Online Multi Player Star Wars Game Launching
It seems that Star Wars fans are now able to test their skills and also to practise their light saber and Jedi skills in a new computer game that is about to be released. Star Wars: The Old Republic will be launched on 20 December. The game lets Star Wars fans play the game as [...]
Disappointment for Hong Kong Stock Exchange
It has been reported that shares in two of Hong Kong’s biggest stock market flotations this year have fallen in their first day of trading. The shares in question are in the jeweller Chow Tai Fook whose shares closed atHK$13.80 which is a decrease on the opening price which was HK$15.The second company that also [...]
Trading Ceases in Saab Shares
It has been reported that the Dutch financial market regulator has taken the decision to halt the trading of shares in the Swedish car maker Saab. The trading of shares in Saab has been halted until further notice. There has been no official reason given as to why trading in their shares has ceased. However [...]
Levels of Deforestation Falls in Brazil
It has been reported that the country of Brazil has seen a rapid decline in the amount of deforestation of the area of the country that houses the Amazon rainforest. The rate of deforestation has fallen so much that it is at its lowest level for 23 years. The figures have come from The National [...]
New Engineering Centre Opens in Shropshire
It has been reported that a brand new £500,000 engineering centre has opened its doors at a Shropshire college. The new centre was officially opened at Walford and North Shropshire College and the college said the new centre has been targeted to meet the needs of the local industry in the town. The centre will [...]
Harry Ramsdens in Leeds to Close
It has been reported that the UK’s iconic fish and chip restaurant Harry Ramsdens has to close its Leeds branch which has been open for 83 years. The shop in Leeds was the first to be opened. According to the company the 24 staff who work at the shop will be offered jobs at the [...]
Gap Between Diesel and Petrol Costs Grows
It has been reported that the difference between the average price of diesel and petrol is starting to grow larger and is at its biggest since 2008. The results have come from figures that have been researched by the AA in the UK. According to the AA the average price of petrol has fallen by [...]
IAG Shares Rise 5%
IAG which is the parent firm for the airlines British Airways and Iberia has seen a rise in its shares of 5% at the end of Friday trading. The shares in the company rose after it was announced that he profits over the next four years are expected to rise. IAG lifted their profit target [...]
Scotland To Boost Tourist Trade During Olympics
It seems that local authorities in Scotland are looking to make the most of the fact that many UK based tourists will avoid the South East of England whilst the Olympics re on as many perceive the area to be too busy to take their holidays. According to some experts there is a perception that [...]
Groupon Shares Rise
It has been reported that the price of shares in the daily deals site Groupon have risen by more than 30% when the company launched its first day of trading in New York. Groupon’s shares were listed on the Nasdaq at $20 at the start of trading but at the end of the day the [...]