ONE of the founders of £170million smartphone technology firm SwiftKey sold off his stake just two weeks into the business’ birth in return for a BICYCLE, it has been claimed. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
Science has confirmed that resting bitch face is real, and that it happens in men as often as women. Resting bitch face, also known as RBF or bitchy resting face, gained attention in 2013 after a Funny or Die video done in the form of a PSA went viral. But RBF is more than just […]
French photographer Eric Lafforgue took a set of fascinating pictures in Saudi Arabia during a 15-day trip in 2012. He discovered a world that’s welcoming and wondrous in equal measures. read more >>> Source : DailyMail.Co.UK
Credit Suisse reports its first annual loss since 2008 and announces that it is going to cut 4,000 jobs. read more >>> Source : BBC
UEFA Futsal EURO is in full swing and Bayern München’s Douglas Costa says: “The way you have to move in futsal is something that impresses me, that’s why I’m passionate about this sport.” read more >>> Source : UEFA.Com
Yesterday was not a good one for the dollar. If one looks at the dollar index vs. the US 2 year, the appearance is of a currency catching up with the message already baked into the bond market of a central bank that will struggle to raise rates again this year. The dollar was down […]
LONDON, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Sterling could fall as much as 15-20 percent if Britain votes to leave the European Union, a scenario that could alarm foreign investors and dry up the capital inflows… read more >>> Source : Reuters
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service said on Wednesday it is experiencing computer failure across several systems and temporarily cannot accept many taxpayer returns. “Several of our systems are not currently operating, including our modernized e-file system and a number of other related systems,” the IRS said in a statement. “A number of taxpayer and tax […]
Stocks across Europe popped at the open on Thursday morning after a positive day in Asian markets, driven by a rally in the price of oil on Wednesday and overnight. The biggest winner in Western Europe so far this morning has been Britain’s FTSE100, which jumped as much as 1.45% in the first ten minutes […]
THIBAUT COURTOIS has given John Terry his backing following the shock news the defender will not be at Chelsea next season. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
POLICE were alerted to the home of Taylor Swift in Los Angeles yesterday, after a man was heard yelling her name outside, according to reports. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
Royal Dutch Shell confirms it will cut 10,000 jobs amid its steepest fall in annual profits for 13 years. read more >>> Source : BBC
Feb 4 (Reuters) – Hong Kong stocks rose on Thursday as energy shares surged on a rebound in oil prices, while an overnight tumble in the U.S. dollar eased fears of capital outflows. read more >>> Source : Reuters
Royal Dutch Shell said fourth-quarter earnings tumbled 44 per cent as the collapse in oil prices took its toll on another European oil company. read more >>> Source : CTVNews.Ca
Sierra Leone released 55 people from quarantine Wednesday after declaring them Ebola free. The dozens of people were quarantined last month after two new cases of the virus were confirmed. Sidi Yahya Tunis, spokesperson for public health emergency operations in the Sierra Leone ministry of health, said those release had been declared Ebola free by […]
Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron is fiercely trying to defend his draft deal with the European Union after the public, the opposition, and even members of his own party criticised it for lacking real substance. But he may have just got the best endorsement he needs to gather more support to his cause — the […]
Revolut, a start-up that lets vacationers spend money abroad at market foreign exchange rates has raised $4.8 million in funding. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
Foreign exchange fluctuations were Lenovo’s biggest headache in Q3, Wong Wai Ming, CFO at the world’s biggest PC maker, told CNBC. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
* Lenders’ mission in Athens to assess reforms (Updates, releads, adds quotes) read more >>> Source : Reuters
EXPRESS SPORT takes a look at the footballing hard men with the worst disciplinary records in the Premier League era. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
As reports of a draft deal between the EU and the UK helped out the pound, the In/Out referendum is getting closer. Here is the view of Goldman Sachs on a potential impact of a “Brexit”: Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: Our base case forecasts for Sterling do not envisage that the UK […]
Japanese electronics firm Sharp posts a net loss of $918m (£630m) even as it considers multiple bailout offers. read more >>> Source : BBC
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SUFFERING from a urinary tract infection can be annoying and embarrassing – but do home remedies really work? read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
Finally markets have moved, and it was certainly against the dollar. We’ll naturally dive into the dollar dive, with new levels on charts and things to watch out for. Join me for a live market open, hosted by FXStreet: walking though recent developments and their impact on currencies, going through charts of majors, minors and […]
Most Asian stocks jumped Thursday as oil prices bounced back and weak U.S. economic data fueled investor hopes that the Fed would slow the pace of rate hikes this year. Japanese shares fell as the yen rose against the dollar. read more >>> Source : CTVNews.Ca
The yuan weakened 1.2 percent against the euro at 7.2962, and also eased 1.6 percent against the Japanese yen , hovering at 5.5770 to 100 yen. read more >>> Source : EconomicTimes.IndiaTimes.Com
Cancer Research UK says the number of people who die of cancer has fallen by 10% over the last 10 years. read more >>> Source : BBC
Tidjane Thiam, CEO of Credit Suisse, says there is a disconnect between share prices and value as a result of low oil prices. read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
Sitting beside a decaying Soviet-built housing complex on the outskirts of Havana, the Rotondo de Cojima farm grows several thousand kilos a month of carrots, lettuce and root vegetables, part of Cuba’s drive to feed its people through organic farming. Like many of its Caribbean neighbors, communist-governed Cuba imports more than two-thirds of its food, […]
KIM KARDASHIAN WEST is reportedly considering divorce from husband Kanye following his Twitter spat with Wiz Khalifa and Amber Rose read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
Troubled Japanese tech giant Sharp has chosen Foxconn Technology Group’s rescue plan over a local fund in a deal worth over 600 billion yen ($5 billion), Japanese media is reporting. read more >>> Source : ZDNet.Com
STEVE MCCLAREN has called for an immediate reaction from his Newcastle players after accusing them of an unacceptable performance in the 3-0 defeat at Everton. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
TOKYO, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Japanese industrial conglomerate Toshiba Corp said it expects a bigger loss than it previously forecast amid mounting restructuring costs after a $1.3 billion accounting scandal. read more >>> Source : Reuters
MEXICO CITY, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Mexico’s central bank is expected to hold borrowing costs steady on Thursday after inflation expectations improved despite a deep slump in the peso last month. read more >>> Source : Reuters
Twelve Pacific Rim countries have set the stage for what may become the world’s largest trading bloc. After more than five years of negotiations, ministers from Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Vietnam and the United States gathered in Auckland, New Zealand, Thursday to sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement. […]
Faith is playing an important role on the campaign trail, especially among politicians trying to appeal to evangelical Christian voters. But some of the things the candidates have said aren’t exactly biblical. To show just how those words might sound coming from the leader of the faith the candidates profess to follow, Jimmy Kimmel had […]
A leading market figures tells the BBC the Governor of the Bank of England has confused markets by suggesting interest rates may rise – and then rowing back. read more >>> Source : BBC
ISLAMABAD, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Pakistan has shelved plans to privatise its power supply companies and will miss deadlines to sell other loss-making state firms, reneging on promises Islamabad had made to the IMF in return for a $6.7 billion bailout three years ago. read more >>> Source : Reuters
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has said that he will leave the Ecuadorian embassy if the verdict of a UN investigation goes against him. read more >>> Source : ZDNet.Com
DAME Helen Mirren has defended the Academy over the lack of diversity in the nominations for this year’s awards despite ongoing criticism from her peers. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
Jose Canseco has entered the negative interest rate deabte. In a few tweets on Wednesday night, baseball great Jose Canseco offered his thoughts on the Bank of Japan’s new policy to institute a negative interest rate of -0.1% on some reserves parked at the bank. Additionally, as of trading on late Wednesday night in New […]
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) accused former GOP frontrunner Donald Trump of throwing a #Trumpertantrum for demanding a new caucus in Iowa after losing Monday night’s opening contest in the presidential nomination process. Does this mean Trump is acting like a whining child? At least one conservative voice seems to think so. Actor and former Nixon […]
CHELSEA should hand John Terry a mentoring role to keep him at the club. read more >>> Source : The Daily Express
The workers who produce world famous Crown Royal whisky have voted in favour of a walkout to back their contract demands. read more >>> Source : CTVNews.Ca