JP Morgan raises China growth forecasts as country braces for Covid-19 spike December 15, 2022 JP Morgan has hiked its growth forecasts for China, after the sudden removal of its ‘zero-Covid’ laws paves the way for a brighter economy. The US bank now expects China’s gross domestic product (GDP) to grow by 30 basis points to 4.3 per cent next year. “The most important development in the past month is [...]
Apple shuts stores across the world amid coronavirus fears March 14, 2020 Apple is to close all its retail stores outside of China for two weeks in an effort to contain the coronavirus outbreak. Chief executive Tim Cook announced last night that the company would be taking the steps across the rest of the world to minimise the risk of transmission. It comes just a day after [...]
S4 Capital revenues jump despite tech slowdown November 14, 2022 Investors in S4 Capital saw a much-needed boost in share price today after the London-listed firm appeared to dodge the wider tech turmoil. The brainchild of WPP founder Sir Martin Sorrell revealed that like-for-like gross profit climbed over 29 per cent to £249.9m in the third quarter, with “whopper” client projects bolstering the company’s results. [...]
Musk sends remaining Twitter staff back to office November 10, 2022 Elon Musk has ordered all Twitter staff back into the office, ending an era of remote working for the social media firm. The new chief exec told employees in an email late on Wednesday that they would need to prepare for “difficult times ahead”, according to reports from Bloomberg. Musk had already made his views [...]
Even Big Tech CEOs can’t afford to ignore the costs of bad PR January 16, 2024 Big tech CEOs may think they're invincible, but sending rockets into space won't spare you the costs of bad PR, writes Mike Maynard.
London-based Shares bags $40m to capitalise on retail trading boom July 25, 2022 London investment app Shares revealed it had bagged a $40m funding round today as it aims to tap into a boom in retail trading brought on by the pandemic.
Louis Armstrong’s Black and Blues review: Beauty in complication November 4, 2022 A lot of recent documentaries have been built around the discovery of archive recordings of legendary stars, hoping that the first-hand perspective will make old subjects feel new. For Apple’s new documentary Louis Armstrong’s Black and Blues, the voice of a jazz icon is just part of a fascinating deep dive. Sacha Jenkins, who won [...]
Apple supply chain sinks into red on coronavirus fears February 18, 2020 Shares in Apple slipped more than two per cent in afternoon trading while its suppliers around the globe were dragged into the red after the tech giant warned the coronavirus outbreak would impact its quarterly targets. The iPhone maker last night told investors that it would not meet its revenue forecast of between $63bn (£48bn) [...]
Oxford St raid: Officers seize thousands of counterfeit and dangerous items from two retailers May 4, 2022 Trading standards officers seized £58k worth of vapes and unsafe toys from two Oxford Street retailers. Westminster City Council officers seized more than 4,000 items that were thought to be counterfeit or possibly dangerous to the public. Items seized in the 26 April raid included vaping devices containing excessive levels of nicotine and which had [...]
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