City Moves for 11 September – Who’s switching jobs at Ovo Energy, RPC and Axiom Stone? September 11, 2019 Today’s City Moves includes Ovo Energy, RPC and Axiom Stone. Ovo Energy Independent energy provider Ovo Energy has appointed David Allison (pictured) and Rich Jones as technology director and product director, respectively. David joins following nine years at Hotels.com, where he was the senior director, technology. In his new role at Ovo, David will lead [...]
Best of travel: From Canada to Mexico to find Trump’s legacy February 1, 2021 To tide us over until we’re able to travel again, we’re republishing classic travel stories from our archives. This week we revisit Ashwin Bhandari’s coast-to-coast trip across America to try to understand the Trump phenomenon. ••• The Seattle skyline, with the iconic Space Needle against the backdrop of Mt Rainier, may be familiar from TV [...]
Top tips for negotiations from Sir Richard Branson November 8, 2019 Israel is famous for its savvy negotiators. So to launch the new Virgin Atlantic route from London to Tel Aviv, I went head-to-head with its residents to put my skills to the test — and I had to bring my A-game. It was no easy feat. The people of Tel Aviv know how to drive [...]
Energean shares jump as drilling starts on offshore Israeli wells March 4, 2019 Energean Oil and Gas bounded on the stock exchange today as it started drilling in Israel. The company said it was drilling three development wells, and will spud its Karish North well on schedule. Read more: Energean shares put foot on the gas after Israeli supply deal The four-well development sent shares up by around [...]
This Labour party does not deserve your support, however tactical or temporary you consider it to be December 12, 2019 Today you’ll have the opportunity to vote in the most consequential election for 40 years. You’ll have your own motivations and concerns, your own views on what constitutes a good result. Maybe one party’s victory is something you hope for, maybe it’s something you dread. For a lot of readers, the outcome may not be [...]
Euro 2020 draw explained: Everything you need to know and who each country could face November 28, 2019 This Saturday’s draw for football’s European Championships next summer will differ from those typical of major tournaments for several reasons. Firstly, at least one team has already been drawn into each of the six groups because of governing body Uefa’s desire to equally distribute the 12 tournament hosts. Remaining hosts have either been eliminated or [...]
Israel is building bridges on the foundations of its tech revolution February 27, 2018 David Ben Gurion once famously said: “in Israel, in order to be a realist, you must believe in miracles”. Israel’s founding father was an unrelenting idealist, and it was thanks to his vision that this tiny nation, built from swamps and sand dunes, can today call itself a high-tech superpower. Israel is the startup nation. [...]
Trump doubles down on ‘xenophobic’ tweets July 15, 2019 US President Donald Trump has doubled down on tweets he sent over the weekend, telling four US congresswomen of colour to leave the US if they are “not happy here”. Trump’s comments came today even as the House of Representatives prepared to vote on a resolution to condemn the President’s tweets. Read more: Theresa May [...]
US businessman Robert Kraft wins 2019 Genesis Prize and vows to use prize money to tackle antisemitism January 9, 2019 American businessman Robert Kraft has been announced as the winner of the Genesis Prize, and will use the $1m winnings to help to tackle the rise of anti-Semitism across the US and Europe. The prize, dubbed the “Jewish Nobel Prize” by Time magazine, is awarded to individuals for outstanding professional achievement, contribution to humanity and [...]
Publishing platform Minute Media raises $40m in funding round June 12, 2019 Digital publishing platform Minute Media has raised $40m (£31m) in a funding round as it looks to ramp up its “aggressive” acquisition strategy. Minute Media said it has secured the investment from new investors Hamilton Lane and Maor Investments, alongside its existing backers. The latest round takes the firm’s total funding to $120m. Read more: [...]