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Voxely Bird-Sim Fugl Soars Into Early Access
You there. Take a break. I’m sure you’ve earned it. Relax. Be a bird. Fly around for a while. I’m sorry, what? A bird, you say? Indeed. Fugl lets you explore its lovely voxel landscapes as one of our feathered friends. It has no goals, no gamey stuff in it, it’s just you, a bird, […]
‘Lady Bird’ Trailer: Saoirse Ronan Soars in Greta Gerwig’s Solo Directorial Debut
Greta Gerwig is passing down her mumblecore crown to Saoirse Ronan in her semi-autobiographical film, Lady Bird. The indie darlings team up in the coming-of-age film replete with quirky shenanigans and whimsical musings on life, with Ronan starring in the Gerwig-surrogate role as a stubborn aspiring bohemian who clashes with her equally strong-willed mom (Laurie Metcalf). A24 […]
Pound to euro exchange rate: Sterling holds ground as Eurozone inflation soars
The exchange rate is this morning buying €1.087, after hovering around this rate for much of the past day. Eurozone inflation results posted yesterday revealed the rate rose faster than expected in July. While the pound took an initial hit, it has managed to claw back to levels seen before the release. According to CPI […]
China’s manufacturing sector is purring as overseas demand soars
Thomson Reuters Activity levels across China’s manufacturing sector continue to improve. The Caixin-IHS Markit manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) rose 0.5 points to 51.6 in August, leaving it at a six-month high. IHS Markit This PMI measures changes in activity levels across China’s manufacturing sector from one month to the next. Anything above 50 signals […]
Butter CRISIS: Price soars and famers warn there WON’T be enough to meet demand
Changing demand in the market and imbalances in production threaten to push prices to record levels. Peder Tuborgh, CEO of Arla Foods, one of the largest dairy cooperatives in the world, with 12,500 dairy farmers in the EU, spoke to Reuters last Friday. He said: “After the very low prices last year, there is currently […]
Online search for 'suicide' soars after Netflix teen drama airs – research
Published time: 31 Jul, 2017 19:35 Edited time: 31 Jul, 2017 19:38 Following the release of the Netflix TV series “13 reasons why” in March, the number of Google queries for suicide and related terms rocketed, new research has found. And it appears that the new findings may have stirred even more interest in the […]
Citigroup beats on earnings as fixed income business soars
Thomson Reuters Citigroup beat second-quarter earnings Friday thanks in part to its soaring fixed income business. The bank reported quarterly earnings of $ 1.28 per share, eclipsing Wall Street estimates of $ 1.22 per share. “During the quarter, we sawcontinued momentum in ourbusinesses, with loan andrevenue growth across both sidesof the house,” Citi CEO Michael Corbat […]
Pound to euro exchange rate: Sterling CLIMBS as UK inflation soars
The pound has this morning jumped to €1.138 after dipping to lows of €1.128 at the start of the week. Sterling has been delivered an encouraging boost by UK inflation data released yesterday. Cost of living came in at 2.9 per cent for May, the highest level seen since June 2013. The figures were released […]
Pound to euro exchange rate: Sterling climbs BACK as Theresa May soars in polls
GBP crept up to €1.150 yesterday afternoon before dipping slightly to €1.148 this morning. The rate climbed from lows of €1.140 on Sunday in the wake of the London Bridge terror attack. Sterling has been boosted by a recent poll revealing Theresa May is 11 points ahead of Jeremy Corbyn in the race to the […]
