Wall St slips on mixed earnings news – New York Report November 5, 2015 A set of mixed tech and healthcare earnings a day ahead of today’s US jobs report pulled US indices lower yesterday. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 4.15 points, or 0.02 per cent, to 17,863.43, the S&P 500 lost 2.38 points, or 0.11 per cent, to 2,099.93 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 14.74 points, or [...]
Million Mask March London: Westminster tube station reopens after closing due to demonstrations causing disruption on Circle, District and Jubilee lines November 5, 2015 Westminster tube station has now reopened, after being closed at the request of the police due to demonstrations taking place outside the station. A Million Mask March is currently taking place in London, with hundreds of thousands of protesters estimated to descend on the capital to attend demonstrations organised by hactivist group Anonymous. The main protest was scheduled [...]
Sharm el-Sheikh travel disruption update: Thomas Cook will resume flights to and from Egyptian resort as government gives go-ahead for repatriation flights to begin November 5, 2015 Thousands of Britons have been stranded in Sharm el-Sheikh following the government's decision to ground flights to and from the popular Egyptian resort, over fears that the recent Sinai plane crash was caused by a bomb. However, following talks between Prime Minister David Cameron and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, "the government has decided, in [...]
The atmosphere on Mars is being blown away by solar wind, reveals NASA in the latest update of its MAVEN project November 5, 2015 If you’ve ever been annoyed by a gust of wind blowing away your copy of City A.M., be thankful you’re not Mars. The red planet is having its atmosphere blown away by solar wind. In an update today of its Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution – also known as MAVEN – mission, the National Aeronautics [...]
First-time buyers need £50k per year to get on the property ladder – GoCompare November 5, 2015 The average UK salary of £22,000 is less than half the average needed to get on the property ladder, research from comparison website GoCompare has found. On average a minimum household income of £50,000 is required, with a 90 per cent mortgage. Unsurprisingly, London was found to be the most unaffordable, with household incomes of [...]
Libor rate scandal: US courts convict two British bankers of conspiracy and wire fraud November 5, 2015 American courts have handed down their first convictions in connection with the Libor-fixing scandal, finding two former Rabobank traders guilty of conspiracy and wire fraud. Anthony Allen, Rabobank’s former global head of liquidity and finance, and Anthony Conti, a former senior trader, were found guilty by a federal jury in New York City earlier today [...]
Easyjet to resume scheduled flights from Sharm el Sheikh to repatriate UK tourists tomorrow November 5, 2015 EasyJet has said it will resume its scheduled flights from Sharm el Sheikh tomorrow, in order to repatriate customers who have been affected by a ban on UK airlines flying to the resort. The airline said this afternoon it will operate its two scheduled flights to Luton and Gatwick, as well as six additional flights, including [...]
River Cycleway Consortium has launched a crowdfunding campaign for its Thames floating cycle path plan November 5, 2015 River Cycleway Consortium, the company behind the proposed Thames Deckway, a floating cycle and pedestrian pathway along the capital's main river, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo. The group, which is made up of Arup engineers and Hugh Broughton Architects and advised by Kemp Little, is aiming to raise £175,000 to carry out a [...]
If you want to make money out of robots, these are the top sectors to invest in November 5, 2015 We've been told robots are coming to steal our jobs about a million times, but the truth is that if you invest your money wisely, you could benefit from the evolution of robotic technologies. Global robot sales grew for the third year running last year, up 29 per cent from 2013, and according to a [...]
Sammy or Hallie? Canary Wharf seal’s existential crisis continues after docklands’ ice rink opens November 5, 2015 Canary Wharf’s resident seal just can’t catch a break. The marine mammal, who has been fed on the finest salmon sashimi from Billingsgate Market for around ten years, has had his fair share of problems from washed-up debris to an ongoing identity crisis. Canary Wharf Group recently opened the financial district’s ice rink to much [...]