Johanna Basford’s Lost Ocean adult colouring book was one of the printed book hits of last year.
Business News
Athens finds vibrancy can revive before economy does
By almost every measure, Athens is a city of deprivation. Rates of homelessness, poverty, bankruptcy – even suicide – have steadily increased across the
A young entrepreneur shows low-income teens how to launch a business
Daquan Oliver’s family didn’t have it easy when he was growing up. But his resourcefulness, drive, and desire to honor his mother’s hard work
Thinking of Opening a Restaurant?
You’ll think again after reading this article by one of America’s most successful chefs, David Chang, who details the terrible reality of the restaurant
Is Vietnam the next business hot spot?
Will it replace China as a manufacturing hub?
Getting Oil Out of the Arctic
Great article from National Geographic, with even better pictures than usual, detailing the difficulties of finding oil in the Arctic. In the Arctic’s Cold
Easy to Consume, Tough to Produce
It’s great to be a consumer in the US and Western Europe; low prices, huge selections, great service. But not so great to be
Is Myanmar the Cuba of the East?
Just like Cuba, the country formerly known as Burma has languished in poverty and political repression for years. But that may be changing and
Fed Spends Trillions, and Fails
Central banks around the world, led by the US Fed, have taken on trillions of dollars of debt to try to manipulate the economy.
Scary Comment from Apple CEO
On the earnings conference call Tuesday, (Apple CEO) Tim Cook said, “We began to see some signs of economic softness in greater China earlier