US small business owners gained confidence in April
US small business owners gained confidence in April, according to a report released Tuesday.
Hiring activity also increased and most were bullish about capital expenditure...
GoDaddy reports 17.5 percent increase in first quarter revenue
GoDaddy, the domain registrar and web hosting company, reported a 17.5 percent increase in first quarter revenue, driven by customer gains and higher revenue...
Chicago’s credit rating downgraded to “junk” by Moody’s
On Tuesday Moody’s Investors Service downgraded Chicago's credit rating by two notches down to the “junk” category, citing lagging tax revenue and unfunded pension...
Slower but ‘solid’ GDP growth, low inflation, rising at end of 2015, says Bank...
Economic growth in 2014 was described as 'robust' by the Bank of England in its 'Inflation Report' released on Wednesday 13 May, although it...
Nordstrom first quarter profit misses estimates, same-store sales up
Nordstrom posted first quarter net income of $128 million, or $0.66 per share, down from $140 million, or $0.72 per share, in the first...
Dress colour confusion down to bluish and yellowish colouring
Why did some people see a blue and black dress while others saw it as white and gold? It was all down to the...
S&P 500 closed at record high on Friday
The S&P 500 reached a new closing high for a second day straight on Friday in choppy trade after disappointing reports on US industrial production...
Osborne announces next Budget will be in July
George Osborne announced that on July 8 he will deliver his first all-Tory Budget.
Mr. Osborne said that the budget is going to aimed at...
London homes to cost £1m by 2030 – economy will outstrip European rival cities
London home prices will average at least £1 million by 2030, says forecasting body Oxford Economics, which also predicts that the capital’s economic and...
Four closely spaced quasars found in space baffle scientists
Astronomers were amazed to find four closely spaced quasars embedded in a massive cloud of cool dense gas. They calculated the likelihood of such a...