US federal Debt 19.9 Trillion dollars

Of this enormous debt which currently stands at 19.9 trillion the US holds 64.8% of there sovereign debt, with the top 3 foreign nations to hold US debt being China (7.5%) 1.5 Trillion, Japan (6.5%) 1.3trillion and Ireland (1.35%) at 270 billion.
Extra Fact: Ireland holding more US debt then the National debt of 197 Billion US Dollars (FinanceDublin) 

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Is Ireland relay in 14th place?? 

In this extremely interesting article by Barbara Tasch, It shows Ireland as being 14th o the richest contraries list. But it is in GDP which does not tack into account reparation of wealth by businesses and individuals which use Ireland as a tax haven. Currently its is viewed that yearly repatriation stands at 18% (2014, Revenue).
So is Ireland relay 14th??

Business Insider Article:
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-richest-countries-in-the-world-2016-3

8 Great Working Habits

The 8 great working habits, have been adapted by many companies, especially sales and tech companies. But these habits are key to success in all aspects of life not just work. So what are these habits.

1. Have an Attitude:

Success is not all skill, success is 99% Attitude and 1% skill. Attitude is a mental muscle, which needs to be exercised to build and develop. How you develop your attitude, you adopt a can-do Attitude. If you think like a winner, you are one. To protect your attitude, you must accept that you will receive rejection, tack it in pride you will run into many negatives in life.

Just don't let the uncontrollable control you.

2. Be on Time:

Punctuality is key to time management, Be early to meetings, school, collage and work. Being early is being on time, this gives you a head start in your day.

“Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise”  Benjamin Franklin.

3. Be Prepared:

In business, especially there is no room for error, always be prepared.

“By failing to prepare, prepare to fail” Benjamin Franklin.

For every possible problem, prepare a solution.

4. Work a full day:

Comment 100% of your energy to achieving your goals, no matter what challenges you face in achieving the goals. Focus on every task at hand, work on the goal until succeeded in that goal.

5. Work your field correctly:

If you're a doctor you are expected to know how to diagnose your patient. Then why soundent you? You must know your field inside-out. a doctor that knows how to diagnose has a higher law of averages in saving people then one that does not know.

6. Protect Attitude:

How to protect your attitude, is to realise you will lose your attitude during the day. Protecting your attitude is not attempting to not lose it, but releasing you will and finding a way to get it back as soon as possible.

7. Understand your reason why:

It is important for you to understand the reason you do what you do. If you're a leader of a team, and you don’t know your reason why you do things. how could you expect others to know and follow you. This is a key habit for entrepreneurs looking for investment and growing the business. If you understand your reason why, you have a vision and a mission you're on the path to success.

8. Take control:

You must have control of every aspect of life, do not what for success to come it wont, take control and work towards success.

“The treasury is based upon mining, the army upon the treasury: He who has the army and the treasury may conquer the earth” The aritisastarat political guide

The 8 great working Habits

2. Be on time. 

Be on time, if you're not on time you are late.

If you have a meeting at 9.00 being on time means you're in at 8.45 at the latest.

If a sales person has a lead that told him to call back at 8.00 O'Clock, you're ready to call back at 7.45 and call at 8.00 no later.

3. Be Prepared.

You must be prepared for the average day, no point being on time and having an attitude if you're not prepared.

The 8 Great working habits

1. Have an attitude.

Attitude is a mental muscle, which we all have  it is what separates success from failure. If you have an Attitude you will succeed in whatever you are doing work, relationship and life.

Example "A Resedentail Cold caller, if it rains and he calls it a day he lost his attitude while if he went at the job, with more force and a mentality i have to do this, his result no matter what is better than the other result."

Success is 99% Attitude 1% Skill. 

What a way to get a bit extra cash??

Are you a student, part-time worker, unemployed or just have some spare time. Do you want to get an extra bit of cash in your pocket, Do you want a job where you decided when you work and get paid a pretty penny, if so one of the following is right for you.

10 high-paying jobs you can do on the side

Atricale writer: Jacquelyn Smith - Business Insider (23/07/15) 

Top IT Sales people and the companies why work for

"A sale is made on every call you make. Ether you sell the client some stock or he will sell you a reason he can't. Ether way a sale is made, the only question is who is going close??" (Ben Affleck, Boiler room 2002)

So who are the top 5  IT sales companies.

No 5. Symantec

With an average total earnings of 1$97,500 a year per a sales guy, with commission earnings equalling $76,250. This highly competitive company with a ease of adaptability to changing markets has a competitive edge. 

No 4. EMC 

EMC is a sales operations company for a good few tech companies, with an average earning of $200,000 a year with 50% of earnings from commissions. 

No 3. CA Technologies

CA Techologies are a Texas based tech company with their average sales rep earning close to $210,000 a year with 100K of this being commission based with a friendly environment which is very different to that of, most sales company atmosphere "Generally friendly and well-meaning people, and not really a cut-throat culture.”(Businessinsidercom, 2015)

No 2. Cisco Systems

Cisco systems sales rep has on average $211,000 wage with a large portion coming from the commission, on average commission is 100K, but if you work hard and achieve above average revenue for cisco there is a good chance "you could blow the door out" (Businessinsidercom, 2015)

No 1. SAP

SAP is the number one sales company in the IT Industry, with an average earnings of $235,000 just a few grand short of a quarter of a million a year. With commission earnings of a 100K+.“An above average compensation package is possible for sales roles. Also, getting exposure to many bright and talented people through both SAP and its partners can open up future opportunities that may not be as available with many other companies.” (Businessinsidercom, 2015)

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/what-salespeople-earn-at-tech-companies-2015-7?op=1#ixzz3gk7P29si 

Refrencess:

Businessinsidercom. (2015, no-date). Salespeople at these 10 tech companies get paid tons of money. [Weblog]. Retrieved 23 July, 2015, from http://www.businessinsider.com/what-salespeople-earn-at-tech-companies-2015-7?op=1

  

7 mad facts about the super-market chain Wal-Mart

1. Wal-Mart earns $1.8 Million Profit every Hour that's $15.77 Billion a year!

2. The Walton Family is worth $152 Billion, that's nearly 2 times that of Bill Gates.

3. The top selling item in 2014 was Bananas.

4. 90% of people in the USA are 15min drive from a Wal-mart.

5. Wal-Mart Has 2.2 Million employees, that's more the population of Huston Taxes.

6. Wal-Marts net sales in 2014 were $482 Billion.

7. If Wal-Mart was a nation it would have the 28th largest economy in the world.

References:
Businessinsidercom. (2015, no-date). 13 mind-blowing facts about Wal-Mart . [Weblog]. Retrieved 23 July, 2015, from http://www.businessinsider.com/facts-about-wal-mart-2015-6

What was the net income for the top 9 tech companies??

The combined net-income for the last quarter was  $29.34 Billion. Lets see how it breaks down.

9:
Company: Yahoo 
Net-Income: -$22 Million
Service: Search engine 
Website: Yahoo

8:
Company: Netflix
Net-Income: $26.3 Million
Service: Streaming video content
Website: Netflix

7:
Company: GoPro
Net-Income: $50.7 Million
Service: Sports tech products
Website: GoPro 

6:
Company: Ebay
Net-Income: $931 Million
Service: On-Line retail
Website: Ebay

5:
Company: Intel
Net-Income: $2.7 Billion
Service: Tech-Hardware 
Website: Intel

4:
Company: IBM
Net-Income: $3.8 Billion
Service: Tech-Hardware and software 
Website: IBM

3:
Company: Google 
Net-Income: $4.8 Billion
Services: Search engine, operating system etc..
Website: Google

2:
Company: Mircosoft
Net-Income: $6.4 Billion
Services: Operating system and gaming etc..
Website: Microsoft

I:
Company: Apple
Net-Income: $10.7 Billion
Services: I-products and services, operating system and computers.
Website: Apple


Reference:
Businessinsidercom. (2015, no-date). Here's how much money the biggest tech companies have made (and lost) this quarter. [Weblog]. Retrieved 23 July, 2015, from http://www.businessinsider.com/tech-companies-q2-earnings-2015-7

iWatch OR iFlop??

There has been much skepticism towards the apple iWatch, apple's first wearable tech product. But in an interview with Blomburg apple's CFO Luca Maestri said "We looked back at similar periods for iPhone and iPad when they were originally launched, and we’ve actually sold more Apple Watches than we sold iPhone and iPad at the time,"(Bloombergcom, 2015)
If we see the history of Apple products such as the iPohne and iPad, the fact that the iWatch out sold them in when it lunched compared to their lunches it is pretty much fare to say its not a flop. It is a part of the new tech revolution in the wearable tech industry. 
"Analysts predicted on average 3.4 million sales"(Bloombergcom, 2015) from next quarter onwards.

Relevant articles

Apple sold more Apple Watches in 9 weeks than it sold 

iPhones and iPads when they first launched

Writher: Nathan Mcalone - Business Insider (21/07/15)

References: 
Bloombergcom. (2015, 21stjuly). Apple IPhone Shipments, Revenue Forecast Miss Estimates. [Weblog]. Retrieved 22 July, 2015, from http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-21/apple-iphone-shipments-revenue-forecast-miss-estimates

The iPhone Apples Gold mine

Since the release of the iPhone 1 in 2007 the reliance on the iPhone from Apple has become very apparent. As it is the single largest revenue stream for the tech company making up in the 2rd quarter of 2015 69% (Businessinsidercom, 2015) of apple revenue. This is equal to a total of 61.2 (Huddleston, 2015) million iPhones sold around the Globe. 

References:

Business insider.com (2015, 21stjuly). The iPhone matters now more than ever to Apple. [Weblog]. Retrieved 21 July, 2015, from http://www.businessinsider.com/why-the-iphone-is-apples-most-important-business-2015-7

Huddleston, T.O.M. (2015). Fortune. Retrieved 21 July, 2015, from http://fortune.com/2015/04/27/iphone-sales-spur-apples-most-profitable-second-quarter-ever/

The worlds top 10 Wealthiest Couples

10. 
Couple: James & Lynne Walton
Wealth: $36.2 Billion 
Source of Wealth: Walmart (Grocery store)

9.
Couple: Mark Zuckerburg & Priscilla Chan
Wealth: $38.5 Billion
Source of wealth: Facebook (Social media)

8.
Couple: Bernard Arnault and Helene Mercier-Arnault
Wealth: $38.7 Billion
Source of wealth: LVMH (Fashion and Luxury products)

7. 
Couple: Jeff & MacKenzie Bezos
Wealth: $39.8 Billion
Source of wealth: Amazon (Online shopping)

6. 
Couple: Wang Jianlin & Ning Lin
Wealth: $40.7 Billion
Source of wealth: Dallian Wanda Group (Real estate, Theater etc)

5. 
Couple: Charles & Elizabeth Koch
Wealth: $47.4 Billion
Source of wealth: Koch Industories (Media, Manfactoring, Investment etc..)

4.
Couple: David & Julia Koch
Wealth: $47.5 Billion
Source of wealth: Koch Industories (Media, Manfactoring, Investment etc..)

3.
Couple: Warren Buffet & Astrid Menks
Wealth: $65 Billion
Source of wealth: Berkshire Hathaway (Investmenties)

2.
Couple: Amanico Ortega Gaona & Flora Perez
Wealth: $70.7 Billion
Source of wealth: Zara (Designer fabrics and fashion)

1.

Couple: Bill & Melinda Gates

Wealth: $85.7 Billion

Source of wealth: Mircosoft (Computer software and 

Operating system)




Reference: 
Businessinsidercom. (2015, 21thjuly). The 10 wealthiest couples in the world. [Weblog]. Retrieved 21 July, 2015, from http://www.businessinsider.com/the-wealthiest-couples-in-the-world-2015-7

Black Gold!!!!

You would image on the country with the largest reserves (Proven) would be from the Middle East or Russia, but it is neither.

With a total of 297.7 Billion Barrols none Venezuela is number one and one of the founding members of OPEC in 1960. 

Oil equates to..

96% of export earnings.

40% of government revenue.

11% of National GDP.

Oil is Crucial to the Venezuelan economy and will be for the forcible future.

10 countries for black gold

Writer: Elena Holodny - Business Insider (21/07/15)

$100 is it worth $100

You would naturally assume that if you had a $100 it would get you a $100 worth of goods and/or services. But taking into account different taxies, cost of living and of course the re-turn the company wants can affect you in many ways.
For example $100 wound gets you 1$08-116+ worth of good/services, while in most of New York state it would get you $100-104, or in Manthon and other parts of New York City you would only get $84-88.

This map shows what $100 is actually worth in your city

 Writer: Elena Holodny - Business Insider (20/07/15)

Project Titan 

In the next few years we will see a massive change in the car industry as new competition from apple, google and other tech companies move in. 
Apples Car project is codenamed "Project Titan" 
With the potential for some of the software (If not, some hardware) being developed in Ireland.

Everything we know about Apple's ultra-secret car project

Writer: Rob Price - Business Insider (21/07/15)

UBER V's NYC Mayor

Article writer: Maya Kosoff - Business Insider (20/07/15)

The growing drone market

The current growth in civilian demand for drones means by 2024 the total global market will be just 4 billion (AKA 30.7% of total demand) 
This is a market very much ready for new up-coming entrepreneurs to exploit.

Article writer: Unknown - Business Insider (20/07/15)

Leadership 

"A leader is a dealer in hope" Napoleon Bonaparte

The Standard of Leadership

This a Great Blog Article on Leadership, Talking about the establishment of leadership and management and the eventual devaluation of standards due to human error.

The writer is Curtis K. Chocholous

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Looks like Apple Might be a 

Bite gone off.

Apple. Inc, the company that gave use the iPhone, iTunes and Mac, and is one of the most reputable tech companies in the world. Has a few dirty little problem witch make apple not the best place to work.

These include, Hard work life balance, Aggressive atmosphere and lack of excitement. 

Apple employees reveal 15 awful things about working at Apple

Articale By: Celena Chong (17/07/15)

So its Not all doom and gloom for the Millennials!!!!!

This is a very interesting story the business insider, even in the darkest hour of the global economy, there are still thought thriving and moving up the economic ladder.

Millennials who are financially thriving have one characteristic in common

Article By: Gillian B. White (18/07/15)