Above: Why Is Gold The Perfect Element For Currency?
Is gold money? If there were to be one element to use as a currency gold would be that element. Gold is malleable, rare but not too rare like platinum, not dangerous to humans, and pretty. But why do we value gold, and is gold truly the perfect currency in an age of funny looking paper money? Continue reading
Above: How BIG is Samsung?
So how big is Samsung? The answer may surprise you.
About Samsung
Samsung is a South Korean multinational conglomerate headquartered in South Korea. Samsung comprises numerous subsidiaries and affiliated businesses, most of them united under the Samsung brand, and is the largest South Korean chaebol (business conglomerate).
Samsung was founded by Lee Byung-chul in 1938 as a trading company. Over the next three decades, the group diversified into areas including food processing, textiles, insurance, securities, and retail. Samsung entered the electronics industry in the late 1960’s and the construction and ship building industries in the mid-1970’s; these areas would drive its subsequent growth. Following the death of Samsung founder Lee Byung-chul in 1987, Samsung has increasingly globalized its activities and dominance in electronics, particularly mobile phones and semiconductors, which have become its most important source of income.
Notable Samsung industrial subsidiaries include Samsung Electronics (one of the world’s largest information technology companies measured by revenues and market value), Samsung Heavy Industries (one of the world’s largest ship builders measured by revenues), and Samsung Engineering and Samsung C&T (two of the world’s largest construction companies). Other notable Samsung subsidiaries include Samsung Life Insurance (one of the world’s largest life insurance companies), Samsung Everland (operator of Everland Resort, the oldest theme park in South Korea), and Cheil Worldwide (one of the world’s largest advertising agencies measured by revenues).
Samsung has a powerful influence on South Korea’s economic development, politics, media, and culture and has been a major driving force behind the “Miracle on the Han River”. Samsung affiliate companies produce around a fifth of South Korea’s total exports, and Samsung’s revenue was equal to 17% of South Korea’s $1,000+ billion GDP.
Above: Medtronic | History Of The World’s Largest Medical Technology Company.
If you are searching for a medical device company that offers regular dividend increases and stable cash flow, consider medical device king Medtronic (NYSE: MDT). Medtronic has increased its dividend for 39 years in a row, averaging annual increases of 12 percent over the past five years. Medtronic is a medical device company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. Their operational headquarters is in Fridley, Minnesota in the United States.
Medtronic is the world’s largest medical technology company, operates in more than 140 countries, employs over 85,000 people, and has more than 53,000 patents worldwide. Medtronic has a giant global footprint in the medical device industry, with its product portfolio ranging from pacemakers to insulin pumps and pretty much everything in between. Its stake in nearly every medical device market gives it economies of scale and pricing power. Although Medtronic’s top line hasn’t quite performed as expected in recent quarters, new product launches should help boost revenue over the long term. Continue reading
Above: How BIG is Google? | Please Enjoy And Don’t Be Evil.
Hundreds of millions of people use Google services each day but very few of us ask the question, “How BIG is Google?” Obviously this question cannot be answered directly. However, the sheer size of Google can be realized by looking at the hard facts and figures about Google, one of the largest technology companies in the world.
Google is an American multinational technology company specializing in Internet related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, and software. Most of its profits are derived from AdWords, an online advertising service that places advertising near the list of search results.
Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. Founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin incorporated Google as a privately held company on September 4, 1998. An initial public offering followed on August 19, 2004. Google’s mission statement from the outset was “to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful,” and its unofficial slogan was “Don’t be evil”. In 2004, Google moved to its new headquarters in Mountain View, California, known as the Googleplex.
In August 2015, Google announced plans to reorganize its interests as a holding company called Alphabet Inc. When this restructuring took place on October 2, 2015, Google became Alphabet’s leading subsidiary, as well as the parent for Google’s Internet interests.
Above: How Powerful Is The United Arab Emirates? How Wealthy Is The United Arab Emirates?
With a strong defense system and an abundance of oil, the United Arab Emirates has become a global force. So, how powerful is the country? The United Arab Emirates confirms no income tax yet for its citizens, but VAT taxes might be coming soon.
The United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, sometimes simply called the Emirates or the UAE, is a country located at the southeast end of the Arabian Peninsula on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman to the east and Saudi Arabia to the south, as well as sharing sea borders with Qatar and Iran. In 2013, the United Arab Emirates had a total population of 9.2 million people, of which 1.4 million were Emirati citizens and 7.8 million were expatriates.
Established in December 1971, the country is a federation of seven emirates. The constituent emirates are Abu Dhabi (which serves as the capital), Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Quwain. Each emirate is governed by an absolute monarch; together, they jointly form the Federal Supreme Council. One of the monarchs is selected as the President of the United Arab Emirates. Islam is the official religion of the United Arab Emirates, and Arabic is the official language, although English is widely spoken and is the language of business and education, especially in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
The oil reserves of the United Arab Emirates are the seventh largest in the world, while its natural gas reserves are the world’s 17th largest. The late Sheikh Zayed, ruler of Abu Dhabi and the first President of the United Arab Emirates, oversaw the development of the Emirates and steered oil revenues into healthcare, education, and infrastructure. The economy of the United Arab Emirates is the most diversified in the Gulf Cooperation Council, with its most populous city of Dubai emerging into a global city and international aviation hub. Nevertheless, the country remains extremely reliant on its export of petroleum and natural gas.
The United Arab Emirates has been criticized for its human rights record, including the role of Sharia law in its legal system. The rising international profile of the United Arab Emirates has led some analysts to identify it as a regional and middle power.
Above: Stem Cells | How Cloning Can Extend Your Life Span.
Now that humans have perfected the technology of cloning and people are experimenting more with artificial cloning and even stem cell research, what can we do as humans to increase our life span using the latest discoveries in stem cell research and cloning technology? World policies on human cloning or reproductive cloning range from complete prohibition to no policies on record. Many countries have banned human cloning altogether. Could we clone our organs to be used in a transplant?
Above: What Causes Aging? Can Science Stop Aging?
We’ll do anything to conquer aging, and now scientists believe they’ve found the root cause of aging in the brain. Anthony reports on this discovery, and what it could mean for our quest for eternal youth. Scientists find the key to the aging process in the Hypothalamus. For the first time, a brain region has been found that may control aging throughout the whole body, a new study reports. The Hypothalamus brain region has been found to control the aging process in the body.
