Dress colour confusion down to bluish and yellowish colouring
Why did some people see a blue and black dress while others saw it as white and gold? It was all down to the...
Flies are afraid, they experience fear, and thus have emotions – probably
Do flies have emotions? Scientists have found they display the typical signs of fear when exposed to an overhead shadow. Their response to visual...
First warm-blooded fish, the Opah, discovered by NOAA scientists
Until recently, everybody believed the only fully warm-blooded animals on Earth were birds and mammals. A new study has found that the Opah (Lampris...
Giant Antarctic ice shelf will disintegrate by 2020, NASA warns
A massive Antarctic ice shelf - Larsen B - is rapidly weakening and will probably disintegrate completely by 2020, scientists from NASA's Jet Propulsion...
New Look acquired by Christo Wiese’s Brait investment firm for £780m
New Look, a British global fashion retailer with a chain of high street stores, has been acquired by South African billionaire Christo Wiese through...
SABMiller buys Meantime in bid to tap into female and millennials market
Brewery giant SABMiller Plc is to acquire modern craft brewer Meantime Brewing Company, the London-based multinational announced on Friday, in a move to make beer...
Oil settles below $60 a barrel
U.S. benchmark oil settled below $60 a barrel on Thursday - the first time in three sessions - as ample global supplies and indications...
Nordstrom first quarter profit misses estimates, same-store sales up
Nordstrom posted first quarter net income of $128 million, or $0.66 per share, down from $140 million, or $0.72 per share, in the first...
Starbucks puts to rest rumors of a security breach
Customers using the Starbucks payment app on their mobiles are reportedly being hacked, but the Seattle-based firm was quick to put rumors of a security...
GM investing $1 billion in its Warren Technical Center
General Motors Co. announced that it will be investing $1 billion to upgrade and renovate its Warren Technical Center near Detroit.
The automotive giant plans...