China pumping $81 billion into banks
China is pumping $81 billion or 500 billion yuan into its five largest state-owned banks, joining the European Central Bank in trying to boost...
Very few Californians have earthquake insurance
Just 12% of Californians have earthquake insurance compared to 30% in 1996, two years after the country’s most costly seismic shock (Northridge, California), says...
UK December car production hits ten-year high, driven by Jaguar Land Rover
The UK produced 109,000 vehicles in December 2014, its best December in ten years. Production was 27% higher than in the same month in 2013.
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Nissan enters race to get self-driving tech on the market
Nissan has entered the race to get self-driving technology on the market.
The Japanese car manufacturer announced that it’s testing an autonomous, zero-emissions Intelligent Driving...
AstraZeneca says No to Pfizer’s new offer
Britain’s second largest pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca says No to Pfizer’s new offer. Pfizer had raised the bid to £63 billion ($106.22 billion) or £50...
Top 5 reasons people quit their job
Employees quit their jobs for a number of reasons. Perhaps they have to move across the country to be with their partner, or have...
Spectacular GoPro footage taken by astronauts during spacewalk
Some spectacular GoPro footage taken by astronauts at the International Space Station during their spacewalks in preparation for the arrival of commercial space crafts...
RSPB praises pheasant shoot farmers, triggering outrage among bird lovers
Scores of RSPB supporters threatened to cancel their membership after hearing that one of the charity’s directors supported “progressive” pheasant shoots because they were...
House price uncertainty reached all-time high after Brexit referendum
In the United Kingdom, the Brexit referendum pushed house price uncertainty to an all-time high. Researchers from Lancaster University Management School in England carried...
US consumer confidence improved in September
A better economic outlook combined with greater expectations of higher incomes have boosted consumer confidence in the United States in September, according to the...