Meet Tesla’s new Roadster: The fastest production car ever made unveiled alongside its new Semi truck November 17, 2017 Among all the excitement about Tesla’s – admittedly pretty snazzy – new electric truck, Elon Musk also managed to surprise with another announcement. That’s right: Tesla has unveiled a new version of its original sports car, the Roadster. Musk said it’s the fastest production car ever made, with the ability to do 0 to 100 [...]
Are markets too complacent about the US economy? January 3, 2018 The status of the US as the world’s most dynamic and important single country economy remains intact, not least among investors. Its strengths are now very much reflected in financial market valuations. This is evident in stocks, with the US having been at the vanguard of a multi-year bull run, while bond yields have reached [...]
Don’t let the rise of the gig economy stop millennials from saving for their pensions December 8, 2017 Millennials are saving more than Generation X, but has the gig economy thrown a spanner in the works? Apparently younger people are saving more than previous cohorts – a fact that might seem surprising, given the media doom and gloom about this generation. But in spite of earning the least, 18-34 year olds put away [...]
The knives were out for Baselworld, but nothing could detract from the scintillating creativity on show May 1, 2018 The rickety tram ride from Basel’s Old Town to Messeplatz, or ‘Exhibition Square’, is a curious tableau. Medieval quaintness and winding streets quickly yield to the mighty Rhine, with the chimneys of Big Pharma spiking its banks in the distance. Over the river, the urbanity picks up again, but with city-limits mundanity and red-light seediness. [...]
Watch: The moment SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket lands gracefully back on earth at historic Apollo 11 launchpad February 19, 2017 Elon Musk's SpaceX has successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket into space from the location where the Apollo 11 mission blasted off taking man to the moon for the first time. The take-off from Launch Complex 39A at Kennedy Space Centre in Florida followed an aborted attempt on Saturday due to technical reasons. The Falcon 9 rocket blasted [...]
A third of investors expect annual returns of 10% to 19% – why so optimistic? March 16, 2018 The Global Investor Study carried out by Schroders in 2017 found that investors’ expectations of returns are high. More than a third were looking for a return of 5-9% per annum, over the next five years, while 31% expected 10-19%. Those investors looking for income have similarly high targets, with our 2016 study finding that [...]
X-ray company Medica Reporting plots £150m-plus IPO as private equity firm CBPE Capital seeks exit March 7, 2017 A private equity-backed x-ray company is plotting a stock market flotation, City A.M. can reveal. Medica Reporting, the UK’s largest remote radiology reporting network, is planning an initial public offering (IPO) that could value the company at more than £150m. Read more: London IPO, New York or sale? Sources say Misys is keeping its options [...]
The Land Registry’s tapping tech startups to make property more digital with artificial intelligence and chatbots October 19, 2017 The government department in charge of the country's property and land records is turning to startups for technological innovation. Land Registry will work with three property technology, or proptech, startups as part of a new programme aimed at improving property transactions A startup using artificial intelligence to help conveyancers asses risk, Orbital Witness, and another [...]
Why Elon Musk’s next SpaceX rocket launch is the most important yet January 13, 2017 For investors in the next generation of energy and in the emerging next-gen aerospace field, SpaceX’s story is a useful lesson. It has been a tough three months for SpaceX. The company has tremendous pressure after the failure of their launch last September. The orbital launch business is brutally competitive and with SpaceX trying to [...]
Apple acquires music app Shazam: Deal pleases early investors despite “unicorn” valuation loss of tech startup December 11, 2017 Apple is acquiring music discovery app Shazam, saying it is a “natural fit” and has “exciting plans in store” for the nearly two-decade-old British startup. The value of the deal was not disclosed by the tech giant but has been reported to be worth around the $400m mark. Apple said in a statement confirming earlier [...]