Singled out: This year’s billionaire Brits April 7, 2021 Forbes released its highly anticipated billionaire list yesterday morning which has left regular folks pinching purse strings in hopes to add another zero to their bank accounts. The UK’s home-grown billionaires did not make it into the lucrative top 10, which was dominated by tech big dogs: Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos, Tesla and SpaceX’s Elon [...]
Broadband firm Community Fibre launches London TV service January 12, 2021 Challenger broadband firm Community Fibre has launched a new pay-TV service that it hopes will offer Londoners a more affordable alternative to Sky and Virgin. The new service, launched with TV provider Netgem, gives customers access to 135 channels, as well as a range of streaming services and on-demand content. Community Fibre TV will be [...]
Wall Street joins FTSE in the red following gloomy jobs data February 18, 2021 Wall Street faced a sea of red this morning as shares slid across the board after an unexpected rise in weekly jobless claims highlighted the fragile labour market recovery. A report from the US Labor Department showed initial claims for state unemployment benefits were 861,000 last week, compared with 848,000 in the prior week. The [...]
Best of travel: We visit Peru in search of an anaconda January 26, 2021 To tide us over until we’re able to travel again, we’re republishing classic travel stories from our archives. This week we revisit Steve Dinneen’s trip to Peru in search of a monstrous snake. ••• On my first morning on the Amazon the sun was my alarm clock, lighting up my room through gigantic floor-to-ceiling windows [...]
No Time to Die: James Bond film release pushed back for third time January 22, 2021 The release of the latest James Bond film has been pushed back for a third time as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. No Time to Die had already been pushed back twice, and will now not hit screens until 8 October, the film’s producers announced today. The Bond blockbuster was originally due to be [...]
GameStop shares tumble just as meme stock passes $300 March 10, 2021 Shares in GameStop have tumbled back to $242, after rising to more than $300 per share earlier today, nearing their all-time high. The latest GameStop rally is said to be based on company fundamentals and speculation that small investors will pour their stimulus packages into markets. After a strong few days the stock has dropped [...]
McLaren interview: North America, NFT’s and Drive to Survive October 22, 2021 Spanning five continents and 17 time zones, Formula 1 is a truly global sport. But with the expansion of the calendar in recent seasons and the increasing presence in the digital and online space, F1 teams are taking special interest in one market in particular: North America. McLaren are a case in point. The English [...]
Biden mulls creation of competition tsar amid tech probes January 20, 2021 The administration of incoming US President Joe Biden is said to be mulling the creation of a new White House role focused on competition issues amid a string of probes into tech giants. The Biden administration is still weighing up the role, which could be based in the White House or focus on coordinating actions [...]
Insurance, disrupted: What does the start of 2021 tell us about the industry? January 29, 2021 We waited patiently for the new year. January was meant to be a fresh dawn, with many businesses embarking on transformation programmes to emerge stronger from the pandemic. But, looking at the economic and political events from this month, we see more disruption ahead. Particularly for insurance companies. Before founding OLIVER, I spent 15-years at Commercial [...]
Bask in Diego Maradona’s genius in this brilliant documentary November 25, 2020 Diego Maradona, a man so revered by football fans that the number 10 jersey he wore at Napoli is no longer worn by other players, has died aged 60. For many he was the greatest player of all time. If you’re looking for a way to pay your respects this evening, or simply want to [...]