The fall in the price of oil has resulted in Saudi Arabia posting a 2015 budget deficit of 15 per cent of GDP, forcing spending cuts of 14 per cent in 2016, the government said overnight.

There was also bad news today for the government’s much-vaunted Pension Wise service which was set up by the Chancellor to ensure that people understood the implications of any decision to cash in their retirement savings.

A crowdsourcing campaign launched on Kickstarter in November is funding a rare sweatshirt which has an inflatable pillow inside its hood.

Oracle Corporation (NYSE:ORCL) [Detail Analytic Report] moved down in early trading session on Wednesday as it has reached into an contract to takeover AddThis, a provider of publisher personalization, audience insight and activation tools.

GM is one of many companies, including Tesla, Volvo, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz, which has been working on self-driving vehicles for quite some time now.

Regardless of its origins, NORAD Tracks Santa grew from there into something that kids have looked forward to for generations.

Natural Resources Canada said the quake measured 4.3 while the U.S. Geological Survey placed the magnitude at 4.8. – levels the Canadian agency said would not be expected to cause any problems.

The US online retail colossus said this capped off a year when it helped its third-party sellers ship more than 1bn items.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 index dropped 3.1 percent and Hong Kong#8217;s Hang Seng index fell 2.6 percent.

Uber often multiplies rates when demand jumps during peak times or when fewer Uber drivers are on the road. “I felt it was beyond unreasonable”. “A lot of people are saying I look stupid… but that’s not the point of it”.