The superyacht haven of Porto Montenegro is a hidden paradise on the Adriatic August 19, 2016 Starboard is on the right when the boat is moving forward, and port is left. The thing in the middle pointing up is called a mast, and this horizontal bar is called the boom,” explains Ben, the man (or skipper, if we’re going to get technical) that we were to entrust our lives to for [...]
How to build a creative company: Lucky Generals’ Helen Calcraft talks MBAs and 50 Cent October 24, 2016 "It's a quote by Napoleon. He was asked what it takes to win a war and he replied: ‘Bring me your lucky generals’,” says Helen Calcraft. “We liked the idea of being those generals that clients can send into battle and come back with a win.” Her agency, Lucky Generals, has been winning a fair [...]
Well-heeled Londoner loses £10,000 on bullish last-minute Euro 2016 bet June 12, 2016 This weekend's European Championships taught us a valuable lesson on bull markets. Despite an admirable performance at the weekend, the England side failed to secure a win against Russia in the first round of the Euro 2016. "We have to pick ourselves up again and go again," was the word from England's goal-scorer Eric Dier, who [...]
All-sister final moves step closer as Serena and Venus Williams hit their Wimbledon stride July 5, 2016 World No1 Serena Williams has declared her continuing admiration for elder sister Venus as a fifth Wimbledon final between the pair moved a step closer after both progressed to the tournament’s last four. Seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena boosted her chances of a record-equalling 22nd grand slam title by beating Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 6-4, [...]
At the close: Calm before the storm for FTSE 100 and sterling June 21, 2016 Referendum news was – unsurprisingly – talk of the town today, though there was no repeat of the violent volatility witnessed on the financial markets in recent days. The FTSE 100 extended its winning run, shaking off losses at the start of the session to close up 0.4 per cent at 6,226. Meanwhile, after a [...]
Smooth move: Unilever hopes to sharpen up its business with takeover of razor startup Dollar Shave Club July 20, 2016 Consumer goods giant Unilever has expanded its men's grooming offerings by snapping up the US-based razor startup Dollar Shave Club. The financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed, though sources told Fortune Unilever paid $1bn (£760m) for the razor subscription company. Unilever said in a statement Dollar Shave Club's chief executive Michael Dubin will [...]
Credit Suisse swings back into the black for second quarter of the year – but shares fall July 28, 2016 Credit Suisse may have swung back into the black in the second quarter – but investors were still cautious. The figures The banking giant reported income before taxes of CHF 199m (£153m) for the second quarter of 2016, swinging back into profit compared with a loss of CHF 484m for first quarter of the year but down a massive 88 per [...]
Wuhan Open 2015: Johanna Konta earns Venus admiration after Williams sees off Britain’s new No1 to reach semi-finals October 2, 2015 Britain’s new women’s No1 Johanna Konta hailed “incredible champion” Venus Williams after the seven-time grand slam winner inflicted only her second defeat in 23 matches yesterday. Konta pushed Williams, 35, all the way with a gutsy display before succumbing 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 in the quarter-finals of the Wuhan Open in China. It was a rare [...]
Inequality doesn’t matter if we’re all paid according to the value we create October 18, 2016 Log on to Netflix and you can catch old episodes of Dirty Jobs, where you can watch host Mike Rowe visit plumbers, pig farmers, and steel mill workers and try his hand at some of the less sexy but utterly fascinating jobs that help make the world around us possible. All of these people work incredibly hard, [...]
Just when you thought you’d had enough – Brexiting Britpopper and former Ukip candidate Mandy Boylett releases second single supporting Vote Leave June 13, 2016 "Telling Mr Juncker you'll be kissing my *ss." Back in February, former Ukip candidate Mandy Boylett took the Leave campaign by storm when she released a pro-Brexit music video taking inspiration from Britpoppers the Spice Girls. Now, the 52 year old who brought you Britain's Coming Home (lyrics included: “David Cameron, tell me what’s wrong? Your MPs don’t really want you" [...]