Chinese stocks plummeted nearly seven percent Monday – the first day of trading for the new year – prompting a halt to trading for the day on the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges. Poor manufacturing data in the world’s second-largest economy is mainly being blamed for the sharp selloff, along with rising tensions in the Middle […]
STRICTLY Come Dancing judge Darcey Bussell has revealed that despite being only 46 years old she needs a hip operation because decades of dancing have taken their toll. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
Public Health England is urging parents to sign up for a free app which tells them the sugar content of food and drink. read more >>> Source : BBC
SEOUL, Jan 4 (Reuters) – South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co said on Monday that its 2015 global vehicle sales were unchanged from the previous year at 4.96 million vehicles, leaving it short of its sales goal of 5.05 million for the 12 months. read more >>> Source : Reuters
The Shanghai Composite Index dived 6.9 per cent to 3,296.66 on Monday, the first trading day of 2016. The index was at the lowest level in nearly three months. read more >>> Source : CTVNews.Ca
Forex Crunch enjoyed a rise of around 80% in unique visitors and 30% in page views in comparison to 2014, which is quite nice. Thank you to all 1.6 million visitors and 8 million page views that the site enjoyed in 2015. Looking at the last month of 2015 had two halves: a strong beginning […]
ZURICH (Reuters) – Vontobel Holding’s Honorary Chairman Hans Vontobel, one of the firm’s most influential investors, died on Jan. 3 at the age of 100, the Swiss bank said on Monday. “Hans Vontobel was one of the most important bankers in our country, but beyond that he was a convinced humanist, who put people at […]
Using a dock that sits on the desk could be a thing of the past before it has even begun, with Lenovo launching a wireless desktop connectivity bar for its new ThinkVision X24 Pro monitor. read more >>> Source : ZDNet.Com
RITA ORA was definitely Hot Right Now as she put on a very busty display in a triangle bikini while chilling by the pool in Miami. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
BOSTON, Jan 4 (Reuters) – Fidelity Investments said on Monday it is dropping long-time credit card partners American Express Co and Bank of America Corp, ending a 12-year partnership that has generated billions of dollars in fees. read more >>> Source : Reuters
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A new app on show at the CES tech show 3D-scans rooms to help users decide how best to remodel their homes. read more >>> Source : BBC
MTV’s new Shannara Chronicles (Tuesday, 10 p.m.) may be set thousands of years in the future, but to some of us old-timers, it feels like 1963 all over again. You remember 1963. Jan and Dean’s “Surf City”? “Two girls for every boy. . . . .”? And that’s just how it shakes down in Shannara […]
The rupee fell 17 paise to 66.31 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday after weak Chinese manufacturing PMI readings sparked selling across Asian currencies. read more >>> Source : EconomicTimes.IndiaTimes.Com
SINGAPORE, Dec 31 (Reuters) – Oil and commodities were the world’s worst-performing asset class for the second year running in 2015, pressured by China’s economic slowdown and excess supply. read more >>> Source : Reuters
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg plans to build artificial intelligence (AI) to help him around the house and with his work. read more >>> Source : BBC
A private survey shows that Chinese manufacturing contracted for the 10th straight month in December as demand remained weak and factories trimmed staff and output. read more >>> Source : CTVNews.Ca
Moving beyond just the Carbon laptop, the X1 device range now features a tablet with clip-on modules and the expansion of the line to desktop and convertible laptops. read more >>> Source : ZDNet.Com
To access the newsletter, click on the link: http://share.thomsonreuters.com/assets/newsletters/Indiamorning/MNC_IN_01042016.pdf FACTORS TO WATCH 11:00 am: Finance Minister holds pre-budget… read more >>> Source : Reuters
Oil prices up over 2 percent as relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran worsened following Riyadh’s execution of a prominent Shi’ite Muslim cleric. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
The so-called CNH spot opened at 6.5725 per dollar, but slipped to 6.6125. It was the lowest level since September, 2011. read more >>> Source : EconomicTimes.IndiaTimes.Com
SHANGHAI, Jan 4 (Reuters) – China stocks slumped more than 3 percent on the first day of trading in 2016 after weak factory activity surveys soured hopes that the world’s second-largest economy will enter the new year on better footing. read more >>> Source : Reuters
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said it expects a difficult business environment in 2016 due to weak global economic conditions and heightened competition in key businesses including memory chips and smartphones. read more >>> Source : Reuters
By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) – Investors poured $347 billion into exchange-traded funds globally during 2015, fund-manager BlackRock Inc said on Sunday, setting a new record for the industry. BlackRock said its own haul of $130 billion in new money also set a record in global flows for its iShares ETF business, surpassing the previous annual […]
Victoria Derbyshire reveals she is now wearing a wig read more >>> Source : BBC
TOKYO, Jan 4 (Reuters) – The dollar fell to a 10-week low against the yen on Monday as sliding equities and rising tension in the Middle East added bids to the safe-haven Japanese currency. read more >>> Source : Reuters
I’m not very good at New Year’s resolutions. It’s never made sense to me to pick an arbitrary date and pretend I’m going to start doing something — or everything — differently from that point on. Any gym owner can tell you how the weight room and spin classes swell each January, only to return […]
Asian markets start the first week of the new year on a cautious note with mixed trading in the region after the holidays. read more >>> Source : BBC
Tokyo – Japanese manufacturing activity expanded in December at the same pace as the previous month as new orders grew at a faster rate in a sign the economy maintained momentum at the end of 2015, a revised survey showed on Monday. The Markit/Nikkei Final Japan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) was a seasonally adjusted […]
Dear International Students: Welcome to America. There are nearly a million students of you enrolled at colleges and universities in this country contributing $30 billion to the U.S. economy. So it is important that you feel welcome. Since adjusting to a new culture is always a challenge, here are some pointers that will help you […]
JOHNNY DEPP and Amber Heard are just one month away from celebrating their first wedding anniversary and it looks like their relationship is stronger than ever. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
Finnish mobile maker Jolla has a small batch of tablets ready to send to early backers, but said it does not have enough in production for everyone. read more >>> Source : ZDNet.Com
South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor and its affiliate Kia Motors miss their sales target in 2015 for the first time since the financial crisis. read more >>> Source : BBC
Does the science behind breakfast actually stack up? read more >>> Source : BBC
* Major currencies mostly flat but Swiss franc slightly higher read more >>> Source : Reuters
The Canadian phone maker has reneged on its decision to exit the Pakistani market following talks with the country’s government on the privacy of its customers. read more >>> Source : ZDNet.Com
SHE may be embroiled in a custody battle over her son Rocco but that didn’t stop Madonna from sharing a photo of herself on Instagram spending quality time with daughter Lourdes Leon. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
I am not excited about the Every Student Succeeds Act, the most recent version of ESEA and the replacement for No Child Left Behind. It’s not that I don’t appreciate the good parts or hate the bad parts. I’m not delighted to see social impact bonds tossed into the mix, nor am I pleased to […]
As many people make New Year careers resolutions, the National College of Teaching and Learning is expecting a surge of interest in the profession. read more >>> Source : BBC
High rents and mortgages in England mean too many families are skimping on heating and winter clothes to make ends meet, says housing charity Shelter. read more >>> Source : BBC
Parents are being urged to sign up for a free app which tells them the sugar content of food and drink, created by Public Health England. read more >>> Source : BBC
THE total cost to the taxpayer of legal action surrounding the suspension of a college principal has reached £250,000. read more >>> Source : HeraldScotland.Com
The contrarian American taking on the big banks read more >>> Source : BBC
A NEW campaign warning parents of hidden sugars in foods has been launched as bleak new findings reveal the shocking extent of childhood obesity read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
SHE’S one of Britain’s most beloved television presenters, but before she found fame and fortunate Davina McCall had a turbulent past. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express