Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Disaster: 3 Years Later
Nearly 3 years have passed since the oil rig Deepwater Horizon blew up, causing one of the worst environmental accidents in US history. How are the flora and fauna now? Have liabilities been settled? What stage is the recovery in?
Is a new dot-com bubble about to burst?
Over the last couple of months, numerous social networks have made their grand entrance into the stock market, only to stumble and fall. In order to shed some light on this trend, we turn the spotlight to some recent history: the burst of the dot com bubble at the beginning of this century, which led to billion-dollar losses. Tellingly for current-day events, many experts point to the market’s tendency to auto-correct speculation-induced price inflation.
Obama vs. Romney: The Final Countdown
The field is narrowing in the US presidential election, which will take place in November: American president Barack Obama his Republican rival Mitt Romney have laid out their competing visions in the race. This article takes a closer look at both candidates.
The new ‘Cold War’: The struggle for the resources of the Arctic has begun
As the Arctic heats up, so does the battle for its opening seaways and mainly its energetic resources, which are becoming exposed on the seabed as the ice melts. But who do these resources belong to? And what will countries resort to for control over the strategic riches?
Carl C. Icahn, activist investor
It takes a certain type of stockmarket investor to thrive in troubled times like these, where the market keeps losing altitude. US shareholder Carl Icahn, at the age of 76, is one of that breed. He has a knack of turning someone else’s losses into a profits – for himself. Why is he also know as an ‘activist investor’ and what does the famous ‘Icahn Lift’ entail? This article will reveal some of the secrets of America’s number 21 billionaire.
Are rich people unethical?
Our fellows from Accounting Degree Online are trying to answer to the question “Are rich people unethical?”. They came up with this infographic which intends to address the issue by checking what different studies suggest. According to the research those financially better-off are more likely to lie, cheat and otherwise behave unethically compared to those lower on the social and financial ladder.
US Republican Presidential Primaries: the elephants in the room
The process of choosing the perfect adversary to Obama for the presidential elections in November 2012 is not a straightforward matter. Mitt Romney appears to be the most reasonable and electable within the Republican primary field. But, why?
Santa Claus has his own postal code in Canada
Every year across the world millions of letters are sent to Santa Claus containing children’s best wishes and good will to the man that supplies more presents than anyone else on the planet. Aware of this many postal offices have created special services to collect and reply all the letters, but in Canada they went even further: they created Santa Claus postal code.
Yes Men: the new generation of cultural and media activism
Could anyone imagine at the biggest companies in the world begging pardon everytime they do anything wrong such harming the environment or impoversishing citizens?. They do but is a Yes Men’s hoax.
Looking back at 9/11/01 and its implications on international relations
Ten years after the 9/11 terrorist attacks the security instability in the greater Middle East persists. Which are the main challenges ahead that the international actors will have to deal with?
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