Northern Line extension from Kennington to Battersea approved
The £1 billion London underground Northern Line extension to Battersea has been approved by Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin. The extension will serve two new...
DuPont Methanethiol leak kills four workers
DuPont informed that at about 4am Central Time on Saturday, its La Porte Plant in suburban Houston, Texas, experienced a release of methyl mercaptan...
Student debt varies hugely by state and college
How heavily in debt US college students are likely to be by the time they graduate depends on which college they studied at and...
Bank of Canada ponders pros and cons of digital currencies
The Bank of Canada is considering the potential benefits and harms of digital currencies such as bitcoin. Carolyn Wilkins, the central bank's senior deputy...
UK insurers warned about reserves by the Prudential Regulation Authority
British insurers have been warned by the Prudential Regulation Authority about the hazards of using their accumulated reserves against claims to shore up profits.
The...
Hertz to revise financial statements, over $87 million in accounting errors
Hertz Global Holdings Inc. announced it will be revising financial statements from 2011 through 2013 and continue a review that has uncovered over $87...
AT&T to stop tracking data from its users’ smartphones, safeguarding privacy
AT&T Inc announced that it will no longer be tracking data transmitted from its users' smartphones, safeguarding privacy and improving customer trust.
The company said...
BlackBerry launches cross-platform BBM Meetings app for conference calls
BlackBerry has launched a new video conferencing app called BBM Meetings, which is available for Android and BlackBerry device users.
A version for Apple’s iOS...
Washington’s health care exchange shuts down
Only hours after open enrollment Washington's health care exchange shut down. State officials and computer software engineers are working on fixing the issue with...
UBS considers canceling bonuses for its forex traders
Banking giant UBS has said that it might be canceling bonuses for its forex traders. UBS is one of the six banks this week...