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Euro Falls after Draghi’s Comments Reinforce European Central Bank QE
The European Central Bank’s policymakers will review the degree of monetary stimulus they have deployed when they meet in December and remain willing and able to act if needed, ECB President Mario Draghi said on Tuesday.
Union chief attacks Scottish Labour’s ‘Alice-in-Wonderland’ stance on Trident
The Scottish Labour party has voted overwhelmingly to abandon the replacement of Trident nuclear weapons, adding to pressure on the party’s Westminster leaders to review its pro-nuclear defence policy.
Skype founders launch startup to deliver packages by ‘grounded’ robots
‘Our vision revolves around three zeroes – zero cost, zero waiting time and zero environmental impact ‘, said Heinla, CEO at Starship Technologies. However, Starship Technologies has a different idea in mind: small autonomous robots that can drive along sidewalks to make deliveries.
Amazon Launches Black Friday Deals Store & Electronics Holiday Gift Guide
Black Friday marks the beginning of the Christmas shopping season in the United States, and occurs on the Friday following Thanksgiving.
Chevron to cut up to 7000 jobs amid oil slump
It did so for the first time in July, when as we reported at the time, Chevron would layoff 1,500 jobs globally, saying that “the cost reductions due to cuts in the corporate center are expected to total $1 billion with additional cost savings expected across the company”.
Aston Martin in ‘advanced talks’ with Silverstone-based team
The Sahara Force India Formula One team is in discussions with Aston Martin for a deal, which will see it being rebranded as Aston Martin Racing for 2016. The deal will see their cars become blue and gold as part of a sponsor tie-up with Johnnie Walker, the whisky brand,
PM Bhargava: The Scientist to return Padma Bhushan
“The government and the RSS are trying to tell us what to eat, what to say, what to dress, what to think about and I don’t like this kind of a constraint on my freedom”, he alleged.
New Barclays to have “obsessive focus” on customers
The results come a day after Barclays confirmed the appointment of Jes Staley as its new boss.
Boehner budget deal includes protections for Medicare B
There’s a lot to absorb in the 144-page budget deal with the White House that departing House Speaker John Boehner is trying to nudge through Congress on his way out the door.