When I first moved to Asia in the 1990s, I was amazed by how much social life revolved around luxury hotels. People met in hotel lobbies, attended conferences in hotel ballrooms and partied in hotel bars. Back in London, I rarely went into a hotel unless an out-of-town visitor was staying there. Socialising took place ...

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 11:19

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is headed toward a flat start this morning, as preps for a final round of housing data amid concerns of a slowing Chinese economy. Specifically, futures on the DJIA are trading roughly a point above fair value, while Nasdaq and S&P 500 Index (SPX) futures are trading half a ...

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 14:56

By Allen Sykora Of Kitco News Editor?s note: Catch the Latest Happenings with Kitco Video News! (Kitco News) ? Gold futures are bouncing early Friday largely in response to a softer U.S. dollar one day after the yellow metal hit a 10-week low. As of 7:51 a.m. EDT, gold for April delivery was up $6.50, ...

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 14:56

ORLANDO - The pro gaming scene is busy this weekend with Major League Gaming (MLG) gearing up for its MLG Winter Championship in , Ohio this weekend. To help prepare for the first major tournament of the 9th annual MLG Pro Circuit season, Red Bull brought some of the best pro gamers to Full Sail ...

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 14:56

Zynga shares are coming under pressure this morning after the company disclosed in an SEC filing that founder and CEO Mark Pincus and an assortment of venture investors plan to sell stock in a pending offering of 42,969,153 of the company?s common shares. While the company had previously filed for the offering, it had not ...

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 14:56

There is no doubt among industry watchers that Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (LGF) potentially??has a massive hit on its hands in The Hunger Games. The film, which hits theaters today, is already being compared to record-setting blockbusters like The Twilight Saga: New Moon and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows ??? Part 2, with analysts ...

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 14:56

The teleprompter would have helped Kate Middleton on her first outing as a public speaker, but she shouldn't get used to it.

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 16:25

Imagine you wake up one morning before work with a head cold. You decide to take the day off and stay in bed past the time when you usually pull into your office parking space and settle down in your cubicle. Now imagine that your phone, sensing your exact location and understanding your daily schedule, ...

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 17:56

William McDonough is an award-winning architect and co-author with Michael Braungart of Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things, a groundbreaking treatise on designing products and processes in a way that eliminates the concept of waste and toxic materials, and other unsustainable components of manufacturing and consumption. He spoke with Momentum and Terry ...

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 18:55

By Alex Letourneau of Editor?s note: Catch the Latest Happenings with Kitco Video News! () - Romarco Minerals Inc.'s (TSX: R) Haile Mine is expected to become be South Carolina's first producing gold mine since 1999 and in turn provide employment opportunities for a local town that has struggled with unemployment. The town of Kershaw, ...

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 18:55