Shortage of homes keeping prices high, says Nationwide

7 years ago

-BBC NEWS The shortage of homes coming on to the market is helping to keep house prices high, the Nationwide has reported. The building soci ...

British American Tobacco investigated by Serious Fraud Office

7 years ago

-BBC NEWS UK tobacco firm British American Tobacco (BAT) says it is under official investigation by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) over allegations it paid bribes in East Africa....

HSBC profits rise as it prepares for UK ringfence

7 years ago

-BBC NEWS HSBC has reported a rise in its first half profits and announced a share buyback as it prepares to ring-fence its UK retail arm by 2019. ...

Eurozone unemployment rate falls to 9.1%

7 years ago

-BBC NEWS  The unemployment rate in the eurozone has fallen to its lowest since February 2009, according to the latest official figures. ...

Flipkart-Snapdeal mega-deal collapses

7 years ago

-BBC NEWS A deal between India's two biggest e-commerce businesses has collapsed. Market leader Flipkart offered $850m (£648m) for ...

Deloitte's auditing of Mitie faces probe by watchdog

7 years ago

-BBC NEWS Deloitte's auditing of outsourcing firm Mitie Group's accounts is to be probed by the UK's accountancy watchdog. ...

Qatar Airways Continues Year Of Growth And Expansion With Launch Of Flights To Canberra

7 years ago

DOHA, Qatar – Qatar Airways continues its growth and expansion plans as it announces the launch of Canberra, Qatar Airways’ fifth Australian destination, in 2018. ...

DSLR Vs OPPO

7 years ago

It wasn’t that long ago when people had to use high-end digital cameras, such as DSLRs, to capture professional-quality photographs. However, smartphones have gradually caught up with DSLRs and many...

Sky profits sag as football costs rise

7 years ago

-BBC NEWS Higher costs for Premier League rights have hit annual profits at Sky despite a jump in revenues and new customers. The satellite broadcaster said total costs...

Trump takes credit for Foxconn's 'incredible investment'

7 years ago

-BBC NEWS Taiwanese manufacturing giant Foxconn announced plans to invest $10bn (£7.6bn) in a new factory in the US. The plant, to be located in Wisconsin, is expected...

Amazon Prime makes first foray into South East Asia

7 years ago

-BBC NEWS Amazon has taken its first foray into South East Asia, launching its Prime Now service in Singapore. The move is seen as the start ...

Lloyds sets aside another £700m for PPI insurance claims

7 years ago

-BBC Lloyds Banking Group has set aside another £1bn to cover the cost of insurance mis-selling and the treatment of mortgage customers. ...

Facebook flush with advertising money

7 years ago

-BBC Facebook revenues and profits soared in the most recent quarter, as advertising dollars poured into the social media company and users continued to flock to the site. ...

Volkswagen shrugs off cartel allegations

7 years ago

-BBC Volkswagen has defended its record after allegations that it teamed up with other German car giants to breach EU cartel rules. VW said ...

Qatar Airways Boosts Colombo Service To Four Daily Non-Stop Flights From 1 August 2017

7 years ago

DOHA, Qatar - Qatar Airways has announced it will introduce a fourth daily non-stop service from Doha to Colombo from 1 August, 2017. In addition two of the four daily flights...