Wendy's scraps plans to serve alcohol at an outlet in Christchurch
Submitted by Apoorva Prasad on Fri, 05/06/2016 - 03:20
Wendy's fast food chain has indicated that it has scrapped plans to serve alcohol at one of its outlet in the city of Christchurch in New Zealand.
Wendy's fast food outlet was planning to serve beers with its burgers at the outlet. The outlet located in Hornby had applied for a licence in October 2015 but the move had attracted a lot of public criticism. If the outlet started serving alcohol, it would have been the first attempt by a fast-food chain in New Zealand to serve alcohol in its premises.
Canstarawards 5-star rating Warehouse Money Purple Visa Card
Submitted by Jitendra Tiwari on Fri, 05/06/2016 - 03:16
Prestigious rating agency Canstar has announced that it is awarding a 5-star rating to Warehouse Money Purple Visa Card, which was launched just six months earlier.
The data provider released its latest Canstar Credit Card Rewards star ratings report today. It awarded the 5 star rating to the Warehouse Money Purple Visa Card in the annual ratings for Rewards cards in the New Zealand market. The card won the rating for the $12k and under annual spend category.
Shares of Synacor Climb on Wednesday with New AT&T Deal
Submitted by Anil Dayal on Thu, 05/05/2016 - 09:17
With portal service contracts from AT&T, shares of Buffalo, N. Y. based Synacor climbed more than 119 percent on Wednesday during the afterhours trading.
The companies said the revenues expected from the contract will be approximately $100 million a year following the full product operation in 2017. The early products will get be launched in the second quarter of 2016 and further products will come by the last quarter of 2016.
Lawsuit by Environmental and Community Organizations Seek Stricter Rules by EPA for Handing and Disposal of Fracking Waste
Submitted by Kunal Garg on Thu, 05/05/2016 - 09:08
A law suit was filed on Wednesday by several environmental and community organizations to put pressure on the Environmental Protection Agency to make stricter rules regarding management and disposal of drilling and hydraulic fracking waste.
European Central Bank will Phase Out €500 Note by 2018
Submitted by Ajay Saxena on Thu, 05/05/2016 - 09:02
Bigger the note better it is for money launderers and other criminals and keeping that in mind the European Central Bank decided to phase out 500-euro notes. On Wednesday, the European Central Bank announced that it will discontinue with _500 note which is worth roughly $575. The larger denominations are easier to carry and suitcase full could value a lot more than the smaller denominations. A study by Harvard University shows, that equivalent of $1 million in _500 notes only would weigh approximately five pounds.
New Zealand to cut daily flights from Whanganui
Submitted by Kunal Garg on Wed, 05/04/2016 - 13:17
Air New Zealand has announced its plans to slash a daily flight between Whanganui and Auckland from March next year.
