QE program by mid-2014.

Thursday, June 20, 2013 by Craig James, CommSec Chief Economist

Bundaberg flood last January 2013

Australia’s Bundaberg in Queensland Recovers, Sends 1st Sugar Shipment After Devastating January 2013 Floods

Bundaberg, severely hit by massive floods brought by ex-tropical cyclone Oswald in early January, has recovered. On Wednesday, after more than five months forced suspended operations, one of Queensland's biggest sugar exporters was able to export the raw commodity again.

Thursday, June 20, 2013 by Esther Tanquintic-Misa

China: The New Breeding Grounds For Capitalism

By George Leong, B.Comm. for Profit ConfidentialChina's economy is slowing, but the rich in that country continue to get richer and are growing in number.

Thursday, June 20, 2013

The Overnight Report: One More Year!

By Greg PeelThe Dow fell 206 points, or 1.4%, while the S&P dropped 1.4% to 1628 and the Nasdaq lost 1.

Thursday, June 20, 2013

US

UFO Sighting Linked to Mexico’s Popocatépetl Volcano Eruption

UFO Sighting Linked to Mexico’s Popocatépetl Volcano Eruption [PHOTOS, VIDEOS]

UFO sightings are being linked to the eruption of Mexico's Popocatépetl Volcano aka Popo on Monday. Paranormal speculators are linking the alleged UFO activity to the eruption, saying it could not have been a coincidence. However, the UFO itself remains a debated topic even as a video clip of the sighting has gone viral.

Thursday, June 20, 2013 by Arlene Paredes

US Navy

U.S. Naval Academy Files Rape Charges Against 3 Navy Football Players for Sexual Assault on Female Midshipman in 2012 (VIDEOS)

The U.S. Naval Academy filed on Wednesday rape charges against three Naval football players for the sexual assault of a female midshipman in April 2012. The incident happened at an off-campus house in Annapolis.

Thursday, June 20, 2013 by Vittorio Hernandez

Supermoon

Supermoon Could Trigger Global Disasters, Say Astrologers

Supermoon 2013 heralds weekend of natural disasters, predict soothsayers.

Wednesday, June 19, 2013 by Hannah Osborne

WWE

WWE Death: Teenager Charged with Murder of Sister by Copying Wrestling Moves

13-year-old killed girl he was babysitting by practising wrestling moves on her, say New Orleans police.

Wednesday, June 19, 2013 by Toyin Owoseje

U.S. National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden, an analyst with a U.S. defence contractor, is seen in this still image taken from a video during an interview with the Guardian in his hotel room in Hong Kong June 6, 2013.(Reuters/Courtesy of Th

PRISM Helped Dodge Over 50 Terror Attacks; NSA Chief Says Exposure May Pose Threat to US Security

The chief of United States National Security Agency (NSA) has justified the activities of its PRISM surveillance program saying it has helped fend off many terrorist attacks within the country and abroad since the September 9/11 attack.

Wednesday, June 19, 2013 by Karuna Chandwani

Serena Williams' comments appeared in an interview with Rolling Stone (Reuters)

Serena Williams: Steubenville Virgin Rape Victim 'Put Herself at Risk'

Tennis star condemned for suggesting Ohio rape victim was lucky and contributed to her own ordeal.

Wednesday, June 19, 2013 by Ewan Palmer

US Congressman Michael Burgess

US Congressman Michael Burgess: Abortion Wrong Because Male Foetuses Masturbate

Anti-abortion Texas Congressman argues that sonograms show 15-week foetuses 'feel pleasure.'

Wednesday, June 19, 2013 by Hannah Osborne

World

Australia Issues Warning: Two of Victoria’s Worst Sex Predators Escape Prison Facility

Australia Issues Warning: Two of Victoria’s Worst Sex Predators Escape Prison Facility

Australia warned locals specially those residing in Victoria state of the escape from prison of two of its worst sex predators.

Thursday, June 20, 2013 by Esther Tanquintic-Misa

Same-Sex Marriage Bill brings a bright future for gay couples in Australia

South Australian Parliament Passes Same-Sex Marriage Motion Following New Zealand's Example

The same-sex marriage legislation gets a big boost from the South Australian Parliament as it supports the idea of allowing gay couples to marry. The upper house of SA Parliament passed a motion in approval of marriage equality laws in New Zealand. Labor MP Gerry Kendelaars introduced the same-sex marriage motion.

Thursday, June 20, 2013 by Reissa Su

UFO Sighting Linked to Mexico’s Popocatépetl Volcano Eruption

UFO Sighting Linked to Mexico’s Popocatépetl Volcano Eruption [PHOTOS, VIDEOS]

UFO sightings are being linked to the eruption of Mexico's Popocatépetl Volcano aka Popo on Monday. Paranormal speculators are linking the alleged UFO activity to the eruption, saying it could not have been a coincidence. However, the UFO itself remains a debated topic even as a video clip of the sighting has gone viral.

Thursday, June 20, 2013 by Arlene Paredes

Fukushima meltdown  is ‘much worse than you think’

2 Years After, Japan Grapples To Find Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Groundwater Highly Toxic with Cancerous Radio-Active Material

It's been two years since a devastating magnitude 9 earthquake hit Tōhoku, Japan in March 2011, of which a resulting tsunami erupted and seriously impacted the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Japan is now grappling after it found out that the groundwater at the nuclear plant contained above average levels of a radioactive substance called strontium-90.

Thursday, June 20, 2013 by Esther Tanquintic-Misa

India women Jan 2013

Indian Tourism Decline in the Wake of Rape, Attack on Woman

With the Indian economy slowing down to 5 percent in 2012 from 9 percent two years ago, the country is taking another beating amid a spree of recent incidents where women were brutally raped and attacked. More and more women tourists are hesitant to visit India, fearing similar attacks.

Thursday, June 20, 2013 by Jacob Cherian

Bundaberg flood last January 2013

Australia’s Bundaberg in Queensland Recovers, Sends 1st Sugar Shipment After Devastating January 2013 Floods

Bundaberg, severely hit by massive floods brought by ex-tropical cyclone Oswald in early January, has recovered. On Wednesday, after more than five months forced suspended operations, one of Queensland's biggest sugar exporters was able to export the raw commodity again.

Thursday, June 20, 2013 by Esther Tanquintic-Misa

Australian soldiers

Australian Defence Force May Take Years to Remove Sexism as New Scandal Emerges

The Australian Defence Force may have a difficult time to eliminate a culture of sexism and bigotry. Analysts say it would take years for the ADF to become improve its perspective on women soldiers as another investigation was soon to begin for the alleged posting of abusive material online.

Thursday, June 20, 2013 by Reissa Su

Economy

IBM Logo

IBM Australia Lets Go of 1,500 Jobs Due to Global Restructuring

IBM Australia is looking to let go of 1,500 jobs in a move to send jobs offshore to New Zealand and Asia. Local jobs held by around 1,200 to 1,500 Australians are affected as their jobs have been found to be redundant. The figures are comparable with Ford's plans to cut 1,200 jobs when the company leaves Australia in 2016.

Thursday, June 20, 2013 by Reissa Su

ANZ Bank cuts 600 jobs

ANZ Considers Transferring 600 Jobs Offshore as Australian Dollar Drops to 2-Year Low

ANZ Bank considers cutting 600 jobs and plans to send head office jobs to New Zealand or the Philippines to as part of its cost-cutting measures.

Thursday, June 20, 2013 by Reissa Su

Fukushima meltdown  is ‘much worse than you think’

2 Years After, Japan Grapples To Find Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Groundwater Highly Toxic with Cancerous Radio-Active Material

It's been two years since a devastating magnitude 9 earthquake hit Tōhoku, Japan in March 2011, of which a resulting tsunami erupted and seriously impacted the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Japan is now grappling after it found out that the groundwater at the nuclear plant contained above average levels of a radioactive substance called strontium-90.

Thursday, June 20, 2013 by Esther Tanquintic-Misa

Bundaberg flood last January 2013

Australia’s Bundaberg in Queensland Recovers, Sends 1st Sugar Shipment After Devastating January 2013 Floods

Bundaberg, severely hit by massive floods brought by ex-tropical cyclone Oswald in early January, has recovered. On Wednesday, after more than five months forced suspended operations, one of Queensland's biggest sugar exporters was able to export the raw commodity again.

Thursday, June 20, 2013 by Esther Tanquintic-Misa

Kate Middleton

Birth of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Baby to Boost British Economy by $380M (VIDEOS)

All eyes are on the forthcoming baby of Prince William and Kate Middleton even as the royal couple prefers not to know in advance through technology the gender of their baby. However, there are speculations the baby would be a girl based on an alleged slip on the part of the mother.

Thursday, June 20, 2013 by Vittorio Hernandez

World Bank Report Maps Disastrous Outcomes of Climate Change in Africa, South Asia And South East Asia

A World Bank report predicting the impacts of global temperature rises paints a bleak picture for the world's poorest communities.

Thursday, June 20, 2013

(Photo: Reuters)

The Undercover Banker: I'm More Worried about My Bonus than a Prison Sentence

IBTimes UK's mole in London's financial district mulls plan to curb bankers' excesses.

Thursday, June 20, 2013 by Mason Richman

Companies

IBM Logo

IBM Australia Lets Go of 1,500 Jobs Due to Global Restructuring

IBM Australia is looking to let go of 1,500 jobs in a move to send jobs offshore to New Zealand and Asia. Local jobs held by around 1,200 to 1,500 Australians are affected as their jobs have been found to be redundant. The figures are comparable with Ford's plans to cut 1,200 jobs when the company leaves Australia in 2016.

Thursday, June 20, 2013 by Reissa Su

ANZ Bank cuts 600 jobs

ANZ Considers Transferring 600 Jobs Offshore as Australian Dollar Drops to 2-Year Low

ANZ Bank considers cutting 600 jobs and plans to send head office jobs to New Zealand or the Philippines to as part of its cost-cutting measures.

Thursday, June 20, 2013 by Reissa Su

Sony Making Nexus 5 Under the Codename i1 Honami? 5.0" Screen Display, 13MP EXMOR RS Camera with Cybershot, 2.3GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 CPU & 3000 mAh Battery Revealed

Nexus 5 is now linked to the Sony i1 Honami as the device goes live revealing specifications. Ever since LG announced that no Nexus is being manufactured from their houses, spectators are now searching which company is going to make the upcoming Nexus 5.

Thursday, June 20, 2013 by Ryan Inoyori

Moto X Phone XT1055 Filled FCC for Network Carriers Sporting 4.7" AMOLED Screen, 1.7GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro CPU, 2GB RAM & 10MP Camera

Motorola handset XT1055 has been spotted paying a visit to FCC requesting compatibility with LTE networks of AT&T, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular and Verizon which indicates that Moto X Phone will become available to most U.S. network carriers.

Thursday, June 20, 2013 by Ryan Inoyori

ASUS working on the next Nexus?

Leaked: ASUS Releasing a Tablet to Against Nexus 7.2? K009 FCC Filing Spotted, European Website Gives A Peek of GeForce GTX 760 DirectCU II OC

FCC listings indicated that Asus is reportedly working on a mysterious tablet that can potentially or directly go against the line of Google’s Nexus. With the pending release of the Google Nexus 7.2 and increasing hype, Asus is testing the waters to penetrate the same market.

Thursday, June 20, 2013 by Precious Silva

ASX

Australian Dollar Drop Offset by Commodity Price Falls

The Australian Dollar has fallen to its lowest level this morning but analysts say that this was offset by commodity price falls

Thursday, June 20, 2013 by Athena Yenko

Kate Middleton

Birth of Prince William and Kate Middleton’s Baby to Boost British Economy by $380M (VIDEOS)

All eyes are on the forthcoming baby of Prince William and Kate Middleton even as the royal couple prefers not to know in advance through technology the gender of their baby. However, there are speculations the baby would be a girl based on an alleged slip on the part of the mother.

Thursday, June 20, 2013 by Vittorio Hernandez

Tech

Facebook has never been stronger since IPO, Sandberg says

A year after Facebook Inc's fumbled IPO, Wall Street remains slow to recognize what Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg argues has been an across-the-board improvement in its business.

Thursday, June 20, 2013 by Alexei Oreskovic

Sony Making Nexus 5 Under the Codename i1 Honami? 5.0" Screen Display, 13MP EXMOR RS Camera with Cybershot, 2.3GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 CPU & 3000 mAh Battery Revealed

Nexus 5 is now linked to the Sony i1 Honami as the device goes live revealing specifications. Ever since LG announced that no Nexus is being manufactured from their houses, spectators are now searching which company is going to make the upcoming Nexus 5.

Thursday, June 20, 2013 by Ryan Inoyori

Metallic iPhone 6 Render is Sexy, Powerful Enough to Defeat the Plastic-Wrapped Galaxy Note 3 [PHOTOS]

iPhone 6 Release Date Wishlist: 6 Killer Features We’d Want to See on Apple Phablet’s Q1 2014 Launch

It’s not even Christmas time but iPhone lovers would surely want to see to rival-killing feature jumps for the rumoured iPhone 6, which according to analysts is most likely slated for a release date between January and March next year.

Thursday, June 20, 2013 by Erik Pineda

iPad and iPad mini

No iPad Mini with Retina for 2013; Redesigned, Cheaper iPad Mini 2 with Faster CPU Pegged for Q4 2013 Release Date – Report

Retina display panel will not arrive with the iPad Mini 2 this year, a new report said. Instead, consumers should expect the 7.9-inch iOS 7 tablet to sport a new look and a faster processor under the hood.

Thursday, June 20, 2013 by Erik Pineda

Moto X Phone XT1055 Filled FCC for Network Carriers Sporting 4.7" AMOLED Screen, 1.7GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro CPU, 2GB RAM & 10MP Camera

Motorola handset XT1055 has been spotted paying a visit to FCC requesting compatibility with LTE networks of AT&T, T-Mobile, U.S. Cellular and Verizon which indicates that Moto X Phone will become available to most U.S. network carriers.

Thursday, June 20, 2013 by Ryan Inoyori

Samsung Galaxy Note 2, Galaxy S3 And Other Exynos 4 Devices Encounter Major Security Flaw Offering Easy Root, Malware Possibilities

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 High End Specs and Features; Release Date Rumors Back to September

The rumoured Samsung Galaxy Note 3 may come with high end specs and features as release date rumours points back to September.

Thursday, June 20, 2013 by Kristin Dian Mariano

ASUS working on the next Nexus?

Leaked: ASUS Releasing a Tablet to Against Nexus 7.2? K009 FCC Filing Spotted, European Website Gives A Peek of GeForce GTX 760 DirectCU II OC

FCC listings indicated that Asus is reportedly working on a mysterious tablet that can potentially or directly go against the line of Google’s Nexus. With the pending release of the Google Nexus 7.2 and increasing hype, Asus is testing the waters to penetrate the same market.

Thursday, June 20, 2013 by Precious Silva

Education

Student loan default rate rising

The Department of Education (DoE) said that default on student loans climbed to 7.0 percent in fiscal 2008, up from 6.7 percent in the prior fiscal year - yet another manifestation of the sluggish economy and bleak jobs market.

Saturday, September 18, 2010 by Palash R. Ghosh

China sends more students to US B schools than India this year

Big brother China has beaten India for the first time in the number of students to US management schools.

Friday, September 17, 2010

US universities attract fewer students

The share of foreign students coming to the United States has been going down every year since 2000, shows a study released by an international body comprising the developed nations of the world.

Friday, September 17, 2010

Recession makes more people take up higher studies

If there is one single benefit to the US due to the recession, it is that more people are studying in colleges than ever.

Friday, September 17, 2010

Bonus Points: Setting Targets for CFO Compensation in Times of Crisis

The recession has caused all sorts of difficulties for CFOs: falling earnings, tumbling stock prices and, occasionally, knotty negotiations with lenders.

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

The Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth: Managing Information Asymmetry in IS Consulting

A cynic might say that information systems consultants shortchange their clients. They can, for example, promise more than they deliver.

Wednesday, September 08, 2010

Boston: beyond the familiar MBA recruitment faces

Despite experiencing a good number of mergers and acquisitions over the past five years, notably Procter and Gamble's acquisition of Boston mainstay Gillette, Boston is still home to some of the most recognized MBA recruitment brands.

Wednesday, September 08, 2010 by Dan Beaudry And Susan Peppercorn

Auto

Fisker to Debut Karma Hybrid at 2010 Paris Motor Show

Irvine, California-based Fisker Automotive will debut the first factory-built Karma at the upcoming 2010 Paris Motor Show this October.

Saturday, October 02, 2010

BMW recalls 350,000 cars, including Rolls-Royces

BMW is voluntarily recalling 350,000 cars worldwide due to a possible brake problems that the world's biggest premium carmaker said have not caused any accidents.

Saturday, October 02, 2010

GM posts gain amid still-slow auto market

General Motors Co posted an annual sales gain of 10.5 percent in September amid evidence that the U.S. auto market remained stuck in a slow-moving recovery at the start of the fourth quarter.

Saturday, October 02, 2010

Electric cars arrive while posing test for grids

Top automakers finally have electric cars ready to purr into dealer showrooms. Now the question is whether the charging infrastructure and electricity supply are up to the task.

Saturday, October 02, 2010

Luxury carmakers return to records of old

Europe's luxury carmakers fear no double-dip thanks to a fresh supply of wealthy customers in emerging markets who have just earned enough money to buy their first Mercedes-Benz or Ferrari.

Saturday, October 02, 2010

Fiat to launch new models end-2011

Italian automaker Fiat has decided to launch new products only at the end of 2011 or early 2012 due to the weakness of the market

Saturday, October 02, 2010

Autos would get up to 62 mpg under proposal

Automakers would have to achieve sharply higher fuel economy -- between 47 and 62 miles per gallon -- by 2025 under a preliminary plan released by the Obama administration

Saturday, October 02, 2010

Jobs

Monster US online jobs index rises to 138 in September

A monthly gauge of online labor demand in the United States edged up in September from a month ago and was 16 percent above the reading from a year ago.

Friday, October 08, 2010

Private sector job cuts raise Fed easing chance

U.S. private employers unexpectedly shed jobs in September, reinforcing the belief that the U.S. Federal Reserve will embark on another round of monetary policy stimulus to support the economic recovery as early as next month.

Thursday, October 07, 2010

Private sector sheds 39,000 jobs in Sept

Private employers unexpectedly cut 39,000 jobs in September after adding an upwardly revised 10,000 jobs in August, a report by a payrolls processor showed on Wednesday.

Thursday, October 07, 2010

Prices gain on unexpected private jobs decline

U.S. Treasury debt prices climbed on Wednesday, pushing benchmark note yields to the lowest since January 2009, after ADP Employer Services said private payrolls unexpectedly contracted in September.

Thursday, October 07, 2010

Meet Claudia! Objective: Make a successful career change from teaching into counseling.

The best part of my job is reuniting candidates with their self-confidence. In today's job market I know it is so difficult to remain positive and to not take rejection personally.

Wednesday, October 06, 2010 by Samantha Nolan

#1 Problem with All Resumes, Job Searches, and Interviews

Imagine sitting in a lobby waiting for an interview. You look around and all those waiting are as professional and qualified as you...

Wednesday, October 06, 2010 by Rosa E. Vargas

The New Grad Quagmire

It's an interesting dilemma for new grads these days. Assuming you're lucky enough to score a job, you'll find yourself thrown into a workforce for which you've (probably) received little or no formal training. Sadder still, you probably won't receive much on-the-job training either.

Wednesday, October 06, 2010 by Emily Bennington

Health

Morning sickness may signal healthier pregnancy

New research confirms that women plagued by morning sickness in early pregnancy are less likely to miscarry.

Friday, October 08, 2010

Nobel-winning work is matchmaker for molecules

The three winners of this year's Nobel Prize for Chemistry all developed new ways to make carbon atoms stick to one another -- a mundane-sounding process that in fact underlies the very basis of life.

Friday, October 08, 2010

FDA to push for more investment in science

Health regulators plan to spend millions of dollars to step up their scientific prowess in a move that officials say will help quickly get new treatments to patients and protect the public against possible health threats.

Friday, October 08, 2010

How Republicans could block healthcare reform

Republicans could keep their promises to stop healthcare reform even if they cannot repeal it, simply by blocking legislation needed to pay for it, one expert argued on Wednesday.

Friday, October 08, 2010

Poor healthcare may shorten American lives: study

Americans die sooner than citizens of a dozen other developed nations and the usual suspects -- obesity, traffic accidents and a high murder rate -- are not to blame, researchers reported on Thursday.

Friday, October 08, 2010

Ultra-Running and Race Day Nutrition

Ultra-running (as defined by any running race longer than the marathon of 26.2 miles) requires a whole different nutritional viewpoint when compared to the gels and quick shots of Gatorade normally

Thursday, October 07, 2010

International Walk to School Day is October 6

The Partnership for a Walkable America sponsored the first National Walk Our Children to School Day in Chicago in 1997. It was a simple day, designed to highlight the need to create communities that are walkable. The day was created, in part, on a similar concept celebrated in the United Kingdom.

Thursday, October 07, 2010

Travel

Queenstown’s romantic-adventure band-wagon

I battle desperately not to climb aboard Queenstown's romantic-adventure band-wagon; but I fail miserably.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010 by Kip Brook

Historic Pera Palace Hotel in Turkey opens for business

After two and a half years of renovation costing $ 29 million, the five star luxury hotel Pera Palace in Istanbul Turkey opened its doors to guests.

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Camper & Nicholsons (CNI) offers yacht-charter to cruise the Indian Ocean

Even as your contemporaries sail to the Caribbean to celebrate to Christmas, you take a different course.

Friday, September 24, 2010

Mahe

The largest of the Seychelles archipelago, Mahe is an African island rich with hidden treasures.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Fly to space with Boeing in 2015

You just have wait till 2015 for a trip into the space, as US aerospace giant Boeing and Space Adventure have tied up to put tourists into low-level orbit in a futuristic capsule.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Hotels come under Britain’s Fair Trading scanner

Speaking to the BBC, Dorian Harris, Managing Director of Skoosh.com said hotels would email, call and threaten legal action over his website openly offering hotel discounts.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Boeing ventures into space tourism with partner

Aerospace major Boeing announced its entry into the space tourism market in partnership with its Space Adventures, and the partnership hopes to sell seats on rocket trips to the International Space Station very soon.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Life Style

Ugg Australia: Comfortable Fall Fashion Trends

Uggs Australia get a lot of grief in the fashion world, but they're undeniably comfortable and now they're more fashionable as well.

Thursday, September 30, 2010 by Carly Zinderman

Keira Knightley Stars in New Chanel Campaign

Stunning actress Keira Knightley turned heads in Paris the other day while filming a sexy new ad campaign for Chanel.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

A romantic evening for Katie Holmes in Jason Wu

Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise got cozy at the premiere for 'The Romantics' in New York City and we were on hand to report on Katie's latest style antics.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Kalamazoo's Outdoor Kitchen is Cutting-Edge Cookery

Those wanting to up the ante on their backyard "stay-cation" and holiday hospitality should consider Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet's extravagant outdoor kitchen, which is more like an outdoor cooking "resort.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010 by Merilee Kern

Emerald Jet Charter Expands with Helicopter Travel

Emerald Jet Charter announced that it now is offering helicopter travel along with chartering private business jets.

Tuesday, September 28, 2010 by James Rothaar

Watch that brings back old world charm

If you are tired of the modern looking watches then check out the latest traditional looking wristwatch from Carl F Bucherer - the new Manero ChronoPerpetual.

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Ralph Lauren opens exclusive men’s store on Madison Avenue

To commemorate the opening of his original store in New York, Ralph Lauren is redefining his vision of men's high fashion by launching an exclusive men's store in the same space.

Saturday, September 25, 2010