Silver prices are massively outshining gold, after it reached an 11-month high overnight April 21, 2016 It seems all that glitters definitely isn't gold at the moment – investors are increasingly going berserk for silver. After a none-too-impressive end to 2016, the metal has become increasingly sought-after – and last night, it reached an 11-month high. This morning silver was up 1.6 per cent at $17.41 per troy ounce, according to Bloomberg. [...]
Uber drivers are more productive than taxi drivers – National Bureau of Economic Research March 14, 2016 Uber drivers are more productive than taxi drivers, according to a new paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research in the US. However, this conclusion has been made based on figures from five US cities – Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Seattle – so London's black cab drivers should not feel [...]
The Kindle Oasis is a masterful showcase in usability and design, but can Amazon’s e-reader justify the price tag? May 18, 2016 Like sensible shoes, boxes of staples, and that plastic bag in your kitchen that’s filled with other plastic bags, it’s really difficult to get excited about e-readers. They’re functional and mundane. Unsexy grey slates that can’t load Candy Crush. The worst ones stand in the way of your efforts to read, but the best ones [...]
Before the bell: What you need to know before the US market open August 24, 2016 It's another scorcher in London and the FTSE 100 is feeling the heat, though European markets are broadly mixed as they digest the Bank of England's latest bond-buying spree. Here's what you need to know before the market open at 2:30pm London time. The S&P is up by 0.8 per cent in the pre-market, while the Nasdaq [...]
With Nigel Farage off the scene, will it be easier to reach a compromise with the EU on free movement? July 5, 2016 Rachel Cunliffe, deputy editor of CapX, says Yes. Nigel Farage posed in front of a Brexit poster featuring a road of migrants with the caption “Breaking Point”, in what has become an iconic image of the campaign. He has blamed immigrants for everything from the strain on the NHS to traffic on the M4. And after [...]
10 moments that defined Team GB’s gold rush at the Rio 2016 Olympics August 21, 2016 1. Adam Peaty started Team GB’s gold rush when he won the men’s 100m breastroke title. The 21-year-old broke his own world record and became the first British man to win a swimming Olympic gold since 1988. Peaty followed it up with silver in the men’s 4 x 100m medley relay. 2. Helen Glover and [...]
The Audi SQ7 is a torque monster and the world’s most powerful diesel SUV June 6, 2016 Torque: it’s easy to feel, but difficult to explain. As my physics teacher once told me, “power is the speed you hit the wall. Torque is how far you take the wall with you”. If you do need to move a tonne of bricks, cemented or otherwise, the Audi SQ7 is the perfect choice. With [...]
Gibbs’ river taxis take to the Thames May 23, 2016 The days of congested London bridges could be numbered after a technology company showed off its amphibious cars on the Thames this weekend. Gibbs Technologies demoed its range of hybrid cars to potential investors around Canary Wharf. Gibbs claims its vehicles are the first in the world to be able to exceed 30 miles per hour [...]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX successfully returns its Falcon 9 rocket after sending it to space in breakthrough for reusable rockets December 22, 2015 Activist billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX has sent its Falcon 9 rocket into space and back again – an important breakthrough for reusable rockets in space exploration. The first stage of the Falcon 9 gently touched down at Cape Canaveral 10 minutes after lift-off, to employees’ cheers. This was SpaceX’s first flight since June, when one of its rockets exploded [...]
Vroom Vroom: Tesla shares jump after Goldman Sachs upgrade May 18, 2016 Tesla shares jumped close to 4 per cent on Wednesday after Goldman Sachs upgraded the carmaker’s stock from "neutral" to “buy”. Patrick Archambault, Goldman Sachs’ auto analyst, said he sees a 22 per cent upside to Tesla's $250 share price target. Tesla shares traded at $212.73 at the time of reporting, up almost 3.94 per cent. Read [...]