Northern Europeans initially rejected farming during the New Stone Age
Northern Europeans initially rejected the practice of farming while the rest of the continent was embracing the transition from foraging during the Neolithic period (New...
Japanese loans boosted
Japanese loans have been boosted, with the Bank of Japan expanding two lending programs in an attempt to encourage GDP (gross domestic product) expansion,...
Canadian economy growing at 2.8%, but oil price fall will push that down in...
Canada’s GDP grew by 2.8% annually in the third quarter, according to a Statistics Canada report issued on Friday, which was considerably higher than...
Fair Value Accounting Probably Did Not Drive the 2008 Financial Crisis, Says RAND Team
A new study from the RAND Corporation, finds that the practice of Fair Value Accounting (FVA) probably did not help drive the 2008 financial...
BoE’s next move is to increase rates, not cut them, says Mark Carney
Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said on Friday that the UK central bank’s next move is going to be an increase in rates,...
Businesses holding off investment in Britain over Brexit says Hammond
Businesses are holding off from investing in Britain over uncertainty regarding Brexit and the future of UK-EU relations, Chancellor Philip Hammond said on the...
Insects will destroy more crops due to global warming
Global warming means that insects will destroy more crops, say researchers from the University of Washington who led a study. There have already been...
Milky Way is at least 50% bigger than commonly estimated, scientists find
The Milky Way, our galaxy, is at least 50% bigger than most estimates, says a team of scientists who discovered that the galactic disk...
Ford closes its plant in Genk, Belgium
The Ford Motor Company closed it plant in Genk, Belgium on Thursday, which had manufactured 14 million vehicles and provided thousands of jobs for...
$500m Priceline Ctrip investment
A Priceline Ctrip investment worth $500 million has been announced by the American online travel group and China’s largest online travel company.
Priceline Group Inc.,...