Stymied by an extended boardroom battle at Yingde Gases Group Co and as it attempts the largest U.S. takeover of a Chinese firm in more than a decade, Air Products & Chemicals Inc. has hit a bump. Yingde said in a statement to the Hong Kong stock exchange that a divided board of the Hong…
A team of Cardiff University psychologists claim that diagnosis and treatment of visual vertigo can be possible by the use of virtual reality. People suffering from the condition often cite places with repetitive visual patterns, such as supermarkets, as the trigger and suffer from dizziness and nausea. To help with diagnosis and rehabilitation, a team…
The possibility of graphic warning photographs and plain packaging appearing on bottles of alcohol, akin to the restrictions on tobacco that assume full force in May is being contemplated by Jared Brown, co-founder and master distiller behind Sipsmith, the micro-distillery in the vanguard of the craft gin movement in the UK. “Are they considering similar labels…
Much of a lift to beleaguered Caterpillar Inc. would not be provided as it is anticipated that commodities rebound would not be adding advantage to the company due to indications of ample use of construction-equipment supplies and restrained spending from miners. The 2017 outlook for Caterpillar has trailed analysts’ estimates. There has consequently been a…
As OPEC, the group of oil producing countries from the Middle East, implements production cuts aimed at erasing a global surplus, oil supplies from OPEC are plunging this month, as mentioned by tanker-tracker Petro-Logistics SA. The Geneva-based consultant said that in January, the first month of the accord’s implementation, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will…
While Melissa Benoit waited for double transplant at Toronto hospital, her terminal lung infection called for risky and unprecedented procedure. Doctors in Canada have saved a young mother’s life by resorting to a radical solution –removing her lungs for six days while she waited for a transplant, in what is believed to be the first procedure of…
The average selling price for the handsets likely declined over the holidays, a crucial period for Apple, analysts say, in a sign that customers are opting for less expensive models. Analysts said that rather than the iPhone 7, introduced in September, some purchasers are settling for older iPhone 6S models. “Recent smartphone customers increasingly are…
Stem cell has significant benefits despite the controversies surrounding it. Do take a look at the link in the video. In a momentous development researchers have created a hybrid part-human part-pig embryo for the first time in human history. The study has been published in the journal Cell. Researchers were successfully able to inject human…
Putting it on par with some of the best teams in the West, including seven-time European champion AC Milan, a recent investment in Chinese soccer team Beijing Guoan pegs the value of the club at more than $800 million. According to a statement issued yesterday, taking over from previous owner Chinese conglomerate Citic Ltd., Beijing-based property developer Sinbo…
As the U.K. moves closer to exiting the European Union, Credit Suisse Group AG is exploring options for expanding in Dublin, says the media quoting two people familiar with the matter. The media quoted one of the people, who asked not to be identified because a final decision hasn’t been made, as saying that the Irish…
