The pace of contraction in exports from the level a year ago eased at   —19.8%YoY (Jul-09: -22.9%YoY) but the pace of contraction in imports rose to a sharper —18.6%YoY (Jul-09: —16.2%YoY). Signs of a strong recovery are not yet evident. We have previously said that we shall have to wait out Sep-09 before a more [...]

Born    : February 23, 1965 in Houston, Texas, U.S. Education        : University of Texas, Austin, 1983–1984 Occupation      : CEO and founder, Dell, Inc. Net Worth       : Above $12.3 Billion (2009) Religious         : Judaism Spouse(s)         : Susan Dell He’s Michael Dell, the CEO of Dell Computers and one of the greatest entrepreneur of this [...]

Born    :May 12, 1918 in Hot Wells, Harris County, Texas, USA Died    : November 22, 2001 in Dallas, Texas, USA Occupation      : Founder of Mary Kay Children          : Richard Rogers, Marilyn Rogers, and Ben Rogers “You can do it, honey!” That’s what Mary Kay Ash heard “thousands of times” from her [...]

In the year 1919, an entrepreneur from California named Roy Allen purchased a root beer formula from a pharmacist in Arizona, mixed up a batch of creamy root beer and sold the first frosty mug of this delightful beverage for five cents. Now, eighty-six years later, A&W Root Beer is still made fresh daily and [...]

Born    : November 17, 1906 in Hamamatsu, Japan Died    : August 5, 1991 (aged 84) in Japan Occupation      :  Founder, Honda Motor Company Limited Throughout his life, Soichiro Honda never forgot the day when he ran hopelessly after the first motor car he ever saw. Long before the car actually reached Yamahigashi, a small [...]