Breakaway Scotland to face high saver protection costs - UK study May 20th, 2013 - 10:50h (CET +01.00) By William James LONDON (Reuters) - The cost of protecting Scottish savers would prove difficult to bear if the country broke away from the rest of the UK, a study by the Treasury said on Monday. The findings come in the latest paper from the British... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : breakaway, scotland, face, high, saver, protection, costs, study, Top Keywords

UK's worst property loans rise to near quarter of total - study May 17th, 2013 - 01:20h (CET +01.00) By Tom Bill LONDON (Reuters) - Almost a quarter of commercial property loans in Britain are higher in value than the underlying real estate, a study showed on Friday, highlighting the toxic legacy of reckless lending before the financial crash. The f... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : uk's, worst, property, loans, rise, quarter, total, study, Top Keywords

Ice-Free Arctic May Be Near, Study Suggests May 9th, 2013 - 20:40h (CET +01.00) The Arctic experienced an extended period of warm temperatures about 3.6 million years ago - before the onset of the ice ages - at a time when the concentration of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere was not much higher than the levels being re... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : icefree, arctic, study, suggests, rise, quarter, total, study, Top Keywords

U.S. companies' overseas earnings hit record $1.9 trillion - study May 8th, 2013 - 21:20h (CET +01.00) By Dena Aubin NEW YORK (Reuters) - Large U.S. companies boosted their offshore earnings by 15 percent last year to a record $1.9 trillion, avoiding hefty tax bills by keeping the profits abroad, according to a new report. The overseas earnings stockp... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : companies', overseas, earnings, record, trillion, study, total, study, Top Keywords

Britain's job market weaker than official data suggest - study May 2nd, 2013 - 01:20h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - A sharp rise in the number of people working less than they would like helps explain the apparent resilience of Britain's job market while the economy stagnates, according to a study published on Thursday. British unemployment... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : britain's, market, weaker, official, data, suggest, study, study, Top Keywords

Starving Virginia settlers turned to cannibalism in 1609: study May 2nd, 2013 - 01:10h (CET +01.00) By Deborah Zabarenko WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Settlers at Virginia's Jamestown Colony resorted to cannibalism to survive the harsh winter of 1609, dismembering and consuming a 14-year-old English girl, the U.S. Smithsonian Institution reported on ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : starving, virginia, settlers, turned, cannibalism, 1609, study, study, Top Keywords

Starving Virginia settlers turned to cannibalism in 1609 -study May 2nd, 2013 - 00:10h (CET +01.00) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Settlers at Virginia's Jamestown Colony resorted to cannibalism to survive the harsh winter of 1609, dismembering and consuming a 14-year-old English girl, the U.S. Smithsonian Institution reported on Wednesday. A recent e... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : starving, virginia, settlers, turned, cannibalism, 1609, study, study, Top Keywords

Voice-to-text just as dangerous to drivers as texting: study Apr 23rd, 2013 - 07:20h (CET +01.00) By Jim Forsyth SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Using voice to send text messages while driving is just as dangerous as texting with fingers, with driver response times significantly delayed no matter which method was used, a study released on Tuesday showed.... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : voicetotext, just, dangerous, drivers, texting, study, study, study, Top Keywords

Bumpier Flights Ahead on Warming Planet, Study Suggests Apr 8th, 2013 - 18:20h (CET +01.00) Transatlantic airline passengers might expect to stay seated with their seatbelts securely fastened more often in the future, according to new research that finds climate change could lead to more airplane turbulence. (Source: LiveScience.com)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : bumpier, flights, ahead, warming, planet, study, suggests, study, Top Keywords

Oceans may explain slowdown in climate change: study Apr 7th, 2013 - 19:20h (CET +01.00) By Environment Correspondent Alister Doyle OSLO (Reuters) - Climate change could get worse quickly if huge amounts of extra heat absorbed by the oceans are released back into the air, scientists said after unveiling new research showing that oceans h... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : oceans, explain, slowdown, climate, change, study, suggests, study, Top Keywords