A new credit firm is in the works according to Thursday's announcement by Brazil's five biggest banks, Fox News Latino reports. The banks which are private-sector have announced that the credit registry will be used as a database for credit information, the publication adds.
Jessica Alba is the co-owner of eco-friendly company The Honest. She was able to attained big success in less than five years and she herself can’t believe that her business is now a $1.7 billion empire.
With cheaper oil prices, airline companies are making more money even while charging lower average fares. But for United Airlines, oil prices collapse is hurting demand for travel, particularly in one of its largest hubs, Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
Those who are already familiar with Peruvian cuisine might wonder what is unique with chef Erik Ramirez’s newly-opened restaurant, Llama Inn. Located in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, Ramirez is offering the contemporary Peruvian cuisine with a more modern twist.
Did you know that bagels have gradually become popular in Buenos Aires? Thanks to 27-year-old former geophysics student Jacob Eichenbaum-Pikser, who bravely introduced the Poland-originated bread product to Argentina’s capital and largest city.
Apple and Google both saw gains for their respective app stores over 2015, but each dominated one specific metric over the other. For Apple's iOS App Store, the biggest win was in revenue. For Google's Play Store (Android), it excelled in growth and market share.
Eight Latina tech entrepreneurs have been selected for the final round of competition in the new Latina-focused Puerto Rico-based startup accelerator AccessLatina.
Venezuela's government has requested OPEC hold an emergency meeting due to a collapse in oil prices that has left the country's economy in dire straits, sources at the company said Wednesday.
Much good will undoubtedly sprout from the $1 billion in networked computing services that Microsoft has pledged to give to charity, but the company will also clearly benefit in the ongoing war of the clouds.
As the federal government has begun thawing its once-deeply frozen relationship with Cuba, opportunities for business and trade have arisen. Yet another door opened last weekend, as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) officially dropped its telecom ban on Cuba.
Donald Trump wants Apple to build its products in the United States rather than China. If Apple does listen to Trump's request, products like the iPhone could increase greatly in price.
Ecuador celebrates its low unemployment rate, the lowest among the Latin America region. Ecuador is seeing a new momentum in terms of their employment statistics and according to TeleSur TV, they have the lowest rate of unemployment within the region.
Johnson & Johnson announced on Tuesday, Jan. 19, that it will be laying off 3,000 medical-device jobs. The move is part of the company's efforts to revive the struggling business and to generate $1 billion annual cost savings.
Paradoxically, it's because the company wants to make more money. This week, the Facebook-owned instant messaging app WhatsApp announced it was eliminating the nominal $0.
