The gold rush is back
There is rush on gold, it’s not that rich veins of the yellow metal are being found in peoples gardens, but it is the ordinary person in the street who appears to be cashing in the 21st century version of the gold rush.
Under normal circumstances, it is gold jewellery that people sell to make some [...]
Do pirates buy more music?
There have been many studies into the piracy issues that plague the internet, where consumers are able to get their hands on music, film and even games for free. The studies seem to say that although there may be a huge market in pirated material the people that use it are also big money spending [...]
April 8, 2009Will there be one world currency
The value of currencies have had a serious knock on effect on commerce throughout the world and indeed have to take part of the blame for the current financial crisis that still effects a great deal of the world.
However, if there were a world currency would things have been different?
Surprisingly it is the Chinese who [...]
Madonna top in the music biz
When the music industry complains about the bit file sharing costing them money and jobs, you can occasionally feel a little bit for sorry them, but when the industry publishes their top twenty money makers, it all takes on a very different look.
1. Madonna: $242,176,466
2. Bon Jovi: $157,177,766
3. Bruce Springsteen: $156,327,964
4. The Police: $109,976,894
5. Celine [...]
Restaurant says, “Pay what you want”
It is great when a business owner understands that it is everyone who is suffering from the current financial crisis, one such businessman is Peter Ilic the owner of four restaurants under the Little Bay name.
For the entire month of February his customers will not be getting a full bill that has everything itemised, because [...]
App for iPhone earns $100,000
There cannot be many people who have escaped the current craze in applications for the Apple iPhone. There are those, which resemble cigarettes, glass of beer and so on but the one application that is the most successful is iSteam.
What this application does is turns the screen into a steamed up mirror effect, but with [...]
Wiki plea’s for cash
Is the world’s most favourite online encyclopaedia, Wikipedia running into financial difficulties? Regular visitors to the site could not have escaped the flashing banners, which appear constantly asking for donations to the site.
In fact things have progressed slightly further now with the founder Jimmy Wales replacing these pleas for a more personal approach, but the [...]
US interest rates couldn’t get any lower
In the US the Federal Reserve has once again cut interest rates, they now stand at between zero per cent and a quarter of a per cent, they really cannot go any lower if they did then the banks would be paying people to take out loans with them.
This is a bold move to get [...]
Google nearly charged as a monopoly
Some people are still wondering why on earth Google stopped at the last minute from completing an advertising deal with another search engine, Yahoo.
The very thought of a partnership between Google and Yahoo makes the hairs stand up on the back of your neck.
This is exactly what the Justice Department thought too and in order [...]
Beatles track that has never been heard
During their transition from smart suited singers to psychedelic performers one track was put on hold, Carnival of Light recorded in 1967, was only ever performed once but reckoned to be far too extreme for the audiences of the time.
But now the light has been seen and finally Beatle fans all around the globe will [...]
Fat parents paid to walk kids
It looks as if there is going to be a crossover between businesses and getting fit, the government under the direction of the Health Secretary, Alan Johnson are planning to pay obese parents to walk their kids to school or to simply walk the bus or train station.
The reward is not going to be cash, [...]
Brand leaves Radio and lands a £5 million film role
There cannot be many people who have not heard about the problems caused by Russell Brand and Jonathon Ross, this had led to Brand leaving the BBC, while Ross has been suspended for three months.
However, there is a saying that every cloud has a silver lining and it would seem that this is perfectly true [...]
£5,000 billion to world banks
In recent times, we have seen the government hand out billions of pounds to the banking industry and we used to think that their Christmas bonuses were on the large side; this takes all of that to another level.
However, we seem to be talking in billion now as if they were pounds, so much money [...]
Fuel prices now lower than a year ago
A headline like this would normally be the cause for some celebration, not only from motorists but also from householders because of the costs of energy. However, despite the price of a barrel of oil dropping to a price that is lower than it was last year.
Nevertheless, as with many things, the price has remained [...]
Is it the end for eBay as we know it?
Anyone who uses or has used eBay would notice some significant changes to the online auction site from that of a few years ago; one thing is the amount of items up for sale. In the financial climate that we are currently experiencing you would have thought that there would be pages of items for [...]
October 1, 2008The biggest robbery in history?
Most people who know of Michael Moore will also know that he is one of the more outspoken people around, sometimes he has a point and sometimes he may get it wrong. However, this time he is targeting the current financial crisis.
To him this is not a financial crisis, rather it is a plain and [...]
Gates gets into Bio Fuels
It seems that bio fuels are to be the future of keeping our cars on the road in the short term at least, but with the potential of this industry to make millions if not billions of pounds, then there is going to have to be some serious investment to get the ball rolling.
Step in, [...]
What a bank doesn’t say
Everyone knows that banks and actually most large businesses never tell their customers the entire truth; they like to tell a story, which is reassuring to their customers. If the truth was known then maybe people would not shop or bank anywhere and that would just not do.
Below are some points which the banking industry [...]
Dollar still struggles against the Peso
As oil prices begin to slow down, in fact, there has been a slight decrease in the price of a barrel of crude, however the US Dollar is still struggling against most international currencies but what is truly painful for the American is that the Mexican Peso is continuing to get stronger against the Dollar.
At [...]
You can buy anything on eBay
If you are looking for a bargain, then a visit to eBay may be on your agenda but apart from the normal items that would expect to find on the auction site, there are also some very weird items which some people are trying to sell and there are some very attempts at spelling by [...]