Student week away from raising $1m
Alex Tew, 21, has made US$999,000 with his website milliondollarhomepage.com and is currently a week away from achieving his goal of raising US$1m. Read More …
McDonald's Singapore adds rice burgers
McDonald's Corp., the world's largest fast-food company, has added rice burgers - fried beef slices served between two pressed rice cakes - to its menu in Singapore in a bid to appeal to local palates. Read More …
David Cameron Commits To True Equality
David Cameron committed the Conservatives yesterday to a campaign to end the "scandal" of women being paid less for doing the same job as men. Read More …
MVC declares bankruptcy
DVD and CD retailer MVC, previously spun out of Woolworths PLC has filed for bankruptcy and hired Kroll as administrators, Kroll said on Wednesday. Read More …
TJ Hughes chains up with eBay
TJ Hughes, the discount department store chain is now the first ever national retail chain to open an online store with eBay. Read More …
Britain's Organic Market predicts to soar
Britain's organic food and drink market will increase 72 percent by 2010 to reach 2 billion pounds, research company Mintel said on Thursday. Read More …
Watchdog issues final notice to store card providers
The competition watchdog served final notice to store card providers on Wednesday to cut the 100 million pounds in "excess" profits they make each year from high interest rates and charges. Read More …
China's economy expands by 9percent
China's economy will expand by more than 9% in 2005, Commerce Minister Bo Xilai said, continuing growth that has made it one of the world's largest. Read More …
Beatles Sue EMI
SIR PAUL McCARTNEY, RINGO STARR and the relatives of late BEATLES bandmates JOHN LENNON and GEORGE HARRISON are suing record company EMI over $54 million (£30 million) in unpaid royalties. Read More …
Self-destruct text Messages
Staellium UK has create a service for business executives to send texts which will delete automatically from the recipient's mobile phone once it has been read. Read More …
Cinema Bans Virgin's Fondling Wrapping Paper
A cinema chain has dropped a Virgin Mobile Christmas wrapping paper promotion which had caused offence amongst parents. Read More …
Martha Stewart's Stalker Builds Hilton Shrine
MARTHA STEWART TRESPASSER SETS UP SHRINE TO PARIS Read More …
Friends Reunited bought over by ITV
Broadcaster ITV has agreed to buy Friends Reunited, the website which brings together old school friends, for £120m ($208m). Read More …
Richard Branson And NTL Join Forces To Rival BSkyB
RICHARD BRANSON LAUNCHING MEDIA CORPORATION TO RIVAL MURDOCH Read More …
Credit Card companies plan to reveal details
LONDON (Reuters) - Four leading credit card companies will share more information about their customers' spending habits in order to stem the tide of bad debts they face, the card providers said on Friday. Read More …
Kazaa makes changes to cut music piracy
The Kazaa file-sharing network will soon change its core software in an attempt to cut music piracy. Read More …
Vodafone ends Manchester Utd Sponsorship
Mobile phone giant Vodafone, which has sponsored Manchester United since 2000, is ending a four-year shirt deal with the Premier League club. Read More …
