Scottish #indyref visualisation: See how Twitter reacted September 18, 2014 Well, the votes are in and an army of people will now spend the night counting. Twitter, though, may have an early indication of which way the vote went. The company released a map using #indyref to show how the conversation spread across the world during polling day. It also pointed out that, despite early [...]
Alibaba has priced its shares, and it’s going to be the biggest IPO ever September 18, 2014 Alibaba has priced its initial public offering at $68 per share – the top end of its price range. The pricing will raise the e-commerce giant $21.77bn and value the company at $167.62bn, making it one of the largest IPOs in history. Shares in the Chinese company will begin trading on the New York Stock [...]
Oracle share price drops as Larry Ellison steps down as chief executive September 18, 2014 Lary Ellison will step down as chief executive of Oracle, the software company announced today. The co-founder of the $185bn (£113bn) company, will be replaced by Mark Hurd and Safra Cruz who will both serve as chief executives, but with different responsibilities. Mr Ellison will become executive chairman and chief technology officer. The 70-year-old co-founded the software-making [...]
When does Aberdeen declare referendum results of Scottish independence vote? September 18, 2014 Aberdeen is due to announce the result of the Scottish independence referendum vote in the early hours of Friday morning. The count is expected to come in at 6am and the city is the very last areas in Scotland to declare the results of the vote. Aberdeen makes up 4.1 per cent of the Scottish electorate, [...]
When will Glasgow declare referendum results of Scottish independence vote? September 18, 2014 Glasgow is due to announce the result of the Scottish independence referendum vote in the early hours of Friday morning. The count is expected to come in at 5am and the city is one of the very last areas in Scotland to declare the results of the vote. The area makes up 11.4 per cent [...]
When will North and South Lanarkshire declare referendum results of the 2014 Scottish independence vote? September 18, 2014 Lanarkshire is due to announce the result of the Scottish independence referendum vote in the early hours of Friday morning. The count is expected to come in at 2am for South Lanarkshire and 3am for North Lanarkshire. The areas surrounding Glasgow are two of the earlier areas in Scotland to declare the results of the [...]
When will Fife declare referendum results of the 2014 Scottish independence vote? September 18, 2014 Fife is due to announce the result of the Scottish independence referendum vote in the early hours of Friday morning. The count is expected to come in at 4am and the area is one of the last in Scotland to declare the results of the vote. The area makes up 7.1 per cent of the [...]
Will the Scottish independence referendum be an election turnout record breaker? Only if 2,725,465 Scots head to the polls September 18, 2014 As Scots finally head to the polls, many have predicted today could be a record breaking day for the country. A huge turnout is expected in arguably the most important vote in Scotland’s history, but how will we know if it breaks records? One professor at the University of Reading has done the sums to [...]
Would Andy Murray, Alex Ferguson, Barack Obama, Boris Johnson and Groundskeeper Willie vote for independence in the Scottish referendum? September 18, 2014 It’s crunch time in the Scottish independence debate as Scots finally head to the polls today. In a campaign that’s been going on longer than we can remember, feelings about Scottish independence- for and against- have emerged, from economists, business leaders, celebrities and sports stars. Even fictional Scots have taken a side. Have you been [...]
Ukraine crisis: Petro Poroshenko calls for US military aid September 18, 2014 The Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has called upon the US to provide his country with military assistance as it attempts to combat pro-Russian separatist forces. Poroshenko described Ukraine as being at the “forefront of the fight against terrorism”. President Barack Obama has condemned Russia’s involvement in the conflict, but has so far limited [...]