Revealed: The seven best-value stocks to watch in 2018, according to Canaccord Genuity January 9, 2018 Despite a rocky 2017 which saw a number of lawsuits come to a head, Lloyds Banking Group has been named one of the most promising stocks to watch this year by Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management. Based on the value of the stocks at the moment and their potential to generate strong returns over the next [...]
Day in the life: Sprint cyclist Callum Skinner on Tokyo 2020 training, rest and nutrition October 29, 2018 As a part of the British Cycling team my main goal is always the Olympic Games. Every competition along the way is seen as a stepping stone towards Tokyo 2020. In the shorter term I’m concentrating on next season. I decided to sit out the current campaign and am training hard for 2020. If we’ve [...]
Customers left in limbo as Scottish-government backed energy supplier goes out of business January 25, 2019 Around 38,000 customers were been left in limbo today after a Scottish energy supplier became the eleventh provider to go out of business in just a year. Ofgem has encouraged those affected by Our Power’s collapse to sit tight as it works to find a new supplier to take over their accounts. Customers’ credit balances are [...]
Fitness advice: The water fast – what happened when I didn’t eat or drink anything but water for three days September 4, 2018 What it would be like if you had no food for three days? No coffee, no juice, no supplements. Just plain old water. Well, let me tell you… First of all, why on earth would anyone want to do this? Is it even safe? I’ve been in the fitness industry for over 12 years and [...]
Waitrose’s vegan row shows that we’ve all forgotten how to laugh November 2, 2018 I’ve heard it said – often by advocates of social justice campaigns like the #MeToo movement – that we should have little sympathy for people who don’t know what behaviour is on the right or wrong side of the line. Men, for example, have no need to be fearful in a #MeToo world as long [...]
The death of the sandwich: Britain’s favourite lunchtime meals October 31, 2018 Growing demand for a more luxurious lunch among London workers is causing headaches for the sandwich market. Salad has been elevated to Britain's favourite lunchtime food, it has been claimed. The humble sandwich has been an internationally renowned staple of British cuisine for centuries – but times are a-changing. A survey of 1,133 workers by Spitalfields Market revealed [...]
CMA must investigate the online advertising market, government report states February 11, 2019 The online advertising market must face a probe by the competition watchdog amid concerns tech giants are putting the future of quality journalism at risk, a major government report has found. In its findings published today, the Cairncross Review called on the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to investigate the online advertising market to ensure [...]
Last Week in the City: Amazon buys a pharmacy June 29, 2018 Garry White, chief investment commentator, looks at the market-moving events that have shaped the UK equity markets this week (25 to 29 June 2018). The FTSE 100 traded little over the week, despite a rally in oil prices. There was more bad news from the retail sector after The John Lewis Partnership warned on profits [...]
Just Eat delivers new chatbot “coach” to advise customers on takeaways September 14, 2016 Takeaway giant Just Eat will launch a Facebook Messenger chatbot food "coach" as part of an ambitious, tech-focused rebrand in which it is attempting to create "the world's greatest food community". Just Eat's chatbot will be on hand to customers to "bring food discovery to life by engaging with customers to coach and inspire their food choices", the company announced [...]
Halo Top ice cream defrosted from the startup doldrums to become a retail success December 17, 2018 Junk food is, rightly, under assault. This year, we’ve seen the introduction of a sugar tax on soft drinks, and last month London mayor Sadiq Khan announced a ban on junk food advertising on the capital’s public transportation network. This comes after tougher TV advertising rules introduced last year, which meant that ads for food [...]