Chaos in the Canary Islands: La Palma airport closed due to volcanic ash buildup October 7, 2021 A buildup of ash and dust from the erupting Cumbre Vieja volcano on the runway forced authorities in Spain’s La Palma to close the island’s airport today, air traffic operator AENA said.
Let there be light: Where to buy neon art for your home October 29, 2021 Ever fancied turning a spare room into a screening room for cosy nights in? Last year I gutted my spare room and my shower room in an ill-conceived bid for some lockdown home improvements (sounds familiar?), then, having turned my home upside down, I found myself time-poor and have been living with the mess ever [...]
Even as we teeter on the edge of a recession, we will create new opportunities August 23, 2022 NECESSITY, as the old saying goes, is the mother of invention. That’s why periods of economic or social upheaval often coincide with exceptional innovation – the rapid development of the Covid-19 vaccine, based on breakthrough mRNA technology, being a perfect example. Today, the global economy is in precarious shape. Europe, in particular, faces likely recession [...]
Surging shares: Elon Musk revealed as Twitter’s largest stakeholder April 4, 2022 Elon Musk, the eccentric billionaire behind Tesla and SpaceX, has snapped up a 9.2 per cent in Twitter – which has sent its shares flying. The tech entrepreneur is reportedly now the largest shareholder in the social media platform, considered one of the world’s most popular. Twitter shares have surged around 26 per cent in [...]
Why better business planning can help us save the world November 24, 2022 The recent COP27 summit in Egypt has further reinforced the urgency of the climate threat. As countries, as organisations, and as individuals, we need to do far more to combat climate change, and act much faster than we’re acting today. I believe that finance professionals can play a crucial role in the collective effort to [...]
Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny named Spotify’s most-streamed artist globally, beating the likes of Taylor Swift and Drake December 1, 2021 Spotify has today unveiled its annual 2021 Wrapped campaign and personalised user experience for more than 381 million users worldwide, unveiling the top artists, albums, songs, playlists and podcasts. With more than 9.1 billion streams this year on Spotify, Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny is the most-streamed artist of 2021. The second most-streamed artist – and most streamed female artist of the year [...]
Sir Clive Sinclair: Inventor behind the home computer and pocket calculator dies September 17, 2021 Inventor Sir Clive Sinclair – the man behind the home computer and the pocket calculator – has died at the age of 81. The computing pioneer passed away at his London home yesterday morning, according to his daughter Belinda Sinclair. Sinclair, known for his ZX models, received a tribute from Tesla and SpaceX boss [...]
French tycoon Drahi mulls US IPO for Sotheby’s auction house December 15, 2021 Patrick Drahi is reportedly eyeing up a potential listing for Sotheby’s, just over two years after the billionaire telecoms tycoon and art collector snapped up the renowned British auction house in a $3.7bn deal. Drahi has been exploring the prospect of floating Sotheby’s in the US as soon as next year during discussions with potential [...]
NHS to receive £250m in bid for more diagnostics tech as patient backlogs grow November 8, 2021 The National Health Service (NHS) is set to receive a £248m injection in a bid to modernise its diagnostics as pandemic-induced patient backlogs grow. The government funds, which will be invested over the next year, will see NHS labs to share patient results, tests and scans quicker between different hospitals and doctors, cutting the time [...]
BHP pockets £1bn after offloading coal unit in COP26 push to lower emissions November 8, 2021 BHP said this morning it struck a £816m deal to sell its 80 per cent interest in BHP Mitsui Coal (BMC), an metallurgical coal joint venture in Queensland, Australia. A subsidiary of Stanmore Resources Limited will acquire 100 per cent of the shares in Dampier Coal (Queensland) from BHP Minerals, the subsidiary which holds BHP’s interest in [...]