LHC to operate at double the energy of its first run in 2015
CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is preparing for a second three-year run in March 2015 - at double its original collisional energy.
The European Organization...
Belgian nationwide strike brings country to a standstill
Road, rail and air transport have been brought to a standstill in Belgium, forcing many commuters and schoolchildren to stay at home and businesses...
House prices post record fall in December in UK
House prices fell by a record level in December, leaving them 7% higher than at the beginning of the year compared to 8.5% in November,...
Xiaomi posts lackluster profit, invests in Midea Group
Xiaomi, China’s largest smart phone vendor (the third largest in the world) posted profit of 347.48 million yuan ($56.15 million) on revenue of 26.58...
Maine’s lobster catch dropped in 2014, raising prices
The 2014 lobster fishing season has been robust but not as good as the two previous years. According to lobstermen, the total lower catch...
Oil prices rebound in Asian trading
Oil prices sunk in early Monday morning trading in Asia (by as much as 2.5 percent) to record 5-1/2 year lows before rebounding. US benchmark...
PetSmart being acquired for $8.7 billion
PetSmart is going to be acquired for $8.7 billion by a group of investors led by BC Partners. PetSmart agreed to be acquired for...
No oil production cut, regardless of price, OPEC emphasizes
OPEC’s Secretary General, Abdallah Salem el-Badri, reiterated firmly that OPEC has no intention of reducing production to reverse plummeting oil prices. The United Arab...
Fire was mastered about 350,000 years ago, Tabun study suggests
Humans started using fire regularly about 350,000 years ago, suggests a team of researchers from the University of Haifa, Israel, who examined artifacts at...
Minneapolis Federal Reserve President stepping down in 2016
Narayana Kocherlakota announced that he would be stepping down as president the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis when his term ends in February 2016.
He...