Новости за 19.01.2015

Hichilema and Lungu are main contenders in presidential race

Dixons Carphone leads gainers on FTSE 100 ahead of trading update

The ECB is about to embark on a programme of asset purchases, writes Manny Roman

Today, in the United States, we observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday established in 1986 to honor the slain civil rights leader, his accomplishments, and work still unfinished.

More than two-thirds of capital gains tax benefits go to top 1% of wealthy

Computing pioneer’s unseen manuscript

Japan’s 10-year bond yield fell to 0.19 per cent for first time

Unsurprisingly, she has been called Roo.

Even four years after the frustrating series finale, the last season of “Lost” still causes fans of the show to Hulk out at the slightest mention. But before Season 6, weren’t there already many problems with obvious plot holes, crazy sub-plots that never paid off, as well as many other continuity problems within the popular “Twilight Zone on an Island” show that ran between 2004 and 2010? Just look at the interwebs for many, many, many articles and videos complaining about scattershot scripting... Читать дальше...

Pace of growth seen rising as banks pushed to issue more

Believe it or not, some music actually isn't made on a laptop.

Fortunes of region’s leading banks still firmly in the hands of central bankers

Shares in the electric car maker have fallen heavily, with good reason

Party must contrast the risk Labour poses against their own desire not to do anything interesting

Fight against Islamist militias now resembles a more conventional conflict

Doctors said the twin girls had a 30 per cent chance of survival.

Largest US pension fund aims to drive down fees

The driver had stepped out to call for help - a decision which may have saved his life.

Planned measures likely to weaken euro and enhance gold’s appeal as a safe haven

With 2015 upon us, we figured it was a good time to look back on the movies the millennium has brought us. And so, we've dug into the archives, and are re-running our Best of the 2000s pieces, from way back in 2009 when the Playlist was a little Blogspot site held together with tape and string. Each list runs down the top 10 films of each year, starting today, with 2000. The original piece follows below, and thanks to staffers past and present who contributed. So here we begin, with the year 2000... Читать дальше...

One of Europe's most influential economists has warned that the QE measures being unveiled by the ECB could create deep market volatility.

Magnus Peterson remanded in custody after jury convicts him on eight counts