HSBC starts UK mortgage price war with 0.99% rate Marie Singer Oct 18, 2014 0 HSBC has intensified a mortgage price war in the UK by launching a record-low 0.99% annual rate for borrowers who…
Postpone raising interest rates, advises Bank of England’s Chief Economist Marie Singer Oct 17, 2014 0 The Bank of England’s Chief Economist, Andrew Haldane, who in June had said interest rates should be raised…
Clean energy better than Site C dam in B.C., says study Marie Singer Oct 17, 2014 0 Smaller clean-energy plants make more economic sense than the proposed Site C dam for British Columbia, says a new…
US budget deficit shrinks to 7-year record low Marie Singer Oct 15, 2014 0 Declining unemployment bolstered tax receipts helping the US to post its lowest budget deficit as a percentage of…
Amazon launches same day pickup with Smiths News, UK Marie Singer Oct 15, 2014 0 In a partnership with Smiths News, part of Connect Group plc., a UK newspaper and magazine wholesaler, Amazon has…
UK inflation dropped to 1.2% in September, lowest rate in five years Marie Singer Oct 14, 2014 0 UK inflation dropped down to 1.2% in September from 1.5% in August, measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI),…
Salesforce unveils Wave, its cloud-based information analytics system Marie Singer Oct 13, 2014 0 Salesforce.com Inc. will be entering the data analytics and business intelligence business, with the announcement…
Giant bank crash scenario practice by US and UK regulators Marie Singer Oct 12, 2014 0 British and American regulators are going to get together in a war room and imagine what would happen in the two…
Russian troops near Ukrainian border ordered to leave by Vladimir Putin Marie Singer Oct 12, 2014 0 Thousands of Russian troops stationed close to the Ukrainian border have been ordered by President Vladimir Putin…
US Teens like Instagram now, not Facebook Marie Singer Oct 11, 2014 0 American teenagers today prefer Instagram and Twitter rather than Facebook, showing they have become visual and…
Mainstream offshore wind farm project gets greenlight from Scottish ministers Marie Singer Oct 11, 2014 0 Dublin-based wind and solar firm Mainstream Renewable Power has received the green light from Scottish Ministers to…
France’s credit outlook cut to ‘negative’ by Standard and Poor’s Marie Singer Oct 11, 2014 0 Citing concerns about its struggling economic recovery, France’s credit outlook has been downgraded to ‘negative’…
Fed’s comments kill dollar’s rise Marie Singer Oct 10, 2014 0 After Federal Reserve policymakers publicly expressed misgivings about a strong dollar, the greenback’s recent…
Murphy steps down from Gap, Peck steps up Marie Singer Oct 10, 2014 0 Glenn Murphy is stepping down as CEO of American multinational clothing and accessories retailer Gap Inc., while…
Alarm bell of slower growth, says British Chambers of Commerce Marie Singer Oct 9, 2014 0 The results for domestic manufacturing and exports in Q3 could be “the first alarm bell” warning us of slower…
Ruble decline continues against the dollar Marie Singer Oct 8, 2014 0 The Russian ruble continued its decline on Wednesday against the US$ but gained against the euro, Russian shares…