Treasury Select Committee asks watchdog to look at HBOS auditors again
The Treasury Select Committee has asked the accountancy watchdog, the Financial Reporting Council, to look at HBOS auditors again. Andrew Tyrie, the Committee’s chairman,...
China gives green light to Shell and BG Group merger
China has given clearance to the £40 billion merger between Shell and BG Group, meaning that the pre-conditional approval process is now complete.
Receiving...
UK shoppers abandon the high street in favour of going online
UK shoppers abandoned the high street last month in favour of going online to find the best deals.
According to the British Retail Consortium (BRC)...
Huawei’s Honor lineup of smartphones reportedly coming to the US
Huawei is reportedly bringing its popular Honor lineup of smartphones to the US market.
An official announcement is expected to be made in January at the...
National Space Policy places UK on global stage at last
The country’s first National Space Policy places the UK firmly on the global stage for future space programmes, the UK Space Agency announced on...
Ford investing $4.5 billion in electric vehicle technology
Ford announced that it will be investing $4.5 billion in electric vehicle technology.
By the end of the decade the company expects for it to...
Amazon stops selling hoverboards over safety fears
Amazon has stopped selling hoverboards following various reports of fires caused by the self-balancing scooters.
Links to a number of different hoverboards on the retailer's...
New York Attorney General asks for help from public in broadband probe
New Yorkers are being asked to monitor their Internet speeds for a potential lawsuit.
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has asked the public to...
National Front party pushed into third place in French regional elections
Latest exit polls indicate that France’s ultra-right wing Front National has been beaten into third place. It appears the Front National has not won...
Death Star a la Star Wars style made from asteroids, says NASA scientist
If you want to make a Death Star like the one in Star Wars, you don’t do so out of thin air, like the...