And with the Iraq crisis far from resolved, confidence in the sector remained weak.Shares in financial services group Britannic slumped 50% after it warned it may have to scrap bonus payments to policyholders and share dividend payouts this year. The group said the worst stock market conditions...
Following this disaster, the Britannic hit a naval mine in 1916 and subsequently sank as well. Each ship was coal-powered by several boilers constantly kept running by exhausted crews below deck. Most recognizable of the ship designs are the ship’s smoke stacks, but the fourth stack was actu...