Supermoon 2017: Here’s everything you need to know about the 3 December supermoon December 2, 2017 Tomorrow, the first – and last – supermoon of 2017 will be visible in the UK. Also called the cold moon, the solar spectacle occurs when a full moon coincides with the moon reaching the point in its orbit where it is closest to the earth. This supermoon is expected to appear about seven per [...]
Kaspersky Lab: The government has issued a warning over Russian anti-virus software December 2, 2017 The government has set out a warning about the security risks of using anti-virus software made by Russian companies. The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre’s (NCSC) director Ciaran Martin yesterday wrote to government departments saying anti-virus software made in Russia should not be used for systems related to national security. Martin said the NCSC was [...]
US President Donald Trump is one big step closer to signing his tax overhaul bill into law December 2, 2017 US President Donald Trump is a step closer to passing his sweeping tax overhaul after approval from the US Senate. The bill was passed by 51 to 49 following a flurry of last-minute amendments. Talks between the Senate and the House of Representatives are set to begin next week to create a single bill for [...]
Donald Tusk: If UK’s Brexit offer is unacceptable to Ireland, it’s unacceptable to the EU December 1, 2017 The EU will not accept any Brexit offer from the UK if it is unacceptable to Ireland, Donald Tusk said today. The President of the European Council made the remarks in a speech in Ireland today, where he met with Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in Dublin. “I came to Ireland to reassure the Taoiseach and [...]
The FTSE 100 hangs on to 7,300 but ends the day lower December 1, 2017 The UK’s bluechip index finished the week just above 7,300 after a steep drop late in the day. The FTSE 100 index ended down 0.36 per cent, or 26.18 points, at 7,300.49. “A 2.2 per cent, $64 per barrel-hitting surge from Brent crude, and subsequent gains from BP and Shell, helped the FTSE ignore the [...]
Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn charged with making false statements to the FBI December 1, 2017 Donald Trump’s former national security adviser has pleaded guilty to a charge of making false statements to the FBI earlier this year. Michael Flynn falsely stated that he did not ask the Russian ambassador to refrain from escalating the situation after US imposed sanctions on Russia, according to court filings. The Dow dropped more than [...]
London-listed IDH and Mansour family’s Man Capital join to scoop up Nigerian healthcare firm December 1, 2017 London-listed Integrated Diagnostics Holdings (IDH) has created a joint venture with Man Capital, the investment arm of the billionaire Mansour family, to acquire Nigerian medical diagnostics business Echo-Scan. The two firms have partnered with the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation to invest $25m in Echo-Scan, which is one of the biggest medical diagnostics players in [...]
Firestone Diamonds share price drops more than 35 per cent as the diamond market loses its sparkle December 1, 2017 Shares in Aim-listed Firestone Diamonds dropped more than 35 per cent today after the firm revealed its full-year loss widened and said it would have to raise new funds to keep one of its mines afloat. Firestone’s share price dropped 36.71 per cent to 12.5p after the company revealed it had made a loss before [...]
Bitcoin futures contracts to launch this month as US regulators give the green light December 1, 2017 CME Group, the world’s biggest exchange owner, and Cboe Global Markets are set to become the first US-regulated exchanges to launch bitcoin futures contracts after they got the all-clear from the US derivatives regulator. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) held “extensive” discussions with the exchanges, and CME and Cboe agreed to put “significant enhancements” [...]
Privacy and cyber safety: Time to listen December 1, 2017 When was the last time that you sat down at a computer and really thought about computer security? I’m asking seriously. I don’t mean just a passing thought, I mean really had it top of mind as you worked? If you’re like most workers today, the answer is somewhere between “never” and “infrequently” – we [...]