Since dropping out of school at age 16 to start his first business, Richard Branson has built eight billion-dollar companies in eight different sectors. Today, the entrepreneur is one of the wealthiest people in the world, valued at an estimated $5.3 billion. Despite Branson’s massive success, he’s always looking for ways to improve. In fact, …

Coca-Cola has announced a pledge to recycle a used bottle or can for every one the company sells by 2030. Calling it a “massive global ambition” the firm admitted its part in littering the environment and a responsibility to tackle the problem, BBC News reports. The company, which markets 500 brands of fizzy drink, juices …

While it’s true that money can’t buy happiness, having money has certain benefits. For example, money can buy you time to do things that make you happier, and giving away some of your money can make you happier as well. Now scientists from the University of California at Irvine have found that how much money …

No matter how often we hear the adage “money can’t buy happiness,” it’s hard not to look at the lifestyles of the some of the world’s wealthiest people and not think, “Man, if I had my own private island, I’d be as chipper as Richard Branson, too.” But, according to research published by the American …

Christmas is around the corner and the gift-giving ritual is well underway, leaving many of us with much lighter pockets. But now, scientists have revealed the methods of manipulation that brands and retailers use to get us to keep spending our hard earned cash. In an article for The Conversation, Dr Paul Harrison, senior lecturer …