⇩Feb. 27, 2018 ➭ 3 MIN READ⇩
It is no secret that Amazon has been dominating the online retail sales in the US. Walmart is looking to make a bigger splash in e-commerce market in 2018. Immediately after Amazon acquired Whole Foods in 2017, Walmart announced to acquire online men’s fashion retailer Bonobos for $310 million. Walmart even changed its official name from ‘Wal-Mart Stores’ to ‘Walmart’, reflecting its increase emphasis on e-commerce. READ MORE ➤➤
⇩Jan. 4, 2018 ➭ 3 MIN READ⇩
Google acquired the U.S. restaurant reviews specialist Zagat back in 2011 for $151 million. It was one of 57 deals completed completed by the online giant in just first nine months of 2011. Google previously tried but failed to acquire Yelp… READ MORE ➤➤
⇩Jan. 23, 2018 ➭ 4 MIN READ⇩
Amazon Web Services that was launched in 2006 generates well over $10 billion in revenue annually. Amazon could soon become an operating system for all e-commerce businesses. Amazon stock gained 58% in 2017. At the rate it is growing and expanding, it could be a trillion dollar company… READ MORE ➤➤
⇩Jan. 4, 2018 ➭ 3 MIN READ⇩
Google closed 2017 as the second most valuable company in the world. In 2013, Google acquired Waze for more than $1.1 billion. In 2010, Google acquired online photo editing app Piknik only to kill it a year later. Over years, Google has bought many other small competitors and then let them die, which is why Google is undoubted king of the… READ MORE ➤➤
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This image of the Korean Peninsula at night is a graphic visualization of the huge gap in economic development between North and South Korea. We see with even more clarity the isolation of… READ MORE ➤➤
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The Walt Disney Co. has recently announced that it had reached a $52.4 billion deal to acquire the bulk of 21st Century Fox assets. The Disney-Fox deal will also give Disney a majority control of the video streaming service Hulu. Some of the classics 20th Century Fox movie studio has produced include Titanic, the original Star Wars film, and Alien. After this deal goes through, Disney will own the rights to every Star Wars… READ MORE ➤➤
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After the Korean War came to an end in July 1953, North Korea signed a massive trade deal with Sweden in an effort to rebuild their economy and to become more independent functioning state. Sweden became the first western country to… READ MORE ➤➤
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The human brain is so efficient that it consumes less juice than a dim light bulb and fits incredibly well inside our skull. Biology does a lot with a little- the human genome, which grows our body and directs us through years of complex life, requires less data than a mobile operating system. The human brain contains more than… READ MORE ➤➤
