UK industrial production was surprisingly strong in September November 10, 2017 The UK’s industrial production was surprisingly strong in September, pushed up by another bounce in the UK’s manufacturing industry. Industrial production rose 0.7 per cent in September, ahead of expectations of a 0.3 per cent rise. That was driven by a 0.7 per cent rise in manufacturing production, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said, [...]
Support for Theresa May is actually increasing, YouGov poll suggests November 10, 2017 She may be facing higher-than-ever levels of political turmoil, but it turns out support for Prime Minister Theresa May is actually rising. A YouGov poll for The Times has suggested support for May as Prime Minister has risen by a point over the past month, while support for Jeremy Corbyn has fallen down two points. [...]
TP Icap struggles to get systems back up and running after being hit by network outage November 10, 2017 TP Icap, the world’s largest interdealer broker, is grappling to get its systems back up and running after being hit by a massive network outage. The blackout hit Tullett Prebon, part of the wider TP Icap group, at 4.50pm yesterday evening. In a short statement this morning the firm said: As of 7am GMT today, [...]
Bakkavor causes confusion by announcing IPO pricing a week after cancelling float November 10, 2017 Bakkavor has caused confusion this morning after announcing the pricing details for an IPO which it said last week would no longer go ahead. The group, which makes prepared foods for supermarkets, said last Friday that it had not received sufficient institutional demand for its proposed offering and that it would not be in the [...]
Tech skills timebomb? Half of schools in England don’t offer GCSE computer science as Royal Society warns of generation left behind November 10, 2017 A generation of young people risk being locked out of the technology jobs boom of the future as it was revealed more than half of schools across England don’t offer GCSE computer science. High flying tech entrepreneurs such as Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg took an interest in computer science at an early age, but [...]
Ollie Phillips: Eddie Jones’s matchday selection once again proves his genius November 10, 2017 Eddie Jones’s matchday squad for Saturday’s showdown with Argentina again reflects the genius of what the Australian has managed to pull off in the two years since his appointment as England head coach. If England were coming up against a really dominant and physical side that was going to try and batter their midfield, he [...]
Virtual doctors and video appointments: Get ready for the rise of digital healthcare November 10, 2017 Healthcare matters, fundamentally, to everyone across the globe. Understandably, it is generally a risk-averse sector – lives are at stake. It is easy to see why this area is relatively resistant to change and innovation. This is a challenge I have been countering through the application of digital healthcare. Read more: If tech titans ruled [...]
Theresa May to meet EU business bosses in Brexit charm offensive November 9, 2017 Prime Minister Theresa May will meet EU business organisations on Monday as part of a charm offensive to coincide with the next round of Brexit negotiations. May will tell the business leaders the government is committed to an “implementation period of around two years” after Brexit, 10 Downing Street announced this evening. Firms on both [...]
The government just revealed it will put the official Brexit time into law November 9, 2017 The government will put the official Brexit date and time into law in an amendment to the EU Withdrawal Bill, in what it said was a bid to end “confusion or concern” over the exact schedule. The Department for Exiting the EU this evening announced “exit day” will be 11pm GMT on 29 March 2019. [...]
Gold demand in third quarter weakest for eight years November 9, 2017 Gold demand dropped to an eight-year low in the third quarter as flows into exchange-traded funds (ETFs) weakened and jewellery demand in India dragged. Demand for the yellow metal fell by nine per cent year-on-year to 915 tonnes, according to data published today by the World Gold Council (WGC). ETFs inflows added 144 tonnes of [...]