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Titan’s sand dunes created by shifting winds, say researchers

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Using a specially engineered wind tunnel scientists have discovered how wind-blown dunes form on Titan - Saturn’s largest moon. Titan has dunes that are hundreds...
Tesco

Tesco profit warning sends shares to 14-year low

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Another profit warning issued by troubled British supermarket chain Tesco plc, its fourth this year, sent shares down 12% to a 14-year low. Morrisons...
Helen Dickinson, head of BRC

November retail sales figures owe Black Friday a huge thank you

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Thanks to a bumper Black Friday, November like-for-like retail sales in the UK were 0.9% higher than in November 2013, which had posted a...
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Deutsche Bank accused by US government of evading taxes, lawsuit filed

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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

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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

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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

Oil’s relentless decline continues on Monday

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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

Pratt & Whitney announces huge R&D investment in Canada

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Pratt & Whitney Canada announced it will invest more than $1 billion in research and development at its Mississauga (Ontario) and Longueuil (Quebec) facilities...
Canada Housing Starts Nov 14

Housing starts in Canada hold steady in November

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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 Recurrent Energy sale rumor

Sharp’s solar unit may be sold to Canadian Solar

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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...