RBS has posted £50 billion in losses since 2008 bailout
Since RBS was bailed out by taxpayers in 2008 the company has posted £50 billion in losses. A bailout is the act of rescuing...
DreamWorks posts bigger than expected first-quarter loss
DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc posted a bigger than expected first-quarter loss on Thursday because of restructuring charges as the studio continues to downsize.
The company’s...
ExxonMobil posted first quarter earnings of $4.9 billion
ExxonMobil reported first quarter earnings of $4.9 billion, or $1.17 per diluted share, topping Wall Street expectations of $3.64 billion, according to Bloomberg.
Earnings for...
Yangyang the female robot has amazing human-like facial expressions
Yangyang is a female robot that looks incredibly human. People saw the android display some amazingly convincing expressions during a demonstration at the GMIC (Global...
Coastal light pollution alters marine life and attracts creatures that damage dockyards
Coastal light pollution – artificial lighting on the coast – not only changes marine ecosystems, but also attracts several species known to cause problems...
Small feathered dinosaur with bat-like wings discovered in China
The fossil of a small, feathered dinosaur, about the size of a magpie with bat-like wings, has been discovered in the Hebei Province in...
RBS reports first quarter net loss of £446 million
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) posted a net loss of £446 million in the first quarter of 2015 because of legal and restructuring costs,...
UK consumer confidence remained unchanged in April
Consumer confidence in the UK remained unchanged in April, according to market researchers GfK.
The UK Gfk Consumer confidence stood at a seasonally adjusted score...
MESSENGER spacecraft will crash into Mercury at 8750 mph today
According to NASA, its MESSENGER spacecraft runs out of propellant today, 30 April, and crashes into Mercury at 8,750 miles per hour or 3.91...
Loggerhead sea turtle survival threatened by goannas in Australia
Loggerhead sea turtles nests are being destroyed by goannas that are eating thousands of eggs and hatchlings at Wreck Rock Beach, between Bundaberg and...