Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Bill Gates: Facts Are on the Side of Optimists



Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Founder and Chairman Bill Gates and Bloomberg LP Founder Michael Bloomberg discuss poverty, disease and philanthropy on Bloomberg Television's "In The Loop." Michael Bloomberg is founder and majority owner of Bloomberg News parent Bloomberg LP. (Source: Bloomberg)

This $170M Hotel Keeps Rich and Powerful Super Safe



Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) -- For the rich and powerful descending on Davos this week, only the most luxurious and secure hotels will do. Enter: the just-opened InterContinental. The only hotel in town with its own helipad -- there's no getting in, unless you're invited. Lucky for Bloomberg's Hans Nichols, he was. (Source: Bloomberg)

The Best Countries for Business in 2014



Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Canada, struggling to emerge from a two-year slump brought on by weak exports, has swept past the U.S., Germany and Japan in a Bloomberg ranking of the best countries for doing business. David Ingles has more on Bloomberg Television's "On The Move Asia." (Source: Bloomberg)

Graphene - a 21st Century wonder discovery (2:51)



Jan. 22 - Researchers at Britain's University of Manchester believe their work on graphene, a material they call 'the wonder material of the 21st Century', will change the way we live. Graphene is 200 times stronger than steel but extremely lightweight and can conduct heat and electricity more efficiently than any other comparable material. Ivor Bennett reports.