Why Vodafone is still backed to hit 250p April 23, 2019 | City Talk By Graeme Evans from interactive investor. Some sense a shift in the balance towards more favourable news at the start of the new financial year. Despite a fruitful start to 2019 for most FTSE 100 index stocks, the mood of many investors will have been tempered by further uncertainty over the prized dividend at Vodafone [...]
A four-day week would boost efficiency, productivity, health and wellbeing April 23, 2019 With the Easter bank holidays behind us and more to come in May, we are enjoying a season of four-day weeks. But walk through any BizSpace business centre on a Friday, and you could be forgiven for thinking that every week is a four-day week. Many of our customers, most of whom work for themselves [...]
Elon Musk predicts Tesla will launch a robotaxi service in 2020 April 23, 2019 Elon Musk has promised Tesla will be able to produce so-called robotaxis with no human drivers in parts of the US as soon as next year. Read more: Tesla investigating incident of car catching fire in Shanghai In a webcast ahead of the firm’s quarterly results this week, the outspoken chief executive said its driverless [...]
Which consumer survey reveals UK’s worst mobile network providers April 23, 2019 Vodafone has been ranked the UK’s worst mobile operator as big-name providers continue to lag behind their smaller rivals. Vodafone was rated the worst network, while O2 and EE completed the bottom three, according to the latest survey from consumer group Which. Read more: Vodafone broadband advert banned by watchdog for misleading consumers Virtual network [...]
Thomas Cook shares take off on reports of takeover talks April 23, 2019 Shares in Thomas Cook jumped as much as 17 per cent this morning on reports it has held preliminary takeover talks with a string of potential suitors. Read more: Thomas Cook holds preliminary talks with suitors about potential takeover The sharp uplift in share price came after it emerged the firm has received enquiries from [...]
Climate change protest: Extinction Rebellion activists to confront MPs in march on Parliament Square April 23, 2019 Climate change protesters are set to swamp Parliament Square this morning, it is reported, as organisers urge the government to engage with them. Read more: Climate change activists protest at Heathrow Airport Extinction Rebellion is planning to bring thousands of activists to stay in the square until Thursday, Sky News reported today. Protesters enter their [...]
Leaving the legacy behind: Meet the tech company that could put a stop to the banks’ IT failures April 23, 2019 IT meltdowns are becoming dangerously common among the big banks. According to Which, at least one British bank suffered an IT failure every day during the last nine months of 2018. TSB’s outage last year, which left 1.9m customers locked out of their accounts and cost the bank £330m, demonstrates how catastrophic these IT issues can [...]
Sir Martin Sorrell’s S4 Capital hits back at reports of Holland legal battle April 23, 2019 Sir Martin Sorrell’s advertising firm S4 Capital has denied reports it is facing legal action in Holland over its takeover of creative agency Media Monks. Read more: S4 Capital revenues soar as it bags top clients A report in the Sunday Times stated a former Media Monks investor, Rogier Schalken, was taking the Dutch firm [...]
Theresa May faces mounting pressure to resign as cross-party Brexit talks resume April 23, 2019 Theresa May will return to parliament today amid mounting pressure on her leadership and the threat of a grassroots rebellion from her own party. MPs will be back in Westminster following the Easter recess as cross-party talks over Brexit continue. Read more: Top Tories say leadership contest can only happen after Brexit is agreed But [...]
British Land offloads Sainsbury’s superstores for £429m to cut retail exposure April 23, 2019 British Land has sold a swathe of Sainsbury’s superstores for £429m as it ploughs ahead with a plan to reduce its exposure to retail property. Read more: British Land swings to £42m loss as retail market hits portfolio value The FTSE 100 landlord revealed this morning that it is selling 12 superstores from its joint [...]