Plastic bag usage plunged by 78% in one month, says Tesco
Plastic bag usage at Tesco supermarkets in England plunged by an amazing 78% within one month of the introduction of the 5p per bag...
Latin American football bosses charged with racketeering and money laundering
Latin American football bosses were among the sixteen individuals charged on Thursday with racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracies, among other offenses, as...
Airbnb raised over $100 million in latest round of funding
Airbnb, a website for people to list and rent lodging, raised over $100 million in its latest round of funding.
The round values the San Francisco-based...
FTSE 100 recorded best weekly increase in a month
The blue-chip FTSE 100 recorded its best weekly increase since early October. The UK equity index closed 0.1 percent higher on Friday at 6,334.63...
UK government borrowing reaches six-year high in October
UK public sector net borrowing increased £1.1 billion in October to £8.2 billion from £7.1 billion a year earlier, marking the highest level of...
UK manufacturers expect output to drop for first time in three years
The outlook for UK manufacturers appears gloomy after a survey revealed that output is forecast to fall - the first prediction of a decline...
Salesforce third quarter results beat expectations, raises revenue guidance
San Francisco-based cloud computing giant Salesforce beat expectations in the third quarter. The CRM company reported revenue of $1.71 billion and earnings per share...
UK Mail Group reports 56% plunge in profits
UK Mail Group, which competes with bigger rival Royal Mail, said first-half pretax profit plunged in the first half of the year on problems...
UK gender pay gap narrows to record low
Gender pay gap in the UK among full-time workers has narrowed down to a record low, according to official government data, but there is still...
Barclays fined $150 million in latest forex probe
Barclays has been fined an additional $150m (£99m) by US regulators for using its forex platform to reject unprofitable trades.
As part of the...