This Halloween, businesses must tackle their demons and embrace the AI boogeyman October 31, 2018 Business leaders are an easily spooked bunch. Economic turbulence, new competitors, and workplace skill deficits are just a few of the things that can give us a fright at any time of year, without the added frisson of All Hallows’ Eve. But a new fear has emerged this year: customer data – namely how it’s [...]
World’s most expensive houses suffer growth slowdown as London slump persists October 29, 2018 Prices for the world’s most luxurious houses have slipped to their lowest annual levels in nearly six years, as stricter regulations and growing political uncertainty deter wealthy buyers in a number of cities. Prime property prices across the globe climbed 2.7 per cent in the last 12 months, marking the slowest rate of annual growth in [...]
Musk comes good on profit pledge as Tesla rolls into the black October 24, 2018 Elon Musk delivered Wall Street his long-promised pledge of putting Tesla in the black late this evening, with shares soaring more than 12 per cent after the bell as the company produced its largest quarterly profit ever. In one of the most highly anticipated reports of the third-quarter, electric car company trumped expectations after it [...]
Lovin it: Rising international sales give boost to McDonald’s shares October 23, 2018 McDonald's reported a 4.2 per cent rise in global sales during the third quarter of 2018, pushing its Wall Street shares up three per cent after the opening bell. Strong demand from the fast-food chain’s international markets helped boost its results this afternoon, in the wake of rising sales in UK, Australian and Japanese markets. [...]
Rics: Construction industry grows amid buoyant workload levels October 18, 2018 The UK’s construction sector remains buoyant in the wake of rising workloads and a renewed growth in infrastructure activity, according to a closely-followed survey from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) out today. In the last three months 20 per cent more chartered surveyors reported a rise rather than a fall in their workloads, [...]
London house prices dip as growth slows to five-year low October 17, 2018 House prices growth in August dropped to its slowest annual rate in more than five years, as London's subdued housing market dragged down average property prices. New Office for National Statistics (ONS) data out today show house prices climbed 3.2 per cent in the year to August, marking the slowest pace of growth since August 2013. [...]
Transport for London steps up property ambitions after unveiling new partnership September 26, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) has unveiled plans for a new partnership with one of the capital’s affordable housing developers today, in a sign that the body is ramping up its move into the property market as it looks to pay off its near-£1bn debt pile. In a new joint venture with property developer Apartments [...]
Alex Jones, brand safety, and the issue of how brands can protect themselves in a murky online world September 17, 2018 To paraphrase Game of Thrones, the internet is dark and full of terrors. We’re all aware of issues on the web: the proliferation of hate speech, fake news, offensive content, easy access to pornography or violent images, even terrorist propaganda. For individuals wanting to safely navigate the online world, it’s easy to avoid the darker [...]
How the UK’s regulatory framework protects P2P investors December 7, 2017 | Sponsored The peer-to-peer (P2P) lending market was established in 2005, when Zopa became the first platform to connect individual lenders directly with borrowers. Since then, the market has evolved rapidly, as have the regulations underpinning investor protection – and this looks set to continue. In the UK, the sector has been overseen by the [...]
Pace chairman Allan Leighton to exit after Arris takeover April 23, 2015 Pace chairman Allan Leighton is set to leave the UK group once its £1.4bn takeover by a US rival is finalised, as shares in the set-top box maker closed 34 per cent higher yesterday. Leighton, chair of Pace since 2011, oversaw the cash-and-share offer by Georgia-based group Arris Group but will not seek a [...]