Home nations Euro 2016 game between England and Wales last Thursday drove London pub sales nearly 300 per cent June 23, 2016 Pubs turned out to be the true winners of last Thursday's England v Wales Euro 2016 battle, as the match drove trading in London pubs up by almost 300 per cent. Takings across the capital surged 296 per cent during the home nations game, in which England won 2-1, compared to an average of 163 per cent across [...]
Especially for EU: The ultimate referendum playlist June 23, 2016 What's that you hear? The sound of impending Brexit? No that'll be the rain and flooding… but to drown that out, we've asked Spotify to create the ultimate playlist to accompany polling day – and even results morning if you're still battling through. Of course, this is an exercise in puns rather than musical taste, and City [...]
EU referendum: UK economy on course for investment boom once Brexit vote is done with June 23, 2016 Around £6bn of investment in the UK economy has been delayed due to the EU referendum, with large portions set to come flooding back whatever the result of the vote. The Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) calculated 70 per cent of the lost investment would rush back by the end of the year [...]
Demand for Accenture’s consulting services has pushed up the firm’s revenue, sending the share price higher in the pre-market June 23, 2016 An up-swing in Accenture's consulting business has helped the company beat analyst expectations in its third quarter. The Dublin-based company reported a better-than-expected 8.6 per cent rise in quarterly revenue to $8.43bn (£6.44bn) from $7.77bn in the same period last year. Net income rose to $897.2m, or $1.41 per share, for the three months to the end of May, [...]
How your staff’s LinkedIn habits are exposing you to cyber security threats June 23, 2016 Staff's poor handling of privacy on LinkedIn risks exposing bosses to cyber security threats, research released today has found. A survey of 2,000 people by Intel Security discovered that almost a quarter (24 per cent) of Brits had connected with somebody they did not know personally on LinkedIn, which could not only open them up [...]
Blackberry losses grow ahead of crunch year for smartphones June 23, 2016 Blackberry revenue has slumped again as it turns towards software and away from the devices that made it a household name. The figures Blackberry's losses climbed to $670m for the first quarter, or $1.28 per share compared to a 10 cents per share loss in the same quarter last year and 15 cents per share on [...]
Before the bell: What you need to know before the US market open June 23, 2016 Polls are open for the UK's European Union membership vote. Markets are betting people will opt to stay however and rallying around the world. Here's what you need to know before the US market open at 2:30pm London time. In the pre-market the S&P is up by 0.95 per cent, while the Nasdaq is one per cent higher. [...]
Here’s what Brexit might do to your tax bill June 23, 2016 If the UK votes to leave the EU today, tax experts are advising that it could result in a shakeup to certain parts of the tax regime – although exactly how is not quite certain. Will a Brexit vote result in a complete overhaul of tax as we know it? While some taxation rules might be ripe for a [...]