Blockbuster exiting US retail market, closing its last 300 stores

The writing is finally on the wall for Blockbuster: the video rental chain, ubiquitous for years across the US, is finally closing its last 300 retail stores across the country. With that, the company has effectively exited the US retail market — in addition to closing its stores, the company's Netflix-style disc-by-mail service will also be shuttered. 

"This is not an easy decision, yet consumer demand is clearly moving to digital distribution of video entertainment," said Dish CEO Joseph...

De Blasio Is Elected New York City Mayor

Bill de Blasio, who transformed himself from a little-known occupant of an obscure office into the fiery voice of New York’s disillusionment with a new gilded age, was elected the city’s 109th mayor on Tuesday.

His landslide victory, stretching from the working-class precincts of central Brooklyn to the suburban streets of southeast Queens, amounted to a forceful rejection of the hard-nosed, business-minded style of governance that reigned at City Hall...

Μείωση επιτοκιών και στην Τράπεζα Πειραιώς

Σε μειώσεις επιτοκίων προχωρεί και η Τράπεζα Πειραιώς.

Σε σχετική ανακοίνωση, της η Τράπεζα ανακοινώνει ότι ήδη έχει προχωρήσει σε μειώσεις επιτοκίων αφού σε ανακοίνωση που εκδόθηκε στις 25 Οκτωβρίου 2013, η τράπεζα προχωρούσε στις εξής αλλαγές.

A. Μείωση επιτοκίων σε συμβάσεις δανείων και τρεχούμενων λογαριασμών με όριο παρατραβήγματος («οι Χορηγήσεις») ως ακολούθως:..

Google Search app on iOS gets a major update

Google has released a major update for the iOS version of the Google Search, which makes it a lot more useful. The app now shows notifications with the app running in the background for your appointments, flight and train timings. The app also lets you set...