Montreal homes greenest in Canada but Edmonton the least green
Montreal homes are the greenest – their greenhouse gas emissions are the lowest in the country – while those of Edmonton are the least...
House overpricing in Canada spreads across the country
In Canada, house overpricing is spreading across the country. What started off in Toronto and Vancouver, with the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s list...
Retail sales plummet in UK at fastest rate in 4 years
Retail sales plummeted in the UK dramatically – at their fastest rate in four years - according to a survey carried out by the...
Many UK firms unaware of other finance options
A new survey finds while nearly half of UK firms applied for funding in the past year, few were aware of finance options outside...
Shinzo Abe plans 28 trillion yen package to boost struggling Japanese economy
The struggling Japanese economy is to receive a 28 trillion yen (£200bn or $265bn) package in the hope of kick-starting business and manufacturing activity,...
Optimism among UK manufacturers slumps after Brexit vote
Optimism among UK manufacturers in the aftermath of the Brexit vote to leave the European Union slumps to the lowest it has been since...
Amazon is testing drone delivery in the UK
A delivery service with the help of drones moves closer to becoming a reality.
Amazon has partnered with the British government to start testing the...
Samsung has the edge over Apple in every sense
For Samsung, the edge is a nice word with more than one meaning. Samsung appears to have the edge over Apple in the global...
Post Lac-Mégantic rail disaster safety measures accelerated in Canada
The Canadian government is accelerating the implementation of safety measures that were recommended following the Lac-Mégantic rail disaster when an unattended seventy-four-car train carrying...
First-time buyers in UK up 10 percent
The number of first-time buyers has gone up 10 percent in the first half of 2016 compared with the same period in 2015, according...