The U.K. unemployment rate fell less than expected in the August to October period, data from the Office for National Statistics showed Wednesday. The jobless rate fell to 6 percent during August to October, down from 6.2 percent seen in the May to July period. Economists had forecast a rate of 5.9 percent. During August to October, there were 1.96 million unemployed, 63,000 fewer than in the May to July period. This was ...
Total new capital expenditure in Australia was down a seasonally adjusted 4.2 percent on quarter in the first quarter of 2014, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday - coming in at A$37.076 billion. More...
Alibaba IPO: Things You Should Know Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is a Chinese holding company that recently announced its plans to offer an IPO. This could be the world's largest initial public offering, as analysts estimate that Alibaba could be valued at $150 billion to $250 billion. The lower end of the range would show that the company is as valuable as Facebook while the higher end of the range has a valuation close to that of Walmart. The company is currently the ...
How to make filthy water drinkable Too much of the world lacks access to clean drinking water. Engineer Michael Pritchard did something about it — inventing the portable Lifesaver filter, which can make the most revolting water drinkable in seconds. An amazing demo from TEDGlobal 2009.
USD/CAD Fundamental Analysis May 15, 2014 Forecast The USD/CAD eased by 4 points to trade at 1.0901 after the US dollar made healthy gains throughout the early part of the week. The loonie rose 0.08 of a cent to 91.74 cents US amid general U.S. dollar weakness. Analysts point to low expectations for first quarter U.S. gross domestic product growth, owing to the impact of severe winter weather and suggestions that the economy may actually ...
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