48 hours in… Bath November 16, 2014 WHERE TO STAY Savour premium whiskies in the hidden terrace gardens of the Queensberry Hotel, which is set in a quartet of historic Georgian townhouses. It’s only a short stroll from the city centre and the food is great too; thequeensberry.co.uk WHERE TO GO When in Bath, do as the Bathonians do, which obviously involves [...]
Eating lunch at your desk again? Here’s how the City does delivery September 23, 2014 Eating al-desko isn’t just about showing your boss you’re the keenest worker-bee in the office. As winter draws nearer it’s also a way of eating your sandwiches without getting frost bite. The latest lunch-break craze in the City allows hungry employees to select, buy and eat their lunch without leaving their office at all. Delivery [...]
Markit chooses New York for its $5bn stock market listing May 6, 2014 FINANCIAL data provider Markit yesterday unveiled plans for a US stock market listing that would value the firm at $5bn (£3bn), confirming that it will spurn the London Stock Exchange in favour of the United States. Markit, which was founded by former bond trader Lance Uggla from his garden shed in St Albans in 2003, [...]
YoYo, Soul, Eggy and Wooky: Meet LG’s weird, gimmicky new Aka smartphones November 12, 2014 YoYo, Soul, Eggy and Wooky – they might sound like an updated version of the Teletubbies, but they’re actually LG’s new line of “Aka” smartphones. The names are nowhere near as weird as it gets. Each phone comes with a “personality” – for pink YoYo that’s a lady who eats too much (her weight [...]
Any Other Business – 27/03 March 27, 2014 ZUCK’S had his wallet out again. Despite telling us he wouldn’t be buying any more companies for a while after Whatsapp, Facebook’s gone and splurged out on Oculus Rift, a virtual-reality headset company. Not only has the $2bn purchase wreaked havoc on Mark Zuckerberg’s company card, it’s also caused a bit of a kerfuffle for [...]
Website star David Buttress backs London March 17, 2014 WHEN King.com decided earlier this year to float in New York, it appeared as if London’s larger flourishing technology companies were all headed for listings across the Atlantic, writes David Hellier. Experts talked about the better ecosystem in New York, the plentiful technology analysts, and a fuller understanding of the sector’s growth potential. But yesterday [...]
London Christmas markets 2014: Where to shop, eat and be merry November 24, 2014 One of the best things about Christmas in London is the variety of markets on offer. Whether you want to browse, eat, drink or do some dedicated Christmas shopping, there will be somewhere nearby when you're in the capital. From the traditional stalls in Belgravia market to the funky arts and crafts market [...]
What are the most insanely calorific meals in the US? America introduces calorie count rule for restaurants November 25, 2014 Fast food chains in the US including KFC, The Cheesecake Factory and Subway will have to start publishing the calorific content of their food from next year as part of a nationwide attempt to curb the country's obesity epidemic. According to an update of existing rules, which was issued by the Food and Drug [...]
Currency headwinds eat up SABMiller’s profits ahead of the megabrew deal with AB InBev November 12, 2015 A strong dollar took a large chunk out of SABMiller’s results, and despite strong growth in emerging markets the beer giant posted drooping profits ahead of the megabrew deal with AB InBev. The figures SABMiller posted underlying growth, with group net producer revenue growing by four per cent to $12.69bn at constant currency rates in [...]
The tiny signals that can destroy effective teams January 22, 2015 Physics can make the workplace more productive for everyone. Quarks are tiny subatomic particles. They are so small that they are almost impossible to detect, but they are the fundamental constituents of everything. In quantum physics, we are simply clouds of atoms and we interact with each other on both a physical and personal [...]