Mortgage approvals fall to 1.5-year low while consumer credit rises to 7-year high, UK
The total number of mortgage approvals in the UK in November for home buyers declined to a nearly 18-month low, while consumer credit jumped...
UK manufacturing growth weakens to 18-month low
UK manufacturing growth in December weakened to a one-and-a-half year low. New orders were sluggish while price pressures also remained subdued, according to a...
CERN’s Large Hadron Collider will start working again in March
CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world’s most powerful particle collider, has undergone a $151 million upgrade and is set to be operational again...
Bank branch closures reach 470 in 2014, triggering a call from Vince Cable
With the number of bank branch closures reaching 470 last year, more than double the number in 2013, UK Business Secretary has summoned the...
Entire universe created on super computers
Astronomers from Durham University and Leiden University created an entire universe simulation with realistic galaxies on super computers. Their age, mass and size were...
Walgreens Boots Alliance merger complete as US retailer buys remaining shares
Deerfield-based pharmacy retailing giant Walgreen Co. and Switzerland’s Alliance Boots GmbH have completed their merger, thus creating the new entity called Walgreens Boots Alliance...
Supersonic car, the Bloodhound SSC, being assembled for test run
A team of coders, engineers and rocket scientists is assembling the first car to reach 1000 miles per hour (1,600 kph), the Bloodhound SCC. When...
Canadian CEO pay back to pre-crisis levels
Canadian top CEOs are happy, their average pay is back to pre-crisis levels. The average top CEO will earn more by lunchtime on the...
Retailers upbeat about 2015 prospects and plan to increase investment, UK
Retailers across the UK are optimistic regarding their prospects for 2015, with the majority expecting greater sales, increased investment and more hiring of new...
Attenborough warns leaders are in denial regarding climate change
World leaders are in denial about the dangers posed by climate change, despite compelling evidence about its risks, warns English broadcaster and naturalist Sir...