Public health lobby give green light to e-cigs August 19, 2015 HEALTH officials have today given their backing to the use of e-cigarettes, claiming the devices are a “game changer in public health”. Public Health England (PHE) even recommended that e-cigarettes be made available to smokers by the NHS on prescription, as it tore into claims that the products, designed to simulate smoking, act as a [...]
E-cigarettes are “not safe” and damage lungs within minutes, particularly those of asthmatics, according to new study in CHEST Journal April 14, 2016 The mainstream, scientific view that "vaping" is not harmful has been challenged by a new study that has concluded e-cigarettes are "not safe" and cause immediate lung inflammation and damage. The research, from the Hellenic Cancer Society, surveyed 54 cigarette and e-cigarette smokers between the ages of 18-31, half of whom had healthy lungs, while the other had [...]
Save money on your overseas transfers and payments September 9, 2015 If you use your high street bank to make payments overseas, then you may be paying more than you bargained for There are a number of reasons people need to send money overseas. Common examples include buying and selling international property, or sending money home if you are working overseas. An increasingly connected world means [...]
British retailer Next is the latest FTSE giant to invite companies to compete for its audit contract September 13, 2015 Recent regulatory changes have seen blue-chip companies enter an audit merry-go-round, with big names like Shell, British American Tobacco, Vodafone and RBS changing accountants. PwC, the market leader, is expected to lose out under the new rules, but chairman Ian Powell commented: “It’s obviously a challenge to the business, but actually our experience so far [...]
Bumper week of UK results as oil majors update the market – London Report July 26, 2015 THIS week sees dozens of companies reporting results, while data on manufacturing orders and mortgage approvals should reveal that both markets are on the up. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is expected to report a modest pick-up in manufacturing orders in July, in data out today. Data on GDP growth, out tomorrow, is expected [...]
Tobacco sales at British American beat market dip February 26, 2015 British American Tobacco (BAT), the world’s second largest tobacco firm, yesterday reported better-than- expected sales for the year, gaining a bigger share of a shrinking market. The London-based company reported revenues over 2014 fell 8.4 per cent to £13.97bn. On average, analysts had expected the figure to drop to £13.89bn, according to Reuters data. The [...]
Tobacco giant sets bond price June 11, 2015 BRITISH American Tobacco said it had successfully priced around $4.5bn (£2.9bn) of dollar-denominated notes in a bond issuance, set to run until 15 June, it confirmed yesterday. The company said it would use the net proceeds of the offering to indirectly finance the subscription for additional ordinary shares in Reynolds American after its acquisition of [...]
Save money on your overseas transfers and payments August 2, 2015 If you use your high street bank to make payments overseas, then you may be paying more than you bargained for There are a number of reasons people need to send money overseas. Common examples include buying and selling international property, or sending money home if you are working overseas. An increasingly connected world means [...]
FTSE suffering longest losing streak since 2011 – London Report August 21, 2015 BRITAIN’S top share index fell to its lowest point in seven months yesterday, its worst losing run since 2011 as investor concerns over the global economy resurfaced. The blue chip FTSE 100 index dropped 0.6 per cent to 6,367.89 points, its lowest level since January. The index was down for the eighth straight session and [...]
Tobacco picks FTSE up from a five-month low – London Report June 16, 2015 BRITAIN’S main share index bounced up off five-month lows yesterday, boosted by firmer tobacco stocks and a broader stabilisation in equity markets which have slumped in recent sessions on fears over Greece. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index closed at 6,710.10 points – flat in percentage terms but above an intraday low of 6,656.90 points which [...]