Beluga whale presence halts TransCanada oil terminal work
All work by TransCanada Corp. at an oil terminal in Quebec will be halted following concerns a Beluga Whale (white whale - Delphinapterus leucas)...
Microsoft acquires email startup Acompli, tapping into Android and iOS market
Microsoft has acquired the email startup Acompli, maker of the professional-grade email client for Android and iOS devices. The move represents Microsoft CEO Satya...
Phone scammers netting £23.9m annually, over triple last year’s total
Phone scammers have netted an estimated £23.9 million over the past twelve months, which is more than three times the previous year’s £7 million,...
Ruble regains some value after Monday’s giant slide
In early trading on Tuesday, the Russian ruble climbed 1.7% to trade at 50.76 per dollar after suffering its worst decline on Monday since...
Aviva agrees to acquire Friends Life for £5.6 billon
The British insurance company Aviva has agreed to acquire the pensions company Friends Life for £5.6 billon. If the deal goes through the combined...
HP’s Elitebook Folio 1020 laptops to be the securest on the market
Hewlett-Packard’s new Elitebook Folio 1020 range of laptops come equipped with security features that will thwart off thieves.
The laptop does not sound an...
Oil prices drop slightly in Asia trade
Crude prices dropped on Tuesday in Asia, with US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for January delivery slipping 46 cents to $68.54 and Brent...
US manufacturing growing at faster pace than forecast
American manufacturing grew in November at a faster pace than forecast, indicating that the US economy is riding steadily through the global slowdown.
The Institute...
Amazon using robots this holiday season to improve shipping efficiency
Amazon has boosted the efficiency of shipping by using over 15,000 wheeled robots that help deliver stacks of products to employees for shipment.
Before the...
Retirement with debts, a common Canadian phenomenon today
Retiring with debts is becoming more common in Canada. About 20% of Canadian homeowners expect to use their home equity to supplement their retirement...