Boris Johnson hails £9.7bn in 2021 foreign investment at UK summit October 18, 2021 Boris Johnson will talk up £9.7bn in foreign investment deals the UK has attracted this year as he opens the three-day Global Investment Summit tomorrow. Johnson will open the summit, before having a “fireside chat” with Microsoft founder Bill Gates as the government continues its bid to increase business investment post-Brexit. However, the Prime Minister’s [...]
Apple unveils upgrades for MacBook Pro laptops and AirPods October 18, 2021 Apple has announced the revamping of its MacBook Pro laptops and AirPods. Chief executive Tim Cook launched the redesigned earbuds and the first of the company’s improved high-end computers at a livestream on Monday. The new MacBook Pro comes with larger, sharper screens and M1 Pro and M1 Max chips, as the company continues its switch [...]
Goto Energy collapses amid energy price crisis October 18, 2021 Goto Energy has ceased trading. It is 16th energy supplier to go bust this year and the 13th since the crisis began in September. The sector is struggling to cope with record high gas prices. Soaring wholesale costs combined with the £1,277 price cap on the average energy customer has resulted in many energy firms [...]
Goto Energy ceases trading – CityAM : CityAM October 18, 2021 Goto Energy has become the 16th energy supplier to cease trading this year. The sector is struggling to cope with record high gas prices. Soaring wholesale costs combined with the £1,277 price cap on the average energy customer has resulted in many energy firms facing urgent financial difficulties. Ofgem will designate a new supplier to [...]
Nord Stream 2 fills pipeline with gas ahead of regulatory approval October 18, 2021 Nord Stream 2 has been filled with “technical gas” while awaiting clearance from Germany’s regulator. The pipeline’s Swiss operator Nord Stream 2 AG has filled the first of the project’s two lines with 177 million cubic metres of gas in order to maintain pressure in the pipeline for future exports. The newly constructed 764-mile pipeline [...]
Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Review October 18, 2021 Despite being a patchy mess, 2018’s Venom rose to surprise box office success thanks to a charming star in Tom Hardy, and an audience that was growing weary of sombre superheroes (Aquaman succeeded in the same year for similar reasons). A sequel was inevitable, but has it done enough to flesh out the cult anti-hero? [...]
By 2028 the cybersecurity industry could be worth $418B October 18, 2021 | City Talk The year 2021 is turning out to be a big year for cybersecurity stocks. When work became remote and cloud computing became more essential, organisations found themselves facing new challenges head-on. Businesses are now more aware than ever that they must protect themselves from data theft and other cyberattacks. Subsequently, demand for high-end protection software [...]
Crypto criticism swells as thousands protest in El Salvador against Bitcoin policies October 18, 2021 Thousands of people in El Salvador’s capital took to the streets last night UK time to protest against President Nayib Bukele, over the Central American country’s adoption of bitcoin as legal tender and the firing of Supreme Court judges. Watch the full report.
Travel Special: Pandemic leaves islanders on isolated Mauritius ‘fighting to work’ October 18, 2021 Tourism industry workers in Mauritius have urged UK holidaymakers to return to the island after being left “fighting” for jobs due to the worldwide pandemic. The Indian Ocean island allowed travellers to return on October 1, with many islanders describing the tourism industry as “essential” for them to survive. The country still enforces the wearing [...]
CFOs do not expect ‘double whammy’ of labour shortages and supply disruptions to ease before 2023 October 18, 2021 Finance leaders believe that the labour shortages and supply disruptions British businesses are experiencing now are likely to persist for a year, with no meaningful easing until late 2022 or more likely early 2023. The majority of CFOs experienced labour shortages over the past three months with three-quarters reporting some, severe or significant recruitment difficulties. [...]