Nissan’s staying put in Sunderland, dispelling Brexit woes October 27, 2016 Nissan will build its next Qashqai SUV as well as the X-Trail SUV model in Sunderland, marking a huge vote of confidence in the UK. The department for business, energy and industrial strategy has confirmed the news after months of uncertainty following the Brexit vote. The decision comes following "support and assurances from the UK government", according to Nissan's chief [...]
Tesla Motors loss widens despite putting pedal to the floor to ramp up production August 3, 2016 Elon Musk’s electric car giant Tesla Motors reported lower-than-expected second quarter results, driven by a dip in the number of cars delivered as it ramped up production. The figures Tesla’s total revenue rose 33 per cent year-on-year to $1.27bn (£959m) in the quarter ended 30 June. The company delivered 14,402 vehicles in the second quarter, [...]
Making millennials happy is good for business November 2, 2016 I know what you’re thinking: another column about millennials. This one, I hope, strikes more of a chord because it’s about their impact on your business and how to respond. This generation is shaking up the workforce in a way not seen for decades. Our research suggests that three quarters of managers see the challenge [...]
Forza Horizon 3 is both a petrol head’s and arcade fan’s dream September 28, 2016 Whether you’re into classic muscle cars, retro rally, or just want to zoom about in a souped-up Ferrari, Forza Horizon 3 is a glorious celebration of racing at its purest. Following its excellent predecessor, developer Playground Games has raised the stakes, somehow breathing even more life into its already robust open-world racing formula. This time [...]
Usain Bolt: I’ll join the ranks of the immortal if I complete “triple triple” of Olympic sprint golds at Rio August 15, 2016 Usain Bolt says he will join the ranks of the “immortal” if he follows the defence of his 100m crown with further gold medals in the 200m and 4 x 100m this week at the Rio Olympics. Bolt held off American Justin Gatlin and Canada’s Andre de Grasse to clinch the first leg of his [...]
Here are the best Twitter reactions to Instagram’s Snapchat-style Stories feature August 4, 2016 Yesterday, Instagram unveiled a new feature, “Stories”. Much like the popular Snapchat feature, it will enable users to share their day-to-day activities through videos and pictures. Other features include a 24-hour time frame, which means your stories will disappear after 24 hours. Being able to add emojis and texts to pictures and videos, sending to [...]
Generation Y-ney? It’s official – millennials are the moaniest workers, while Generation X have the strongest work ethic February 17, 2016 Been hearing a lot of complaints from the youngest members of your team recently? Not surprising, apparently: new research has suggested that millennials – those born between 1980 and 2004 – are likely to be your workplace's whiniest workers. The research, by Workfront, found 41 per cent of workers think their millennial colleagues are the [...]
Ed “disco” Balls helps Strictly draw record audience September 4, 2016 Who wants to watch Ed Balls dad dancing around a disco floor? A lot of people, it turns out. The much-hyped appearance of the former Labour shadow chancellor on Strictly Come Dancing helped the BBC draw in a record number of viewers to the show for a series debut. The 14th series of the popular Saturday night [...]
Contracts for difference: What are they and what’s the FCA’s problem with them? December 6, 2016 It's been a tumultuous day so far for spreadbetting firms after financial regulators announced plans to clamp down on the retail trading of contracts for differences (CFD) products. Platform investors ran for the hills in the wake of the news: the likes of IG Markets, Plus 500 and CMC Markets have had between a quarter and [...]