City financiers expect 21% bonus rise for 2014, despite scandals
Most senior City staff forecast that bonuses for 2014 will be 21% higher than last year, a survey from recruitment firm Astbury Marsden reported...
New Tesco probe by Financial Reporting Council
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) announced on Monday it had started an investigation into the approval and audit of Tesco plc’s financial statements for...
Dish Network drops Fox News and Fox Business
Dish Network, the US direct-broadcast satellite service provider, has dropped the Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network after failing to negotiate a new...
Larger wage increases coming to UK in 2015, two sources say
Pay rises in 2015 will be bigger than they were in 2014, say two sources – BoE MPC member Martin Weale and CBI deputy...
Xiaomi raising over $1 billion in latest funding round
Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone maker, is now $1 billion richer after its latest funding round, according to a recent report by the Wall Street...
LAX approves $4bn project for “automated people mover”
The green light has been given by leaders at the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) for a $4 billion project to develop an “automated...
Intel launches “Easy Migration” app to transfer data to Chromebooks
Intel has just launched the "Easy Migration" app, allowing users to transfer data and files from a Windows PC, as well as Android and...
People can now window shop with “Google Maps Business View”
Holiday shoppers don’t have to go directly to stores if they want to do window shopping anymore, thanks to "Google Maps Business View" people...
Deforestation is changing global rainfall patterns, says study
Tropical deforestation is going to have a significant impact on global warming and rainfall patterns which could cause agricultural distress, according to a new study...
US gasoline prices have fallen to lowest level since 2009
Gasoline prices in the US have dropped to the lowest level since May, 2009. According to Lundberg Survey Inc., regular gasoline in the US dropped...