Million pound houses increase steeply in price in six months UK
Million pound houses are becoming much more common in the UK. The number of houses selling for at least one million pounds increased by 12%...
Giant supermoon to appear in British sky this month
A giant supermoon – a once in a lifetime occurrence – will soon appear in the British night sky later this month, astronomers announced....
Pinging noise in arctic has scientists baffled Canadian military investigates
A pinging noise in the arctic that has been heard by local people and scared animals over the past few months has scientists baffled....
Pound posts biggest weekly gain against the dollar in seven years
The pound sterling posted its biggest weekly gain against the US dollar in seven years.
The sterling soared after the High Court ruled that Parliament...
FCA says it will examine bank overdraft charges
The Financial Conduct Authority will examine the Competition and Markets Authority’s decision against a cap on excessive overdraft charges.
The FCA said in a report...
Boards of UK’s leading public companies lack ethnic diversity, says review
A review of the United Kingdom's leading public companies finds their boards lack ethnic diversity and recommends some challenging goals for change.
Focusing on the...
UK inflation forecast to surge to 4% in 2017
The National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR) forecasts inflation in the UK to surge to about 4% in the second half of...
Manufacturing output rose in October, boosted by falling pound
The falling pound boosted manufacturing output in the UK last month, but also sharply increased the prices of imports.
The Markit/CIPS UK Manufacturing purchasing...
Hong Kong’s financial services sector will need 5 million more square feet of office...
Hong Kong's financial services sector is likely to need another 5 million square feet of office space over the next 10 years, says a...
Apple’s new MacBook Pro has a touch-sensitive control bar
Apple announced its new and restyled MacBook Pro models powered by Intel's Skylake class processors.
The sixth-generation quad-core and dual-core processors offer up to...