British banks approved the highest number of mortgages in 18 months in August and net mortgage lending hit a five-year high as Britons made the most of record-low interest rates before an expected rise next year, data showed on Thursday.
Private-equity firm Lone Star Funds has bowed to pressure from an activist hedge fund and hiked the price it is paying for Quintain Estates & Development PLC, which plans to develop an 85-acre site around London’s Wembley Stadium.
It hired the university to do a standard emissions tests on diesel cars in the U.S. Volkswagen has been hyping diesel cars that are environmentally friendly and fuel efficient.
Barrick Gold Corporation (NYSE:ABX)(TREND ANALYSIS) Newmont Mining Corp. may be interested in some of Barrick Gold Corp.‘s assets – just not the ones it’s now trying to sell. The mining company reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, hitting the Thomson...
Volkswagen has said 11 million of its diesel cars around the world could be implicated after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency revealed VW had been using software to mask pollutants.
Samsung Gear VR, a virtual reality headset that is paired with the company’s smartphones, is poised to expand its media menu with the addition of compatible apps from Netflix, Hulu and Twitch, with several more partners on deck.
Russia and Ukraine agreed a 10-year gas deal in 2009 after a price war lead to Russian supply cuts to Ukraine and lower volumes for Europe. The European Union has brokered negotiations between the two sides amid strains over the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
The software at the center of Volkswagen’s emissions scandal in the US was built into the automaker’s cars in Europe as well, though it isn’t yet clear if it helped cheat tests as it did in the USA, Germany said Thursday.
Markit’s flash purchasing managers’ index (PMI) scored 53.9 for this month, down slightly from August but still above the 50 score that implies no growth and in line with economic growth.