Your cell phone may well be making one of your thumbs bigger
A new study claims some adults in the U.K. think one of their thumbs is bigger because of phone use.
Dinosaurs in class: Lenovo’s teamed up with Google on augmented reality smartphone
Lenovo teamed up with Google to launch a smartphone with augmented reality as its looks to step up its challenge Apple and Samsung.
Eurozone banks hit by bad debts
Investment in the eurozone remains far below pre-crisis levels, partly due to problems in the banks, the OECD says.
Tesco sells Giraffe restaurant chain and Turkish business
Tesco says it is selling its Giraffe restaurant chain and also disposing of its controlling stake in Turkish business Kipa.
Russian central bank cuts interest rate to 10.5%
Russia’s central bank has cut its key interest rate by 0.5 percentage points to 10.5 percent.
Pension fees can cost 10% of savings, says Citizens Advice
Withdrawing money from a pension fund can cost savers up to 10% of their retirement fund, according to Citizens Advice.
ECB corporate bond-buying program makes up almost 1 in 5 trades: Trax
Nearly 19 percent of all corporate bond activity in the past two days is down to the ECB’s corporate bond-buying program, data suggests.
South Africa avoids credit downgrade but for how long?
As South Africa narrowly avoids a credit downgrade from ratings agency Standard and Poors, the BBC’s Lerato Mbele examines the country’s economic prospects.
Using jelly beans to explain productivity
Colm O’Regan visits a jelly bean factory to talk about the importance of productivity.
Fiat Argentina withdraws ‘misogynistic’ car manual
A car manual which refers to women as “co-pilots” and men as “alpha males” has been withdrawn by Fiat Argentina after complaints.