Strong earnings in North America and China and a reversal of fortunes in Europe powered General Motors to a record net profit of $9.7 billion last year. read more >>> Source : CTVNews.Ca
RMT union to recommend acceptance of pay and conditions deal for night Tube service in London, executive decides read more >>> Source : BBC
What is Zika? Per the Centers for Disease Control: “Zika is a disease caused by the Zika virus spread to people primarily through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito. The most common symptoms of Zika are fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis (red eyes). The illness is usually mild with symptoms lasting for […]
Stunning snaps were taken by 29-year-old photographer and pilot Felix Gottwald, from Dresden, Germany, on flights from and to Egypt, Uruguay, Argentina, Germany and Africa. read more >>> Source : DailyMail.Co.UK
The Canadian dollar has shown some strength of late, but is falling again on oil prices. Is the end of suffering nigh for the loonie? The team at BTMU explains: Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: The performance of the Canadian dollar was all about two factors in January – the price action in […]
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU data protection authorities welcomed on Wednesday an agreement between the United States and the European Union on transferring data, but said they still needed information to assess whether it answered privacy concerns. read more >>> Source : Reuters
A disappointing start to the year for eurozone businesses with the dominant service sector suffering just as much as manufacturing. The results of… read more >>> Source : EuroNews.Com
Twitter rolls out a new homepage designed to engage people who have not logged in to the website. read more >>> Source : BBC
WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) – The United States and its allies conducted 20 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and 11 Syria on Tuesday, the coalition leading the operations said in a statement. read more >>> Source : Reuters
Jocelyn Rae says Great Britain’s Davis Cup triumph last November is proving an inspiration for the Fed Cup team. read more >>> Source : BBC
Lowe’s Canada and Rona will create a retailer with 2015 pro-forma revenue of about $2.28 billion, Lowe’s said on Wednesday. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
ARSENAL will reopen talks with a number of Championship clubs over a loan deal for Serge Gnabry, according to reports. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
U.S. stock futures were higher this morning, following oil prices which were rising in early trading. The Dow dropped nearly 300 points Tuesday as U.S. crude tanked 5.5 percent. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
GEORGE SHELLEY’S former jungle campmates Vicky Pattison and Ferne McCann are among the stars who have tweeted their support for the singer after he opened up about his sexuality today. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
They control more than half of the world’s wealth, but who are these ultra-rich individuals? read more >>> Source : BankRate.Com
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – Bill Cosby will face a challenge on Wednesday from Pennsylvania prosecutors, who have charged him with sexually assaulting a woman a decade ago and are denying the comedian’s claim that he cannot be prosecuted for the alleged crime. read more >>> Source : Reuters
Microsoft plans to integrate predictive technology with its own Word Flow software and other products. read more >>> Source : ZDNet.Com
By Malathi Nayak NEW YORK (Reuters) – Comcast Corp posted better-than-expected fourth-quarter revenue on Wednesday, driven by growth in its media and entertainment unit NBCUniversal in addition to its high-speed Internet and business services divisions. The largest U.S. cable operator and the No. 1 U.S. high-speed Internet provider also raised its annual dividend by 10 […]
Mortgage rates fell last week, but so did record amounts of snow across much of the East Coast. Here’s the connection. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
Meryl Streep will be jury president at the 2016 Berlin film festival. The actress received the honorary Golden Bear award by the festival in 2012… read more >>> Source : EuroNews.Com
Iberostar ended 2015 with a turnover of €1.847 billion, a 29 per cent increase over the previous year’s figure. These results are a new boost for the group’s growth trend, consolidating its leading role at the forefront of the international tourism industry and strengthening the positive outlook for 2016, which is set to be a […]
The winners of the Condé Nast Traveller Spa Awards have been revealed. They include Vana Malsi Estate, India named the most life-changing retreat and Eremito, Italy, awarded for its mental recovery space. read more >>> Source : DailyMail.Co.UK
EXPRESS SPORT takes a look at who stole the show for Manchester United in their 3-0 win against Stoke City. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
* Chinese yuan at 3-week low after Syngenta deal (Recasts, updates prices) read more >>> Source : Reuters
Another day of low oil prices on the global markets has led to another day of serious losses across Asian stock indexes Wednesday. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei index lost a staggering 3.4 percent, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng and Australia’s S&P/ASX indexes both finished down over two percent. Wednesday’s losses also spread to Seoul, Shanghai, Taipei […]
* Profit margin rises, beating some analyst forecasts (Adds CEO comment about China strategy) read more >>> Source : Reuters
US car giant Ford announces plans to cut jobs, improve efficiency and save $200m a year in Europe. read more >>> Source : BBC
Mission Hills China has announced the opening of Mission Hills Centreville Haikou. The low-carbon-footprint urban complex covers a vast area of 240,000-square-meters with US$ 1.6 billion investments, incorporating hotels, offices, park, shopping, culture and art, set to become the trendiest lifestyle destination in Hainan. read more >>> Source : BreakingTravelNews.Com
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AN exciting study has revealed the extraordinary benefits eating just one type of food may have on the brain – and in preventing Alzheimer’s. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
Lowe’s is buying Canadian rival Rona in a friendly takeover valued at $3.2 billion Cdn, the second acquisition attempt by the U.S. home improvement chain in four years. read more >>> Source : CBC.Ca
Malwarebytes says it will take about a month to deploy a patch to fix vulnerabilities found by Google’s Project Zero bug hunters. read more >>> Source : ZDNet.Com
The Lowe’s home improvement chain is buying Quebec-based Rona Inc. in a deal valued at $3.2 billion. The friendly deal would make Lowe’s the Canadian leader among home improvement retailers. read more >>> Source : CTVNews.Ca
Former Derry City and Glenavon striker Mark Farren, who had an aggressive brain tumour, has died at the age of 33. read more >>> Source : BBC
Microsoft is recalling more than two million power cords sold with Surface tablets worldwide after 56 reports of them overheating and emitting flames. read more >>> Source : BBC
World number three Roger Federer will be sidelined for a month after having arthroscopic knee surgery. read more >>> Source : BBC
Going to Cannes in late March instead of early March could save you £3,970, while it’s best to go to London in early July. And visiting Miami Beach in mid-June could save you hundreds. read more >>> Source : DailyMail.Co.UK
ARSENE WENGER and Ronald Koeman had an altercation in the tunnel after Arsenal and Southampton drew 0-0 at the Emirates on Tuesday night. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
IF YOU thought Netflix was good, wait until you see what this company has planned. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
Widespread use of antibiotics for conditions that don’t require them has spurred mutations in bacteria strains, turning them into so-called superbugs. As a result, some of the diseases that once were easily treatable with antibiotics, such as pneumonia and kidney infections, are becoming deadly again. But a recent lab test in Britain showed that men’s […]
Austria’s largest hotel group has completed its repositioning, with Vienna International Hotels & Resorts becoming Vienna House. The new umbrella brand Vienna House brings together individual city and resort hotels, the design hotels “andel’s by Vienna House”, the vibrant business hotels “angelo by Vienna House” as well as the down-to-earth easy line “Vienna House Easy”. […]
RIHANNA is set to dazzle the star-studded crowd at The BRIT Awards 2016, it has been confirmed today. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
LONDON, Feb 3 (Reuters) – Glimmers of recovery in oil prices on Wednesday lifted European stock markets off their lows and dimmed the allure of the Japanese yen, gold and ultra-low-risk government… read more >>> Source : Reuters
Global shares stumbled Wednesday after another steep drop in the price of oil reinforced worries about the potential impact on the world economy of job cuts and reduced investment in the energy industry. read more >>> Source : CBC.Ca
The slump in oil is helping the safe haven yen and the euro is lagging behind. The ADP Non-Farm Payrolls and the ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI are key events for today: they serve as the best hints towards Friday’s all important NFP. Commodity currencies remain split, but today’s oil inventories release could certainly have its say. […]