Ford dumps Microsoft for Blackberry as its software provider
Ford announced it is upgrading its infotainment system to make it more like a tablet and as part of the change it will use...
US stocks took a nosedive on Friday, Dow Jones fell by 1.8 percent
Stocks in the US took a nosedive on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) fell by over 315 points (a 1.8 percent drop)...
Ski-Doo snowmobile maker BRP Inc. posts lower profit due to weak ruble
Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. (BRP), the maker Sea-Doo watercrafts and Ski-Doo snowmobiles, posted lower third-quarter profit (net income), partly because the declining ruble has...
Home prices dropped 0.3% in November in Canada
Home prices in Canada declined by 0.3% in November versus October, according to the Teranet-National Bank Composite House Price Index published on Friday. It...
Stamp duty reform will boost housing market, says Mark Carney
Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England, said on Friday that the stamp duty reform will probably give the UK’s housing market...
Bird family tree using genetic data from 48 species created
A bird ‘family tree’, said to be the most detailed ever made, using genetic data from 48 different species, traces how modern birds evolved...
Oil demand growth cut for 2015 by IEA, prices plummet on news
Global oil demand growth outlook for 2015 has been reduced by 230,000 barrels per day to 0.9 million barrels per day as expectations from...
Strateco suing Quebec government $190m for blocking uranium project
Strateco Resources Inc. says it is suing the provincial government of Quebec for $189,987,663 following its decision to block the firm’s Matoush uranium project...
Construction output fell by 2.2% in October versus September, UK
Construction output in the UK declined by 2.2% in October compared to September, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) informed on Friday.
Analysts were surprised...
Energy firms fined £4.6m for not meeting environmental targets, says Ofgem
UK’s energy regulator Ofgem says it has fined Scottish Power, SSE and GDF Suez a total of £4.6 million for failing to meet environmental...