Microsoft accepting bitcoins for purchases
If you want to buy games and other digital content on Microsoft’s Xbox, Windows Phone and Windows platforms, you can do so using bitcoins,...
Food waste in Canada cost $31 billion in 2014
Food waste from Canadian restaurants, grocery stores and households cost a total of $31 billion in 2014, up from $27 billion in 2010, according...
Cenovus announces 15% cut in capital spending for 2015, cites low oil prices
Canada’s second largest independent oil producer, Cenovus Energy Inc., announced on Thursday that its capital expenditure for 2015 will be cut by 15% due...
Russia raises interest rate to 10.5% to fight inflation and stem ruble slide
The Central Bank of Russia has increased its benchmark interest rate to 10.5%, that is a rise of a full percentage point, as it...
Is Bombardier using Luxembourg to dodge provincial taxes?
Canadian multinational aerospace and transportation company Bombardier Inc. is to be investigated by Revenu Quebec to determine whether it is using Luxembourg, a known...
Canada house prices may be 30% overvalued, Bank of Canada warns
House prices in Canada may be overvalued, warns the Bank of Canada, and by up to 30%. However, Stephen Poloz, the central bank’s governor,...
House sales boost following stamp duty reform expected by UK surveyors
Although house price growth declined in November, George Osborne’s overhaul of stamp duty is likely to boost sales, a UK Residential Market Survey carried...
Pension firms failing savers, who miss out on higher incomes
Consumers are being failed by pension funds, says a review by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK's financial regulatory body. Savers could have...
Australian unemployment rate rose to 6.3% in November, highest level since 2002
The Australian unemployment rate rose to 6.3% in November, the highest level since 2002.
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the country’s unemployment...
42.9 million American consumers have unpaid medical debts
A government report revealed that almost 20 percent of American consumers (42.9 million people) have unpaid medical debts.
The report was released by the Consumer...