MetLife Inc suffered 43 percent drop in profit for the third quarter due to bleak investment results and tax costs associated with the UK subsidiary which impacted the financial performance of the largest life insurer in the US.
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Lenovo and Nutanix Announced Partnership to Enter Data Center Market
Lenovo recently announced its strategic partnership with Nutanix, an enterprise virtualization company. Their partnership will develop a hyperconverged applicances for agile and scalable cloud computing. It will be a great benefit for Lenovo who just purchased IBM Intel server division last year.
Facebook, Amazon join $300-bn Market Cap Club
The significant jump in shares of Facebook and Amazon took them into $300-billion club on 4 October. The market capitalization of Facebook soared to $303.6 billion surpassing General Electric's (GE) $299.1 billion.
U.K. unveils new bill that will allow internet surveillance by the government
Britain has unveiled new surveillance law plans that will allow the police and security services to access the records of internet activity of everyone in the country without any judicial check. The new surveillance powers aimed to keep the country safe.
Out of range: Target is closing down 13 stores in the US
Target, one of America largest retail stores is closing 13 stores across the United States that has been performing badly over the years. The management blames decreasing profit in these stores as the main reason for the closure.
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Graphene, one of the atomic forms of carbon, has been widely used to increase flexibility, transparency, and conductivity of electronics application and has begun to reach other application areas.
In the fast growing world of technology, different technological companies are contending each other in order to get hold of the global market. In order to do so, sharp and creative minds enrolled are launching different devices, which alongside are easy to use and comfortable, aside from being stylish and sleek.
Adele just nailed her comeback performance in a special portion of BBC. After which, the 'Hello' singer also welcomed some questions and answers in an interview - addressing all current issues and rumors even the time she was off the limelight.
Beyonce is finally back on track - with a new track. Queen B is one of the collaborators for Coldplay's newest album 'A Head Full of Dreams' alongside with Tove Lo and Noel Gallagher. Coldplay's 7th album is said to bring disco-poppy vibes to everyone.
Adam Levine is on full support with his 'The Voice' co-mentors. Now that Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani have confirmed their relationship, the 'Maroon 5' vocalist could not be any happier.
Miranda Lambert, though not anything surprised about the relationship confirmation of her ex-husband, Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani, share some heartfelt lyrics on what she currently feeling.
The new season of TNT’s Legends has been rebooted to a largely different, more novelistic format. As the second season progresses, viewers should expect for new faces to board the espionage drama – including Steve Kazee and Aisling Franciosi.
In "Doctor Who" Season 9 Episode 8, "Zygon Inversion," the Doctor is faced with a very difficult challenge. Zygons have taken the form of humans making it impossible to know who is who. Even Clara was discovered to be a Zygon clone and the Doctor will have to figure out a way to stop this mess which could lead to deadly consequences.
Marvel's "Agent Carter" Season 2 welcomes Ken Marino as the newest addition to the cast and is set to play mob boss, Joseph Manfredi. Meanwhile, the series title character, Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) will be getting a new love interest next season.
