Bank Lending Rate in Canada remained unchanged at 2.45 percent in April from 2.45 percent in March of 2020. Bank Lending Rate in Canada averaged 7.23 percent from 1960 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 22.75 percent in August of 1981 and a record low of 2.25 percent in April of 2009. In Canada, the prime lending rate is the average rate of interest charged on loans by commercial banks to the most credit-worthy borrowers. This page provides - Canada Prime Lending Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Housing Starts in Iceland decreased to 2525 units in 2018 from 2836 units in 2017. Housing Starts in Iceland averaged 1819.10 units from 1970 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 4446 units in 2007 and a record low of 142 units in 2011. This page provides - Iceland Housing Starts- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Housing Starts in Finland increased to 3090 units in January from 2641 units in December of 2019. Housing Starts in Finland averaged 2673.42 units from 1995 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 5553 units in May of 2000 and a record low of 531 units in February of 1995. This page provides - Finland Housing Starts- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Housing Starts in Norway increased to 2642 units in March from 2331 units in February of 2020. Housing Starts in Norway averaged 2369.45 units from 2000 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 4113 units in March of 2006 and a record low of 1137 units in July of 2009. This page provides - Norway Housing Starts- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Mni Business Sentiment in Kenya decreased to 59.60 in January from 62.40 in December of 2016. Mni Business Sentiment in Kenya averaged 59.47 from 2014 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 69.10 in December of 2014 and a record low of 47 in February of 2015. The Standard Chartered MNI Kenya Business Sentiment Survey is a monthly poll of business executives in Kenya, including companies listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange. Companies are a mix of manufacturing, agriculture, construction and service sector companies. The survey provides the first snapshot of economic and business conditions, ahead of official data in Kenya. Respondents are asked a series of questions on their perceptions of current conditions and the outlook over the next quarter. A diffusion indicator is then calculated by adding the percentage share of positive responses to half the percentage of those respondents reporting no change. An indicator reading above 50 shows expansion, below 50 indicates contraction and a result of 50 means no change. Series which show a seasonal pattern are seasonally adjusted. This page provides - Kenya Mni Business Sentiment- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Mni Business Sentiment in Nigeria decreased to 54.70 in January from 58.90 in December of 2016. Mni Business Sentiment in Nigeria averaged 59.88 from 2014 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 69.60 in December of 2014 and a record low of 41.60 in September of 2016. The Standard Chartered MNI Nigeria Business Sentiment Survey is a monthly poll of business executives in Nigeria, including companies listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange. Companies are a mix of manufacturing, agriculture, construction and service sector companies. The survey provides the first snapshot of economic and business conditions, ahead of official data in Nigeria. Respondents are asked whether business activity has increased, decreased, or remained the same, compared with the previous month. They are also asked about their expectations over the next quarter. A diffusion indicator is then calculated by adding the percentage share of positive responses to half the percentage of those respondents reporting no change. An indicator reading above 50 shows expansion, below 50 indicates contraction and a result of 50 means no change. Series which show a seasonal pattern are seasonally adjusted. This page provides - Nigeria Mni Business Sentiment- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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Tinder will add a video dating feature in the second quarter of this year, parent company Match announced on Tuesday as part of its Q1 2020 earnings report. The company also detailed the coronavirus impact, which slowed Tinder user growth in the quarter, as social distancing requirements and government lockdowns went into effect. Match didn’t […]

Despite the worldwide impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, global smartwatch shipments continued to grow during the first three months of the year, driven by online sales, says a new report by research firm Strategy Analytics. Shipments grew 20% annually to reach 13.7 million units in the first quarter of 2020, up from 11.4 million units […]

At its annual Universe conference today, Microsoft -owned GitHub announced a couple of new products, as well as the general availability of a number of tools that developers have been able to test for the last few months. The two announcements that developers will likely be most interested in are the launch of GitHub’s first […]

Despite the worldwide impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, global smartwatch shipments continued to grow during the first three months of the year, driven by online sales, says a new report by research firm Strategy Analytics. Shipments grew 20% annually to reach 13.7 million units in the first quarter of 2020, up from 11.4 million units […]

AWS, the cloud arm of Amazon, would be a pretty successful business on its own. Today, the company announced it has passed $10 billion for the quarter, putting the cloud business on an impressive run rate of more than $40 billion. It was a bright spot for the company in an earnings report that saw […]

There’s something to be said for consistency through good times and bad, and one company that has had a staggeringly consistent track record is international data center vendor, Equinix. It just recorded its 69th straight positive quarter, according to the company. That’s an astonishing record, and covers over 17 years of positive returns. That means […]

Ministers failed to grasp the threat as Boris Johnson tried to swerve a tough response

Uber has pushed its target to achieve a measure of profitability to a quarter in 2021, reversing a decision made just three months ago to move up the goal to the end of this year. Uber will miss its target to reach an adjusted EBITDA quarterly profit in the fourth period of 2020, CFO Nelson […]

Microsoft today announced a slew of updates to various parts of its Microsoft 365 ecosystem. A lot of these aren’t all that exciting (though that obviously depends on your level of enthusiasm for products like Microsoft Endpoint Manager), but the overall thrust behind this update is to make life easier for the IT admins that […]

Tinder will add a video dating feature in the second quarter of this year, parent company Match announced on Tuesday as part of its Q1 2020 earnings report. The company also detailed the coronavirus impact, which slowed Tinder user growth in the quarter, as social distancing requirements and government lockdowns went into effect. Match didn’t […]

A team of researchers from Apple and Carnegie Mellon University’s Human-Computer Interaction Institute have presented a system for embedded AIs to learn by listening to noises in their environment without the need for up-front training data or without placing a huge burden on the user to supervise the learning process. The overarching goal is for […]

The actor, 71, cut a dapper figure as he posed with wife Imelda Staunton, 63, at the Downton Abbey movie premiere at Cineworld in Leicester Square, London on Monday.

Downton Abbey actor Jim Carter has hinted that the big-screen adaptation of the hit period TV series will return for a sequel.

She split from girlfriend Miley Cyrus in September following a whirlwind one-month romance. And three months after they went their separate ways, Kaitlynn Carter was spotted in Miami.

Kaitlynn Carter risked an awkward run-in with her former mother-in-law Linda Thompson as the pair both attended the Spotify Best New Artist party in Los Angeles on Thursday.

Kaitlynn, 31, reflected on her post-Miley life in an Instagram Live interview with Whitney Port on Thursday. Both Kaitlynn and Miley were newly single at the time they began dating each other.

The crowd was blown away after Kyrgios, 24, managed to beat his opponent Norbert Gombos, 28, on Saturday after a back and forth rally that ended with Kyrgios diving across the court.

Serena Williams rolled her right ankle but that didn't seem to slow her down in a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Petra Martic that moved her into the U.S. Open quarterfinals for a 16th time.

Rarely do tributes between political opponents extend beyond leaden platitudes. Before yesterday, the most sincere words of support I've heard between party leaders came after David Cameron's son Ivan died.

Defending champion Michael Van Gerwen cruised into the quarter-finals of the PDC World Championship, as two-time winner Gary Anderson tumbled out.

On just the second evening of the tour, world No 57 Luke Woodhouse hit a 113.9 average and also beat Ted Evetts and Rowby-John Rodriguez to ensure a 100 per cent record in Group Two.

Novak Djokovic's title defence at Wimbledon is still yet to come under serious threat as he eased into the last eight for the 11th time on Monday with a comfortable win over Ugo Humbert.

With the tie coming down to a deciding doubles rubber, Djokovic was subbed in to partner Viktor Troicki against Khachanov and Rublev, but it was the Russians who came out on top 6-4 4-6 7-6 (8).

Djokovic, who has yet to drop a set at the tournament, beat Chile's Cristian Garin 6-3, 6-3 in Brisbane, while team-mate Dusan Lajovic won 6-2, 7-6, with Serbia set to travel to Sydney for the quarters.

Iggy Azalea and Playboi Carti sparked reconciliation rumours on Sunday after they were spotted at Falls Festival in Fremantle, WA.

The 40-year-old actress wore Rodarte's pleated ensemble and belt, consisting of off-white frilly long-sleeved top with a gold belt and roomy black bottoms.

The soap star, 28, hinted that the pair 'will get closer' in the coming weeks as the Queen Vic landlord's marriage to wife Linda reaches breaking point due to her alcoholism.

The actress, 43, teased that Linda could be killed off during the BBC soap's 35th anniversary special as one of Albert Square's residents meet their fate in the deadly episode.

EastEnders' Linda Carter is set to make a shock move as her past fears about husband Mick and Whitney Dean return, ahead the soap's 'epic' 35th Anniversary week.

England midfielder Georgia Stanway had tweeted Glastonbury to ask for England's quarter-final clash with Norway to be made available to festival goers, including her brother.