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Attending live music events could lower your stress levels, scientists find April 13, 2016 If you needed an excuse to head out this week, you might just have found one – attending live concerts can reduce your stress levels, according to new research. Volunteers who went to two music concerts, by the composer Eric Whitacre, saw a reduction in their levels of the stress hormones cortisol and cortisene. Researchers studied [...]
UK airports witness record passenger growth in 2015 putting pressure on government to respond to Airports Commission report April 13, 2016 UK airports saw passenger growth take off to record levels in 2015 after a fight back from the financial crisis of 2008-09, new figures show. Over 251m passengers used UK airports in 2015, representing an increase of 5.6 per cent on the previous year, putting pressure on the government to respond to the Airports Commission Final Report, [...]
Airbnb’s hired blockchain technology experts April 13, 2016 The home rental startup superstar Airbnb is the latest business eyeing up blockchain technology. Just weeks after Airbnb co-founder Nathan Blecharczy spoke to City A.M about the potential blockchain technology might have in its business, than the company has made several hires of experts in the technology. Several staff from US-based ChangeCoin, a startup which created micro-payments platform ChangeTip, have been snapped up by Airbnb. [...]
The S&P 500 and Dow Jones indices have hit a new high for 2016 as investors pile into banking stocks: JP Morgan, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup all climb April 13, 2016 US stocks have risen to highs for the year in New York, pushed on by investors piling into banking shares. Both the S&P 500 and the the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached fresh highs for 2016. The S&P 500 was up 0.7 per cent in early morning trading at 2,075.21 in early trading, while the Dow Jones Industrial [...]
One-third of Europe’s banks are struggling to make money as IMF calls for urgent reforms to their business models April 13, 2016 European banks are set to be hit by a profitability crisis, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as stock market volatility, negative interest rates and low growth have shattered the financial services industry’s ability to make money. One-third of all Europe’s lenders – calculated by their share of total assets – are facing “significant challenges to [...]
iPad Pro 9.7 inch review, UK price and features: a remarkable device April 13, 2016 While everyone was busy talking about the tiny new iPhone SE, Apple launched another product: the iPad Pro 9.7 inch. It’s a lot like last year’s gigantic 12.9 inch iPad Pro, only smaller. I'm not sure how I feel about this: I love the iPad Pro 12.9 inch, but mostly because of its size, which makes [...]
Alcohol guidelines are “inconsistent” and vary widely by country, scientists in the journal Addiction have found April 13, 2016 What in the world constitutes a standard drink? We've all had an over-enthusiastic bartender on a night out pour us a bit more than we would have expected, but scientists trying to work out what amount can be considered average have been just as baffled by the results as the rest of us. According to a [...]
EU referendum: Britain Stronger in Europe and Vote Leave given official designation by the Electoral Commission ahead of Grassroots Out April 13, 2016 Britain Stronger in Europe and Vote Leave have been chosen as the official campaign groups by the Electoral Commission ahead of the referendum in June. Both groups will be entitled to broadcast campaign speeches, receive a publicly funded grant of up to £600,000 and send a leaflet to each household. A higher sending limit of £7m is imposed [...]
Developers just won approval to turn this iconic London tower into luxury flats April 13, 2016 Just what London needed: more luxury apartments. Yes: at a planning meeting last night, billionaire property developers David and Simon Reubens won planning permission from Westminster City Council to turn London's iconic Millbank Tower into hundreds of luxury homes. The tower, which has previously housed the United Nations and the Office for National Statistics' predecessor, [...]