Angus Deaton awarded Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences 2015
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel for 2015 - i.e....
Private sector pay growing at 15-year high, UK
Private sector pay in the UK has grown this year at its fastest rate since the early 2000s, i.e. a fifteen-year high, according to...
Climate change denial may become illegal
Climate change denial may become illegal if the courts have their way, according to newspaper reports that a group of top judges have got...
Tesco launches price-matching scheme amid price war
Tesco, the UK’s largest supermarket chain, is launching a price-matching scheme called Brand Guarantee that will give consumers instant price cuts on branded goods.
The...
Canada adds 12,000 jobs to economy, but unemployment rate rises
Although the Canadian economy added 12,000 jobs (or +0.1%), as more people entered the labor force, its unemployment rate increased by 0.1 of a...
Ineos acquires major share of North Sea gas fields for $750 million
Ineos, the Swiss chemicals giant that controls Grangemouth, has bought a major share of North Sea gas fields from DEA Group for $750 million.
A...
Corbyn dodged kissing Queen’s hand by going on a Scottish Highland hike
Jeremy Corbyn, Labour’s new leader, said he could not attend a ceremony to join the Privy Council because of a ‘prior commitment’. This commitment...
Ecotourism may harm the survival chances of some animals, says study
Most of us think ecotourism is good for animals and wildlife in general. However, according to a recent study carried out at the University of...
LSE selling Russell Investments for $1.15 bn (£752 mn)
Shares in London Stock Exchange dropped on Friday after announcing how much it is selling its Russell Investments.
Many investors believe the selling price is...
G20 to crack down on corporate tax avoidance
G20 members gave the green light on Friday to a package of measures aimed at cracking down on corporate **tax avoidance by big multi-nationals.
**Tax avoidance...