Life’s a beach for Japanese company

Life’s a beach for Japanese company

A Tokyo company is making its work environment as relaxing as a day at the beach. Tara Cleary reports.">  

Big U.S. companies hold $2 trn abroad

Big U.S. companies hold $2 trn abroad

A study says the 500 largest U.S. companies would owe an estimated $620 billion in taxes if they were to repatriate their funds. Fred Kataya...

Supreme Court rules for companies over birth control mandate

Supreme Court rules for companies over birth control mandate

In a 5-4 vote, justices rule that certain businesses can refuse to pay for birth control for employees based on religious claims. Linda So r...

Robot caregiver offers company and security to 94-year-old grandmother

Robot caregiver offers company and security to 94-year-old grandmother

A robot that monitors the health of elderly people living alone and allows them to have face-to-face conversations with relatives or doctors...

Many Americans unwittingly investing in guns

Many Americans unwittingly investing in guns

Millions of Americans are buying into gun companies - often unwittingly - as mutual funds have boosted such holdings to record levels, accor...

Test flight shows balloon space tourism no flight of fancy

Test flight shows balloon space tourism no flight of fancy

Arizona-based company World View Enterprises says it has taken a major step towards launching commercial balloon flights to the edge of spac...

Obamacare's Emanuel: Health insurers as we know them will be dead by 2025

Obamacare's Emanuel: Health insurers as we know them will be dead by 2025

Ezekiel Emanuel, author of “Reinventing American Health Care”, predicts U.S. insurance companies will evolve to the Kaiser Permanente mo...

Carbon tax not the answer: Southern Co. CEO

Carbon tax not the answer: Southern Co. CEO

Southern Company President, CEO and Chairman Tom Fanning defends his corporation's multimillion dollar lobbying tab in 2013, and says his jo...

Bees provide a sweet solution to Airbus' pollution problem

Bees provide a sweet solution to Airbus' pollution problem

Beehives are placed near an airport runway in Hamburg to measure pollution levels on behalf of aircraft manufacturing giant Airbus. Elly Par...

The sharing economy's growing pains

The sharing economy's growing pains

Companies from Airbnb to Uber have been widely celebrated, despite constant battles with regulators. But has asking for forgiveness, as oppo...

Deckchair maker's life beyond the beach

Deckchair maker's life beyond the beach

Soaring summer temperatures are helping swell orders for Britain's only deckchair manufacturer. But as demand from its traditional market on...

Lamborghini Diablo fans build a replica from scratch

Lamborghini Diablo fans build a replica from scratch

Two Chinese men reproduce their dream car to gain experience and with the aim of manufacturing their own supercars. Tara Cleary reports.">  

AirAsia CEO:  I'm not running away from my obligations

AirAsia CEO: I'm not running away from my obligations

AirAsia CEO takes responsibility for flight that crashed into the sea off Borneo, says the company will work to ensure a speedy investigatio...

The Apple Watch becomes a reality

The Apple Watch becomes a reality

Apple junkies have much to look forward with Monday's launch of the company's first foray into wearables: the Apple Watch.">  

Mini army drones developed

Mini army drones developed

A Polish company develops a drone system for direct battlefield infantry support, operated from personnel carriers. Tara Cleary reports.">  

Lufthansa: more questions over flight 9525

Lufthansa: more questions over flight 9525

More is being uncovered about the mental state of co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, who is believed to have deliberately caused the Alps crash, leavi...

Takata recall affects 34 million vehicles

Takata recall affects 34 million vehicles

Japanese air bag manufacturer Takata has agreed to declare nearly 34 million vehicles defective due to problems with air bag inflators. Roug...

Breakingviews: Time Warner Cable cashes in

Breakingviews: Time Warner Cable cashes in

Jeffrey Goldfarb and Reynolds Holding discuss the company's $56 bln sale to smaller rival Charter and what made this deal more enticing than...

Serpent robot evolves into Snake Monster

Serpent robot evolves into Snake Monster

Researchers are developing a new generation of easy to assemble modular robots that could change the way machines are utilized in manufactur...

Alleged Charleston shooter faces federal hate crime charges

Alleged Charleston shooter faces federal hate crime charges

U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch says Dylann Roof faces federal hate crimes and firearms charges that could lead to the death penalty or ...