US billionaire and ex-presidential candidate Ross Perot dies aged 89 July 9, 2019 US billionaire and two-time presidential candidate Ross Perot has died at the age of 89, his family has said. The feisty Texan tech tycoon made his name and his fortune after selling a majority stake in the data company he founded to General Motors for $2.5bn (£2bn) in 1984. But he was best known for [...]
Picnic in style with our top restaurant-in-a-box delivery kits March 29, 2021 As the weather turns and outdoor meet-ups for two groups of up to six people are finally allowed, there’s a bit of optimism in the air. What better way to celebrate than with a Covid-friendly, appropriately-distanced, outdoor feast? Our Life&Style editor Steve Dinneen continues to eat his way through as many home delivery boxes as [...]
Antofagasta share price soars as it wins $6bn in Pakistan suit July 15, 2019 Shares in Antofagasta topped the FTSE 100 this morning as the World Bank awarded it $5.8bn (£4.6bn) in damages for a blocked mining project in Pakistan. The award comes two years after the World Bank’s arbitration wing found that Pakistan had unlawfully denied Antofagasta, and its partner Barrick Gold, a mining lease for a Pakistani [...]
Save Christmas and beat Tier 4 with these at-home dining options December 19, 2020 The announcement of Tier 4 has sent Christmas plans into chaos, with families up and down the country now unsure where and with whom they will be able to spend the big day. If you’ve now found yourself at a loss in the run-up to 25 December, here are some amazing home delivery options, many [...]
Oil prices rise as Trump says he is set to meet with the Chinese President Xi June 18, 2019 Oil prices rose by nearly two per cent this afternoon as markets were buoyed by hopes of an ease in US-China tensions. Markets turned upwards after US President Donald Trump said he was expecting to hold an “extended” meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jingping later this month at a meeting of the Group of [...]
Fiery Sri Lankan and 36 other restaurant-in-a-box delivery kits March 19, 2021 Almost a year since the first lockdown, the restaurant world has been forced to change in ways that would have seemed laughable in the pre-Covid times. Top chefs are now launching successful at-home delivery platforms that promise to change the face of fine dining for years to come. We have sampled some of the very [...]
US markets fall while oil prices rise after attacks on Saudi supply September 16, 2019 Wall Street fell this afternoon after the weekend’s attack on Saudi crude oil facilities knocked out five per cent of the world’s supply. The attack on the world’s biggest oil exporter boosted oil prices by as much as 20 per cent before they eased off, as US President Donald Trump gave the green light for [...]
Are ‘sovereign’ cryptocurrencies an exploitation of blockchain technology? June 12, 2019 Blockchain, a multi-network system, enables a peer-to-peer monetary ledger to be constructed, recording all transactions that occur. This transparent, immutable, open-access record of financial flows disrupts the conventional belief that central-control is needed for money to work. Thus, some of the key attributes of blockchain-based cryptocurrencies are that they promise economic liberation, have no political [...]
This election has exposed Britain’s foreign policy vacuum November 14, 2019 The 2020 US presidential election will be heavily influenced by foreign policy debate. So was the last one, and the one before that. Barack Obama initially stood out against Hillary Clinton by defining himself in opposition to the Iraq War. Donald Trump represented a break from the typical interventionist nature of Republican candidates, and so [...]
Standard Chartered looks to win over investors with $1bn share buyback April 21, 2019 Standard Chartered is set to launch a $1bn (£770m) share buyback scheme in a bid to win back trust from embattled investors. Analysts have said the London-headquartered bank, which is focused on Asian markets, is preparing to buy back shares for the first time in a generation. Read more: Standard Chartered settles Iran sanctions probe for [...]