Deutsche Bank accused by US government of evading taxes, lawsuit filed
Deutsche Bank AG has been accused by the US government of evading taxes through underfunded shell companies. The US government has filed a lawsuit...
Berkeley Lab Laser Accelerator breaks particle acceleration record
Scientists have managed to accelerate subatomic particles to the absolute highest energies recorded to date using a compact accelerator. It was the first-attempt of...
NASA’s Curiosity rover discovers Mars once had vast lakes suitable for life
NASA scientists have said that Mars may have had vast lakes billions of years ago. NASA’s Curiosity rover discovered geological evidence that suggests that...
Oil’s relentless decline continues on Monday
Since June oil has gone in just one direction – DOWN. On Monday, Brent Crude fell $1.77 to $67.30 per barrel in afternoon trading,...
Pratt & Whitney announces huge R&D investment in Canada
Pratt & Whitney Canada announced it will invest more than $1 billion in research and development at its Mississauga (Ontario) and Longueuil (Quebec) facilities...
Housing starts in Canada hold steady in November
Housing starts in Canada in November, at 195,792, were virtually the same as October’s 195,796, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) reported on Monday....
Sharp’s solar unit may be sold to Canadian Solar
Recurrent Energy, Sharp Corp.’s US-based solar energy development unit, may be sold to Canadian Solar Inc. The Japanese multinational electronics corporation says it has...
Sainsbury’s activist target rumor boosts shares
Rumors that British supermarket chain J Sainsbury plc is the target of a UK activist fund along with a number of foreign investors boosted...
China has record trade surplus, imports fall and export growth slows
Chinese imports unexpectedly fell in November and export growth slowed, another sign of weakness in the second-largest economy in the world.
Data released by the...
Giraffe population declining at an alarming rate, could face extinction
The Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF) conducted a report revealing that the overall giraffe population has dropped by more than 40 percent over the past...