Commercial airlines operating around the world have made an estimated net profit of $34.5 billion as global passenger traffic results show demand for air travel has risen. In 2016 the industry made net profit of $35.3 billion and $38.4 billion is forecast for 2018. While African airlines made net profit of $8.2 billion in 2016, … Read more
If you get a message inviting you to change the colours on your WhatsApp, ignore it. Seriously. As much as new colours on your WhatsApp would be great, unfortunately it’s a big scam, and you’re going to have to stick to green. The site uses Cyrillic letters to make it look like whatsapp.com (it’s actually … Read more
A pilot who was found drunk in the cockpit before a flight in Canada has been sentenced to eight months in jail, minus time already served. Miroslav Gronych, 37, a Slovak national, pleaded guilty on 21 March to being impaired while in control of an aircraft. He was arrested on New Year’s Eve after passing … Read more
Oil hovered around three-month lows on Monday, as rising U. S. inventories and drilling activity offset optimism over OPEC’s efforts to restrict crude output. Brent crude LCOc1 was down 7 cents on the day, at $51.30 a barrel by 1202 GMT, having hit a session trough of $50.85, its lowest level since Nov. 30. U.S. … Read more
Asanko Gold Inc. (TSX:AKG)(NYSE MKT:AKG) has confirmed its 2017 production guidance of 230,000 – 240,000 ounces at All-in sustaining costs of US$880 – US$920 per ounce, following a successful first year of operations at the Asanko Gold Mine in Ghana, West Africa. The substantial increase in production guidance, above the original Feasibility Study target of … Read more
Canada Goose, maker of Arctic coats costing as much as £900, has applied for a stock market listing in New York and Toronto. The company, part-owned by private equity firm Bain Capital, wants to pay off some of its debt, it says. It was founded in 1957 in Toronto and is known for its coyote … Read more
Canada’s main stock market in Toronto retreated on Thursday, as declines in materials and energy stocks outpaced gains in telecommunications. The Toronto Stock Exchange’s benchmark Standard & Poor’s/TSX Composite slipped 28.32 points, or 0.18 percent, to finish the session at 15,615.52 points. Six of the ten sub-groups ended the day in negative territory. The TSX … Read more