GlaxoSmithKline the pharmaceutical giant has confirmed a sex tape exists of its former chief in China, which is just another twist in the corruption scandal inside China. The video, which was secretly filmed of Mark Reilly with his Chinese girlfriend, was sent via email to a number of senior executives in the Britain based firm […]
Iraq Conflict Could Affect Oil Prices
The ongoing conflict in Iraq involving government forces and the Islamic State of Iran and the Levant, known as ISIS, has pushed the oil futures to highs of nine-months. Some companies have started feeling effects of the increase, as airline shares dropped sharply on Thursday over fuel supply concerns. The fighting has come as oil […]
Missing Couple in Afghanistan Pleads for Help
In an attempt to take advantage of publicity that has surrounded the release of Bowe Bergdahl an Army Sergeant in the United States, the family of an American woman and her Canadian husband whom went missing in 2012 in Afghanistan, has shared a pair of videos it was sent of the couple. In the videos, […]
Foreign Banks Sharing Information in Tax Evasion Crackdown
Over 77,000 banks outside the U.S. have agreed that they will share information regarding account holders from the U.S. as part of the U.S. Treasury Department’s offshore tax evasion crackdown. The list of banks includes over 500 in Russia. The Russian banks were required to apply directly to the Internal Revenue Service since the U.S. […]
Ex Banker from ABN Found Dead with Wife and Daughter
Jan Peter Schmittmann a former Executive Officer, his wife and daughter were located inside their home over the weekend. All three were dead and police said a family tragedy had taken place. The three were found in Laren a town only 20 miles from Amsterdam, said Dutch police. A police spokesperson said that the dead […]
Kiska Wins Presidential Election in Slovakia
Slovak’s Prime Minister Robert Fico was overwhelmingly defeated in the country’s presidential election that would have helped cement his dominance politically. Fico was defeated by philanthropist and businessman Andrej Kiska showed preliminary results Sunday from the election. Kiska, who is 51, earned 59% of the vote to only 41% for Fico. Fico was prime minister […]
China Data Knocks Down Shares in Europe
On Monday, shares across Europe fell after new data indicated that manufacturing in China contracted during the first quarter increasing the worries over growth globally. Concern grabbed the nerves of investors as President Barack Obama from the U.S. started talks with allies in Europe over their Crimea crisis response. The euro was up against the […]
Crews Continue Search for Malaysian Aircraft
As relatives of passengers waited for any news on a Malaysian Airlines’ aircraft that became missing while en route Saturday to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur, reports started to emerge that aircraft from the military spotted slicks off the southern coast of Vietnam. The AP reported that the government of Vietnam said the slicks were between […]
North Korea Tests Missiles off Coast
According to a spokesperson in the Defense Ministry in South Korea, secretive neighbors North Korea test fired two missiles that were short range on Monday. The missile test was said to have taken place on the eastern coast of North Korea. The spokesperson at the defense ministry said South Korea was on high alert and […]
Chapo Guzman Finally Arrested by Mexican Authorities
The infamous Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was arrested on Saturday in Mazatlan, Mexico. Guzman became legendary for being the elusive head of one of the most powerful drug cartels in the world. Officials said Guzman was with a woman when authorities captured him in an operation run jointly by the Mexican marines and the U.S. […]