British Columbia approves Site C dam
The $9 billion Site C dam has been approved by British Columbia. According to Premier Christy Clark, residents in the province will receive a...
Encana spending up to $2.9bn on four shale fields in 2015
Encana Corp. announced on Tuesday it would spend between $2.7 billion and $2.9 billion next year, most of it on four high-margin shale fields –...
Talisman and Repsol agree on $13bn deal including current debt
Talisman Energy Inc. and Repsol S.A. have agreed on a $13 billion acquisition deal which includes Talisman’s current debt, the two companies announced on...
Southwest Airlines employees protesting across the US
Southwest Airlines employees are protesting across the United States on Tuesday as most ground workers have not had a raise in years.
The workers are...
UK grocery market recovers ever so slightly
The British grocery market grew by 0.1% in the 12-week period ending December 7th, a report by Kantar Worldpanel informed on Tuesday, following the...
Inflation plunges to 12-year low in UK due to oil price fall
UK inflation fell to 1% in November - a 12-year low - compared to 1.3% in October, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported...
BoE stress test, one bank fails, two scrape through, the rest pass
The Co-operative Bank, which nearly folded last year, failed the Bank of England’s debut annual bank stress test, while Lloyds Banking Group and Royal...
Microsoft releases public preview of Skype Translator
Microsoft has released a public preview of Skype Translator, a service that translates language in real time.
The service currently only works for English and Spanish...
Jaguar and Land Rover sales fall for second straight month
Jaguar and Land Rover (JLR) posted a decline in retail volumes for the second straight month. The two brands, owned by Tata Motors, said...
Monday has been the busiest day of 2014 for the US Postal Service
Monday has been the busiest mailing day of the year for the US Postal Service as it processed millions of packages as Americans send...