Global shares tumbled for a sixth day on Thursday and oil prices slid to levels not seen since the early 2000s, after China guided the yuan lower and Shanghai shares tumbled by seven per cent, igniting fears of competitive devaluations across Asia. read more >>> Source : CBC.Ca
MOSCOW, Jan 7 (Reuters) – A group of Russian activists said on Thursday they had evidence that Russian aircraft deployed in Syria were armed with cluster bombs, challenging official denials. read more >>> Source : Reuters
SHERIDAN SMITH and her Hollyoaks boyfriend Greg Wood have decided to call it a day on their year-long romance. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
Internet media company Yahoo has faced years of falling sales – but can it turn its fortunes around? read more >>> Source : BBC
London’s leading shares fall 2.8% in Thursday morning trading after Chinese shares slump more than 7% for the second time this week. read more >>> Source : BBC
* China stocks trigger circuit breaker for second time this week read more >>> Source : Reuters
Money is flooding out of China, Russia and Brazil looking for a safe home. Even as oil crashes and the loonie dives there are good reasons why Canada could still be a bolt hole for foreign cash. read more >>> Source : CBC.Ca
Alessandro Florenzi’s long-distance lob? Hulk’s piledriver? Willian’s free-kick? Lionel Messi’s deft finish? Watch the contenders and vote for your goal of the group stage and you could win a car! read more >>> Source : UEFA.Com
Motherwell’s Mark McGhee is named manager of the month after winning all their Premiership games during December. read more >>> Source : BBC
USDCAD remains bullish above the 1.4000 level following a break and hold above that level during Wednesday trading session. This is coming on the back of its Tuesday downside price rejection to close higher. On the upside, resistance resides at the 1.4150 level where a break will target the 1.4200 level. Further out, resistance comes […]
Will oil prices only stabilize in 2016, or is there a recovery on the horizon? Barclays oil analyst, Miswin Mahesh weighs in. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
It’s not just China driving the market lower but a combination of factors, Barclays oil analyst, Miswin Mahesh explains. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
JEFF REINE-ADELAIDE has thanked Arsenal for kick-starting his career following a tough spell at French side Lens. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
ADELE has joined the rest of the nation to battle the Christmas bulge at the gym, with side-splitting results. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
Did you know that 100 Mbps was the original speed touted by Verizon for 4G LTE, starting around 2009? Yet, by 2015, America’s average for 4G LTE speed is about 10-12 Mbps for a download — about 90% off the original marketing hype. But this is old news. Verizon’s hype machine is in full force […]
A DOG managed to dodge airport security and play stowaway on a five-hour flight read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
A new report says sales of homes worth $1 million or more heated up in Toronto and Vancouver last year as the low loonie fuelled demand from foreign buyers. read more >>> Source : CTVNews.Ca
Joshua Brookes, 12, from New Mills, Derbyshire, was turned away at Manchester Airport because he did not have his full birth certificate – a new requirement for child visitors to South Africa. read more >>> Source : DailyMail.Co.UK
The term “baby brain” is often used by new mums when they forget things or seem a little out of sync but is it actually a condition, or simply a combination of sleep deprivation and changing hormones? read more >>> Source : BBC
UK house prices rose by 9.5% in 2015, according to the lender Halifax, making it the fastest annual increase in nine years. read more >>> Source : BBC
China weakened the value of its yuan currency by 0.51% to 6.5646 against the US dollar on Thursday, figures from the China Foreign Exchange Trade System showed. Here’s the chart, courtesy of Bloomberg: Confusion over the devaluation helped send markets in the country tumbling, and led to the triggering of the Chinese market’s “circuit breaker” […]
BBC Sport editor Dan Roan questions Fifa presidential hopeful Prince Ali Bin Hussein, who believes that the organisation needs “fresh thinking” to survive. read more >>> Source : BBC
CRYSTAL PALACE are plotting a £13.5million double striker swoop, according to reports. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) – The yen rose to its highest against the dollar in more than four months on Thursday as investors looked for a haven after China guided the yuan aggressively lower, fuelling… read more >>> Source : Reuters
British number three Naomi Broady is beaten in the quarter-finals of the ASB Classic by American Sloane Stephens. read more >>> Source : BBC
MARIAH CAREY’S fans have called out the singer for posting a sexy snap on Instagram, which looks like it could have been taken some time ago. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
SHAKE off your January blues and throw yourself back into the festivities with the mot wonderful and wacky celebrations for this year read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
An angry California dad posted a YouTube video of a TSA agent thoroughly patting down his 10-year-old daughter at a North Carolina airport. “10 Year Old Girl Aggressively Patted Down by TSA,” the father, Kevin Payne, wrote in the title. “Does this look right to You?” The video shows a female TSA agent at Raleigh-Durham […]
A human-carrying drone is one of the transport innovations on display at the CES tech show in Las Vegas. read more >>> Source : BBC
For a few awkward on-air moments during the People’s Choice Awards on Wednesday night, the limelight was stolen by a totally unexpected someone: A stage crasher who decided to pull a Kanye West during the show. As video of the incident shows, the cast of the daytime TV show “The Talk” had been on stage […]
Jan 7 (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s benchmark stock index fell to its lowest since mid-2013 on Thursday, as panic from China’s 7 percent market free-fall spilled over the border. read more >>> Source : Reuters
The US dollar had an excellent 2015 and is beginning 2016 on a strong footing against most currencies. Can this last? The team at HSBC sees a sour 2016 for the dollar against the euro and the yen, and sets targets: Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: In contrast to a consensus that expects […]
British retailer Marks & Spencer said on Thursday its Chief Executive Marc Bolland would retire in April and be succeeded by Steve Rowe. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
Oil prices tumbled to below $33 a barrel on Thursday as a result of rising US energy stockpiles and China’s weakening currency. read more >>> Source : BBC
BERLIN, Jan 7 (Reuters) – Healthy domestic demand fuelled a bigger-than-expected rise in German industrial orders in November, data showed on Thursday, providing further evidence that Europe’s biggest economy gained momentum at the end of last year. read more >>> Source : Reuters
After years of speculation as to how long he can stay in the job, Marc Bolland is finally ending his time as CEO of Marks & Spencer. On Thursday, the retailer confirmed in a statement that Bolland will be retiring in April, to be replaced by Steve Rowe, a 25-year M&S veteran who currently heads […]
The view from the CES show floors as thousands of new gadget vie for attention. read more >>> Source : BBC
EVERTON’S 2-1 win over Manchester City in the first leg of their League Cup semi-final came at a cost with Romelu Lukaku, Tom Cleverley and Seamus Coleman all picking up injuries. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
Google is looking to hire more than 50 people in China as it looks to jump back in to the world’s second-largest economy. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
Just three weeks after opening in theaters, Star Wars: The Force Awakens has become the top grossing film of all time in North America, according to the Walt Disney Company. The Force Awakens on Wednesday soared past the previous domestic box office record of $760.5 million set by 2009’s Avatar, according to a statement by […]
FRANKFURT/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Deutsche Telekom is facing growing pressure from investors and lawmakers to ensure proper treatment of workers at its American business T-Mobile US . read more >>> Source : Reuters
Chinese stocks nosedived on Thursday, triggering the second daylong trading halt of the week and sending share markets, currencies and oil prices lower as investor jitters rippled across Asia. read more >>> Source : CTVNews.Ca
The doom and gloom mood has escalated: Chinese stock markets were closed for the day after a short period of time (14 minutes and 17 seconds) and oil fell even further, now at the $32 handle. The outcome for currencies is more “risk off”. The winners are the euro and the yen, while commodity currencies […]
EXPRESS SPORT brings you all the latest transfer news from the Emirates. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
LAST night saw the biggest stars in entertainment step out for the People’s Choice Awards 2016 with a number of them walking away with a coveted crystal trophy. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express