Articles by Oliver Tree
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Plotting To Destroy America? There’s An App For That March 29 2013 3:41 PM
When it comes to planning world domination, discerning dictators prefer to use Apple.
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Sandy Live Blog Day 11: Nor'easter Adds To Superstorm Victims’ MiseryNovember 07 2012 7:58 AM
A nor'easter storm hit the Northeast Wednesday, bringing snow and rain and knocking out power in many places which were yet to recover from the damage caused by Superstorm Sandy.
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The Fiscal Cliff And The Fed: Investors' Election FearsNovember 06 2012 7:42 AM
Both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney could have an enormous impact on monetary and fiscal policy.
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Apple Pays Just 2% Tax On Overseas Profits November 05 2012 7:57 AM
The practice echoes that of fellow American companies Starbucks, Amazon and Google.
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UBS Bankers 'Locked Out' of Work As Layoffs BeginOctober 31 2012 4:28 PM
Despite the bank’s top boss insisting outgoing employees will be "treated with care," workers only found out they had been sacked after they were stopped at the front door, unable to enter the building having had their work passes revoked.
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Sandy's Silver Lining: Did Flooding Kill New York's Rats?October 31 2012 3:37 PM
According to reports, a large portion of New York City’s teeming rat population may have drowned in the floodwaters that filled subways, tunnels and basements.
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Lifted By Olympics, Britain Out Of RecessionOctober 25 2012 8:33 AM
Official figures show the U.K. economy grew by 1 percent, with 0.2 percent of the growth coming from the Olympic Games.
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Are Zynga Layoffs The Start Of Dot-com Crash 2.0?October 24 2012 8:17 AM
While trouble at Zynga has been brewing for months, this is the second dot-com bust in recent weeks.
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Electronics Manufacturer Foxconn Admits Using MinorsOctober 17 2012 8:27 AM
The company admitted that some students in its summer internship were below the Chinese legal minimum working age of 16.
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Russia Denies Weapons On Moscow To Syria FlightOctober 11 2012 8:51 AM
Turkish jet fighters intercepted a Syrian passenger airplane on Wednesday night, according to reports.
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Chinese Tech Giants Huawei, ZTE 'Security Threat' US WarnsOctober 08 2012 8:11 AM
The two companies, which provide equipment to most of the world's telecom companies, should be blocked from merging and acquiring U.S. firms, a report concluded.
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Thanks A Million Steve: Apple Celebrates Jobs One Year OnOctober 05 2012 8:19 AM
Jobs passed away on Oct. 5, 2011, after a long fight with pancreatic cancer, and to commemorate him, the entire Apple homepage has been given up for the video, which fades when finished to show a message from his successor, Apple CEO Tim Cook.
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