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Swiss Banks May Face Higher Leverage Ratio Requirements

Swiss banks could be forced to raise their minimum leverage ratios to as much as 10 percent, reported the Wall Street Journal on Sunday, in a move aimed at improving industry stability - yet could see banks have to cut down on their service offerings.

Technology Business Future is in the Clouds

The constant evolution of technology doesn't always involve outstanding revenues, which is why technology companies have presented mixed results this year. On one hand new software and systems acquisitions have had a difficult year. On the other hand, demand for new Internet-based cloud computing services is growing continuously.

Why Antibiotics Are Bad For Your Health

With winter rapidly approaching in the northern hemisphere, millions of people will sooner or later rush to the doctor for a prescription against the symptoms of a cold or influenza. But is taking medication, often antibiotics, really a wise choice?

US Treasury Says Germany Is Hurting World Economy

Germany's persistently high trade surplus and export-led growth model is preventing the eurozone from recovering quickly, harming the wider global economy in the process, said a U.S. Treasury report on Wednesday.

Beijing’s Divorce Rate Soar By 41% As Couples Exploit Tax Loophole

Nearly 40,000 Chinese couples living in Bejing have filed for during the first nine months of this year, according to the China Daily on Tuesday, a year-on-year increase of close to 41 percent - with experts speculating that couples had been deliberately avoiding a property tax imposed earlier this year.

US Budget Deficit Drops By 37 Percent, Lowest In Five Years

The U.S. government saw a budget deficit of $680.3 billion for fiscal year 2013, showed Treasury Department data on Wednesday, a 37 percent drop from the fiscal 2012 deficit and marking the first time in five years that the figure has been below $1 trillion.

Report: Google Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 (2013) India launch on Nov 12

We all know that Google is very eager to introduce the Nexus 5 in the Indian Market but a news from Times of India states that the device will be accompanied by the Nexus 7(2013). The Nexus 7 is yet to get to India market. Also they confirm the date to be 12th of November as the releasing date for the devices.

Google Shows Off Glass Redesign

As reported earlier the Google Glass is gonna have some hardware changes by this week. And now we have some images that are descriptive enough to show the change. Google revealed the official hardware updation on its Google+ page with images.

Got a Galaxy Nexus? Here’s Why You Should Cry Over

In a surprise move, Google has decided to exclude the Galaxy Nexus from it's update range. While, we knew how Kitkat was going to be more accessible and adaptable, this step has certainly disappointed all of Nexus folks.

Optimized Usage of Your Flight Time

What a great day for all of you who don't feel like wasting time while flying. Pretty soon organization of your business or doing it won't have to wait till you reach 10,000 feet while flying to a business meeting.

Retail Giants Join Forces on Sustainable Apparel

Retail Giants are now determined to embrace the environment. Levi's has come out with designer jeans manufactured out of used plastic bottles. Nike has unveiled knitted sneakers that reduce manufacturing waste by 88 percent.

Disney Unveils its Sensorial Touchscreen

Six years ago, most phones used keypads instead of touchscreens; nowadays, society has adopted the latter as the default mode of input in terms of gadgets such as mobile phones, tablets, handled consoles, and laptops.

Africa Losing $1 Billion A Week From Illicit Financial Flows: Report

"We now need the US and EU to quickly implement their own extractive industries transparency laws, and for Canada to get its law in place," said Oxfam Chief Executive Mark Goldring. "Mining giants Australia and South Africa have an important opportunity to lead G20 nations by example on this issue too."

Ten Easy Ways to Cut Out Stress

Dealing with stress is never easy. However, there are quite a number of ways the impact of stress can be reduced. The way to achieve this is through following ten very simple steps for reducing stress levels.

Top Natural Remedies to Fight Winter Colds

Winter cold and herbal therapeutics are seemingly synonymous and rightly so. When the cold winter months threaten, cold weather has a way of lowering the body's immunities.

Instagram Opens its Albums to Advertisers

Images and colors are basic elements of an advertisement while growing users of social media happen to be a potential growing market for all sort of companies; the huge opportunity thus created thus made it quite obvious why Instagram, Facebook -owned property (acquired for 1 billion dollars on April 12, 2012) decided to take business the next level.

Ford Survives and Sustains its Position in European Car Market

Europe's car market flattened in early eight months to the lowest level since 1990. September merchant rebates or abatement in Germany rose to moderate 12 percent off the price tag from 11.6 percent in August, the topmost level in view of June. The outstanding transactions are accessible on Peugeot and Renault cars, with connected moderate discounts of 14.9 percent. Fiat presents enticement in proportion to 13.7 percent off the list price.

Samsung Galaxy S4 Snapdragon 800 Model Visits Europe

Finally for the Europeans the time has come. Samsung Galaxy S4 Snapdragon 800 4G LTE model, aka Samsung I19506 S4 has finally released in Europe. There was no fan following besides a single press release that was in Sweden.

The Australian Dollar is Caught in a Currency Crossfire

In today's Daily Reckoning we're going to discuss the possible impact on Australia of a changing global monetary system. We say possible because no one really knows where this rabbit hole we're heading down leads, so it's all guesswork.

LinkedIn Launches Intro Service, LinkedIn for iPhone

On Wednesday Networking site LinkedIn launched a new iPhone-only service called Intro, as a result of the latest LinkedIn integration with iOS Mail Messages. Intro delivers all of the details of the contacts to the user in a nifty interface, in a similar manner to other email tools like Rapportive.

Men: Eating Conventional, Chemical-Laden Bacon Could Destroy your Sperm

You are what you eat and so is your offspring, suggests a telling new study on fertility out of Harvard University. Researchers there determined recently that men who regularly eat heavy portions of processed meat products such as chemical-laden bacon could be destroying the quantity and integrity of their sperm, which in turn could be reducing their ability to have children.

Get Ready to Fly Along iPad Air

If you are planning to get any new fancy gadgets for this holiday season, you definitely have to check out the new Apple for your gift's list. Phil Schiller, senior vice president of worldwide marketing at Apple Inc., presented the next toy for your collection at yesterday's Apple's latest launch event in San Francisco. No, it is not iPad 5, it is iPad Air.

Ultra HDTV Models by Apple till the End of 2014?

Apple Inc. (AAPL) will launch ultra-high definition televisions (HDTV) with 65- and 55-inch screens towards the end of next year, according to a Tokyo-based analyst at Advanced Research Japan Co.

Spain Exits 2-Year Recession, But Job Creation Remains Low

The Spanish economy grew by 0.1 percent between July and September this year on the back of stronger exports, according to estimates from Spain's central bank on Wednesday, though unemployment remains stubbornly high at around the 26 percent mark.

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