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Tag Heuer to launch smartwatch to rival Apple

It's been a tough year for luxury watches in Asia: Beijing's anti-corruption drive, the slowdown in China, and the Occupy Hong Kong protests all conspired to cool the market. But the president of LVMH's watch division says it's the start of a new era for luxury timepieces. Bloomberg's Angie Lau spoke exclusively to Jean-Claude Biver about the future of luxury watches, and the rising digital challenge.

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Updated On : 22 Dec 2014 | 9:21 PM IST

Keen to know about world's biggest lottery? We've got something for you

December 22 is an important date for Spaniards. It's the date of the world's biggest lottery draw. This year the estimated prize pool is

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Updated On : 22 Dec 2014 | 9:19 PM IST

What renewed US-Cuba ties mean for cigar smokers

Cigar Aficionado's David Savona discusses how renewed US-Cuba relations impact the cigar industry, with Bloomberg's Matt Miller. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Updated On : 19 Dec 2014 | 6:54 PM IST

Why lifestyle branding sells more than luxury

Goop CEO Lisa Gersh and Bloomberg’s Chris Rovzar discuss lifestyle versus luxury branding.

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Updated On : 19 Dec 2014 | 6:58 PM IST

Learn all about US and Cuba's rocky relations in 2 minutes

President Obama announced on December 17 that the United States will resume diplomatic relations with Cuba after more than 50 years of antagonism. Bloomberg's Sam Grobart recaps the standoff between the two nations, and explains why the icy relationship has begun to thaw.

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Updated On : 18 Dec 2014 | 7:49 PM IST

Why currency crises are rarely solved by rate hikes

Russia's central bank has failed to shore up the ruble, despite ramping up rates to 17%. Tom Mackenzie takes a look back at other examples of countries that raised rates to bolster their currencies, and the fallout from those decisions. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Updated On : 18 Dec 2014 | 7:46 PM IST

Know all about Russian crisis in 2 minutes

The value of the ruble has plunged against the dollar in just the last two days, even as Russia's central bank takes drastic action to try and prop up the currency. Bloomberg's Joe Weisenthal breaks down what happened and what's next.

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Updated On : 17 Dec 2014 | 7:54 PM IST

A global scam too good to be true

Around the world, hundreds if not thousands of credulous people were taken in by a website called SecureInvestment.com, which promised phenomenal returns that were ultimately too good to be true. In the first of three reports, Bloomberg's Willem Marx examines the scam, its impact, and the reasons why it chose the unregulated retail forex market as its cover. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Updated On : 17 Dec 2014 | 7:11 PM IST

What's next for Apple?

Guy Kawasaki, co-author of The Art of Social Media discusses Apple's transition from Steve Jobs to Tim Cook and what he sees for the company in the year ahead.

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Updated On : 17 Dec 2014 | 11:20 AM IST

Hey Uber, you're not special!

Uber has a "special" problem. As in, the company thinks it is really, really special. But according to Bloomberg's Brendan Greeley, Uber needs to come to the realization that they are just a glorified taxi company using Silicon Valley technology.

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Updated On : 15 Dec 2014 | 2:32 PM IST

Jack Nicklaus: The guy who 'ruined' Cabo on golf pre-retirement

Jack Nicklaus, golf's greatest champion, is still fully invested in the game he loves. Despite a global golf slowdown and a dramatic decline of players in the U.S. over the past few years, Jack and his company, Nicklaus Design, have no plans to stop building their empire of courses around the world. Bloomberg's Shelby Holliday caught up with Nicklaus at the opening of Quivira in Cabo San Lucas to talk about his new course, the global golf economy, drawing players to the game, and designing courses that will last well beyond Nicklaus's lifetime.

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Updated On : 15 Dec 2014 | 2:20 PM IST

The napkin that changed the U.S. economy

In 1974, economist Arthur Laffer sketches his theory of tax policy over dinner with Wall Street Journal writer Jude Wanniski and Ford administration officials Donald Rumsfeld and Dick Cheney, kick-starting the rise of supply-side economics. Forty years after one of the most famous dinner-napkin doodles in American history, Laffer, Cheney, and Rumsfeld reunited at that same restaurant.

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Updated On : 11 Dec 2014 | 2:14 PM IST

The home of Bond, James Bond

Filming has started on the latest James Bond movie, "Spectre," at Britain's Pinewood studios. So why has the franchise stuck with Pinewood? Pinewood Studios Historian Gareth Owen explains.

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Updated On : 10 Dec 2014 | 3:09 PM IST

How much are the UK Royals worth?

The Royal Family are some times referred to as The Firm -- and if they were a business, they

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Updated On : 09 Dec 2014 | 2:43 PM IST

The story behind Apple's famous 1984 super bowl ad

In 1984, the world was introduced to the Apple Macintosh personal computer with an advertisement that ran during Super Bowl XVIII. The spot helped define Apple as a brand and changed the Super Bowl into a must-see media event.

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Updated On : 09 Dec 2014 | 2:31 PM IST

Elevators that move in every direction

160 years after its invention, the elevator is getting a major makeover. German company ThyssenKrupp is developing the world's first cable-less system that could revolutionize the shape and height of our future skyscrapers

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Updated On : 08 Dec 2014 | 2:18 PM IST

YotaPhone 2: Smartphone with two screens

Just when you thought you'd seen it all, Russian tech startup YotaDevices launches their YotaPhone 2 in London. What's new? It's got two screens, one that is always on. And it's been used in international diplomacy.

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Updated On : 08 Dec 2014 | 2:21 PM IST

Apple's co-founder, the 'Other Steve', debunks myths

In 1976, The Apple 1 computer goes on sale for a retail price of $666.66. Steve Wozniak, who co-founded Apple with Steve Jobs and designed that product, remembers the early days. Bloomberg Businessweek chronicles the most disruptive ideas of the past 85 years

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Updated On : 05 Dec 2014 | 2:31 PM IST

CNN's First Anchors on the Birth of 24-Hour Cable News

In 1980, Cable News Network, the first 24-hour news channel, makes its debut. David Walker and Lois Hart anchored CNN's first newscast. The rest as they say, is history.

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Updated On : 05 Dec 2014 | 2:22 PM IST

Meet Atari's Pong: the father of video games

In 1972, Atari releases Pong, the video game that pioneered an entire industry. This is the story of how three men and a bar launched the video game industry. Bloomberg Businessweek chronicles the most disruptive ideas of the past 85 years

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Updated On : 04 Dec 2014 | 2:28 PM IST