Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse: Michael B Jordan in so-so thriller April 29, 2021 The latest in the long line of cinema releases that have migrated to streaming, Michael B Jordan hopes to kick off another franchise in an adaptation of this Tom Clancy novel, itself a spin-off of the Jack Ryan series. He plays John, a committed Navy SEAL who is part of a raid in Syria that [...]
Facebook smashes revenue expectations as more people login in lockdown July 30, 2020 Social media behemoth Facebook has smashed analyst expectations in the second quarter, beating predictions for advertising revenue, earnings per share and user numbers. Shares in the social network shot up 7.8 per cent in after hours trading. In total, revenue rose from $16.9bn last year to $18.7bn in the past three months, ahead of analyst [...]
Boris Johnson tells firms to ‘wait for Budget’ for verdict on business rates holiday extension February 10, 2021 Boris Johnson has said there will be no announcement on a potential extension to the business rates holiday until the 3 March Budget. The Prime Minister told MPs today that the “government is committed to supporting businesses and people’s livelihoods throughout the pandemic” and that UK businesses should “wait for the chancellor’s Budget to explain [...]
Two-thirds of world’s original rainforest now destroyed or damaged March 8, 2021 An estimated two-thirds of the world’s original tropical rainforest has been degraded or destroyed by people, new data has revealed, sparking concern that a vital natural buffer against the climate crisis is disappearing quickly. As well as providing protection against the impacts of climate change, the loss of forest has also majorly contributed to climate-warming [...]
Rishi Sunak must stop dragging his heels and seize a once-in-a-lifetime chance to fix global corporate tax May 21, 2021 Anger at the never ending stories of global corporations dodging tax is set to hit boiling point. Barely a day goes by without a fresh tale of a big multinational paying ultra-low rates of tax. Even after a year of record sales during the pandemic, Amazon Europe did not pay any corporation tax on the [...]
Metropolis – Rania and Rashid Ajami August 2, 2022 From the Andrews Sisters to the Jackson Brothers, sibling harmonies are well known and respected. In business too, family run operations head some of the best known ABC & Son/Daughter combinations – but what happens when you take two artistic siblings and merge them into one business? Metropolis World is the answer. Metropolis World, a [...]
Editorial: Online retail has a duty to be human – for their workers and the industry July 28, 2021 Old-school retail has been plagued by many criticisms through its long performance on our high streets. It has been far from the patron saint of good behaviour. But if you walked into a store in the early 2000s, you could, fairly or unfairly, get a feel for a company from the staff you bumped into. [...]
Staff returning to offices three days a week would be ‘royal result’ post-pandemic January 13, 2021 If staff who have been working from home during the pandemic return to the office for three days a week post-Covid, it will be a “right royal result”, David Buik has said. Buik, who has worked for more than 50 years in the City of London and contributes to the Great Wave of Change podcast, [...]
Labour steps up pressure on Rishi Sunak over Biden’s global tax plan May 20, 2021 Labour has stepped up its push to get Rishi Sunak to agree to Joe Biden’s plan for a minimum business tax rate among the world’s biggest economies. The party is calling on the government to put together a review of the effects of Biden’s proposal to implement a 21 per cent minimum on global business [...]
Italy launches probes into Apple, Google and Dropbox’s cloud storage services September 7, 2020 Italy’s competition regulator has today launched six investigations into the cloud storage services of Apple, Google and Dropbox, over concerns of misuse of data. The country’s Competition and Markets Authority said it had received several complaints about allegedly unfair commercial practices by Apple’s iCloud, Google Drive and Dropbox. The authority said in a statement that [...]