UPS' new navigation system helps drivers use less fuel. United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS), one of the world's biggest package shipping company, uses customer data, drivers, and vehicles for its new route guidance system, according to a report by Bloomberg.
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Standard and Poor's Dow Jones Indices upgrades Qatar and the UAE
Qatar and UAE granted emerging market status while Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman retain frontier markets.
Central Banks make currency-swap lines permanent to avoid future shocks
Central banks of the Group of Seven nations made permanent a cash crisis mechanism to avoid financial pitfalls.
Barrick Gold considers equity investment to reduce debt and raise cash
Barrick Gold reviewed options for raising cash and reducing debts In an attempt to reduce debt load, Barrick Gold considered a wide range of options including strategic equity investment.
Twitter execs showered attention by profit seeking Wall Street firms
Firms stand to earn nearly USD50 million from the Twitter IPO. During the visit of Twitter to New York last week, executives of JP Morgan Chase & Co had mingled outside their offices with jackets emblazoned with the logo of the microblogging site.
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India Infoline, in response to market movement away from equities, is closing down its retail brokerage division.
In a filing with the US Supreme Court, Argentina seek stay of payment order issued by lower court. The Argentine government had filed an urgent motion in US Appeals Court last Friday to stay the hold order requiring the government to pay USD1.
Obama, in a fundraising speech, said that the differences between Democrats and Republicans were exemplified in the recent budget impasse.
Japan Exchange fell after expectations were unmet as major stocks pulled down the market. The biggest decline was registered with Asian stocks since August after the forecasts Canon Inc to Japan Exchange Group Inc had frustrated investors at the same time money market rates had urged in the second largest economy in the world.
In twin moves, Swatch was able to identify the cause of its sales declines and increase the demand for its components by cutting back on deliveries.
Bunge Ltd CEO is seeking to sell off its 'crown jewels' as depressed prices and operating losses have made the business unprofitable.
Atlantic Grid had moved to connecting power for delivery to New Jersey state. The company that had plans to build an undersea power transmission line backed by Google, Atlantic Grid Development LLC, has refocused its efforts in moving electrical power across New Jersey instead of its original plan of interconnecting offshore wind farms.
The investigation into improprieties related to mortgage backed securities hinges its legality in a 1989 law.
Mercom Capital Group reported a wind sector investment for India totalling USD5.6 billion. The third quarter wind venture capital funding fell to USD135 million from USD210 million in the previous quarter of 2013.
