Google’s Eric Schmidt: Amazon is our biggest search rival October 13, 2014 Google's chairman has dismissed Bing and Yahoo: the biggest threat to its search hegemony is Amazon. Eric Schmidt believes that the scrutiny Google is under in Europe after the 'right to be forgotten' battle is unfair given the large roles played by the company's rivals, such as Facebook and Amazon. Mobile search is becoming more [...]
New poll shows Ukip surge, but party was more popular in 2013 October 13, 2014 A new Guardian/ICM poll has revealed a Ukip surge of five points after its recent by-election performances. The data shows Nigel Farage's party has jumped up to 14 per cent, with the Conservatives, the biggest losers, down two percentage points to 31. Labour was unchanged on 35 per cent, while the Liberal Democrats were up one percentage [...]
In charts: UK house prices may be rising, but it could be time to buy in Europe October 13, 2014 The house price boom in the UK may be slowing, but at least the market here isn't in bad shape. That's not the story across the channel. We have higher prices than before the crash and there is enough demand in the market, even if it is waning slightly. Many countries on the continent are still suffering [...]
Will Ebola spread to the UK? Jeremy Hunt says it’s likely we will see “handful” of cases in next few months October 13, 2014 Measures to screen passengers as they enter the UK from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea will be introduced tomorrow, with health secretary Jeremy Hunt saying it is likely the UK will see a “handful” of Ebola cases in the next few months. Hunt was echoing the phrase used this weekend by chief medical officer [...]
Test October 13, 2014 The house price boom in the UK may be slowing, but the market isn't in bad shape. We have higher prices than before the crash and there is enough demand in the market, even it it is waning slightly. The story is very different on the continent. Spain created a property bubble of mammoth proportions in the [...]
iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus: Release date in China, India, eastern Europe, South Africa and 36 more countries revealed by Apple October 13, 2014 The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will be available in another 36 countries by the end of the month, Apple has announced, the fastest ever roll out of any of its devices. The new smartphones will go on sale in the majority of countries in eastern Europe as well as large – and potentially [...]
London Underground cuts Tube delays October 13, 2014 You might not believe it, but official figures show that the number of delays on the London Underground this summer has fallen year-on-year. During what Transport for London calls periods three and four (the month to June 21 and again to July 19), delays fell by eight per cent and 20 per cent respectively [...]
Ackman: It’s good that Pershing Square’s share price has dropped October 13, 2014 Shares in Bill Ackman's closed-ended fund Pershing Square dropped by more than 10 per cent during its stock market debut – but Ackman has shrugged off the fall as a sign the stock was not overpriced. Pershing Square Holdings' shares were priced at $25 in the IPO, but plummeted as low as $22.30 during [...]
How much legislation actually comes from Brussels? October 13, 2014 There has been a great deal of controversy surrounding how much British legislation has its origins in Brussels. Ukip have claimed ad nauseam that 75 per cent of Britain's laws are made in Brussels – but are they right? A research paper published in 2010 from the House of Commons Library may shed some light [...]
Global markets fall despite iPhone 6-inspired rise in Chinese exports October 13, 2014 China reported an unexpected rise in exports this morning, but the news failed to inspire faltering Asian and European markets. Stocks on major indices across the globe are still struggling as anxious investor sentiment provoked by the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) weak global growth forecast showed no signs of abating. Last week the [...]