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Any exercise is beneficial, but it takes a little more effort to gain additional health benefits, finds a new study. Even with a half-hour of slow walking, obese middle-aged adults were able to reduce bit of weight and a couple of inches from their waistline. It took higher-intensity exercise to reduce their blood sugar levels, which in the long run may reduce the risk of type-2 diabetes.

Study's lead researcher Robert Ross, an exercise physiologist at Queen's University in Ontario, Canada said that participants who took part in the study were middle-aged, sedentary and Robert Ross, an exercise physiologist at Queen's University in Ontario, Canada.

On Monday, United Airlines announced that it will no longer accept bulk shipments of rechargeable batteries citing safety concerns.

Rechargeable batteries are also called lithium-ion batteries, which are used to power everything from smartphones to laptops to power tools.

These batteries dictate the global battery industry as they're cheap to make, lightweight and can hold a lot more energy than other types of batteries.

Delta Air Lines have stopped accepting bulk shipments of the rechargeable batteries on February 1, while a third major US carrier, American Airlines, have also banned bulk shipments on February 23.

It has been informed that gold futures dropped on Monday to end the longest rally in five weeks. It dropped because a 15-year high in US technology stocks slashed demand for the precious metal as a haven.

For the first time since 2000, the Nasdaq Composite Index mounted over 5,000 in a hope that consumer spending will progress. In the previous two years, gold fell 29% because the economy gained traction and global equities increased.

On Monday, United States pharmaceutical and medical equipment maker Johnson & Johnson announced that it will sell its Cordis vascular technology unit to Cardinal Health, health care services company based in Dublin, for $1.99 billion. The deal confirms the pharmaceutical and consumer packaged goods manufacturer's exit from the cardiovascular stent business.

According to reports, the deal consists of $1.944 billion of cash proceeds from Cardinal Health and about $46 million of retained net receivables. Currently, the Fortune 500 health care services company has been expanding its medical equipment offerings for doctors. Net revenue of Cordis in 2014 was about $780 million.

PayPal has acquired Newton-based mobile payments software company Paydiant. The acquisition has come few weeks after PayPal sacked out employees from its Boston office and also, ended ties with Start Tank.

Paydiant explained that its software allows retailers to have their own mobile payments wallet applications. With the help of unique and secure QR codes, the applications work. Sunway, Orange Peel, and the Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX) are among its customers.

Paydiant thinks that the deal will close by the end of this month or in April. It has huge expectations from the deal and thinks that PayPal's resources will help Paydiant to expand its boundaries of innovation.

Costco Wholesale Corp., American membership-only warehouse club, named Citigroup Inc. and Visa Inc. as its new credit partners On Monday.

Costco Wholesale Corp announced Citi, the world's largest issuer of consumer credit cards, would become the exclusive issuer of Costco's co-brand credit cards and Visa will replace American Express (AmEx) as the credit card network or Costco in the United States beginning April 1, 2016.

In February, AmEx said that it had been unable to reach a deal with Costco on renewal terms. It said that the 16-year partnership in which Costco only accepted AmEx cards will expire on March 31, 2016.

After the announcement, credit-card firms teamed up with the fast-expanding wholesale club, which sells everything from car tires to smoked salmon.