Contrary to economists' expectations, the number of approvals in UK mortgages suddenly dropped in September for the first time in the past four months. The mortgages rose significantly in August indicating the highest level since early 2014.
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Chipotle shuts all stores in Seattle, Portland due to E coli outbreak
Chipotle Mexican Grill closed all its restaurants in Seattle and Portland due to an outbreak of E. coli bacteria. The Huffington Post reported that 43 Chipotle restaurants in the Pacific Northwest region have temporarily been closed due to the E. coli scare.
Apple to collaborate with Samsung in its OLED technology for iPhone 7?
Apple will collaborate with Samsung in its OLED technology for iPhone 7. Company remains mum on the issue.
New crowdfunding norms to push US start-ups
The newly-approved crowdfunding norms will enable start-ups to mobilize funds from mom-and-pop investors over the internet. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has okayed the new rules on crowdfunding with a majority voting of three to one. The Business Startups (JOBS) act has been enacted with bipartisan support to facilitate new startups with more flexibility in the mobilization of funds. SEC also changed the audit provisions of the crowdfunding rules.
United Continental holds airport job cuts to ease labor tension
In a bid to ease the mounting tension emerging from workers, United Continental Holdings Inc has suspended the outsourcing of jobs at the airport. The workers of United Continental expressed their concerns about measures of the company for job cuts. United already slashed 1,100 jobs early this year citing reasons for cost control. Since then, it's been involved in hiring outsourcing staff as part of cutting down costs and existing regular employees. The airline has assured employees that there wouldn't be outsourcing until 2017.
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General Motors promised The United Auto Workers union a $1.9-billion investment in US operations that would add 3,300 union jobs in the country under a proposed four-year contract.
Housing advocacy groups claim that local governments in Brazil are using the Olympics to defend forced evictions and segregation in Rio de Janeiro. In addition, the Ghana Olympic Committee has held a meeting with National Federation Presidents to prepare towards the2016 Games.
Microsoft officially anounced its Arrow launcher for Android. A customization application that enable Android users to modify how their device look and behave. The application is now officially available for download in Android Google Play.
Although it was Gran Turismo Sports and not Gran Turismo 7 that Sony announced during the Paris Games Week, speculations surfaced that GT 7 might come with advanced gameplay features, recent reports circulated.
The Flash has filmed another sequence for the its upcoming crossover episode with Arrow, featuring series stars Grant Gustin, Stephen Amell and Legends of Tomorrow actress Ciara Renee. In other Flash news, Gustin has shared his Halloween look via Instagram on Saturday as he channeled his inner speedster.
As fans wait for the new bunch of episodes of Suits, the cast has shared snippets of what’s been going on behind the camera while filming the remainder of season five. Meanwhile, the USA Network offered fans a Halloween treat by releasing a gallery featuring zombified versions of Harvey, Mike and the rest of the gang.
For limited time, Microsoft offers a major slash from Xbox One and Kinect for Xbox with full game downloads and Xbox One 1TB packed with 'NBA 2K16,' 'FIFA 16' And 'Forza Horizon 2' for $453.
There have been more questions than answers when the sixth episode of Heroes Reborn ended last week. To solve the mysteries of the present, Noah Bennet and Hiro Nakamura returned to the day when it all ended.
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 on Sprint is bound to test Android 6.0 Marshmallow this year as official release had been slated early in 2016. The upgrade will bring in new key features and improvements in overall system performance.
