While the Asia economy is still mired in a recession, exports indicators and employment figures have shown some signs of stabilization as of the first quarter of 2009, with economists forecasting a turnaround by year’s end. Property indices also indicate further stabilization in prices and in demand, especially in the commercial properties sector in the [...]

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 [...]

Considered the Indian jewel in the crown of the information superhighway, Sabeer Bhatia was raised in the southern Indian city of Bangalore. Aged just 19, the gifted computer whiz kid moved to California with $250 in his pocket and a head full of ideas. A successful scholarship at the California Institute of Technology was followed [...]

Born    :January 14, 1914 in Dayton, Ohio, U.S. Died    : December 31, 1993 (aged 79) in Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. Spouse(s)         :  Olive Cawley Children          :  Thomas John Watson III, Jeanette Watson, Olive F. Watson, Lucinda Watson, Susan Watson, Helen Watson Occupation      :  Business. In 1943, 29-year-old Watson Jr. and his father were [...]

Born    : July 30, 1863 in Greenfield Township, Dearborn, Michigan, U.S. Died     : April 7, 1947 (aged 83) in Fair Lane, Dearborn, Michigan, U.S. Occupation      : Business, Engineering Net Worth       : above $188.1 billion, according to Wealthy historical figures 2008, based on information from Forbes – February 2008. Religious         : Protestant Episcopal Spouse(s)         [...]