Bitcoin price reaches highs of $460 after narrow price fluctuations over the last few weeks April 25, 2016 The bitcoin price has rallied over the last few days to highs of $460 within the last 24 hours. At 11.30am (GMT) the price of bitcoin was $458.92, but spent much of the morning at $460 or above. A small rally occurred over the past week, which began on Thursday when the price of bitcoin surpassed [...]
The uniquely spectacular Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg: “An outstanding project the likes of which will never happen again in the city” April 25, 2016 It’s hard to describe the appeal of Hamburg. It isn’t as picturesque as Munich, nor as cool as Berlin. Instead it’s quietly confident, relaxed, comfortable with its role as Germany’s second largest city, a hub for commerce and industry. One of Europe’s most important ports, Hamburg is located on the River Elbe and the city [...]
Stable oil prices and a stock market surge mean the global economy is a little less likely to fall into recession April 25, 2016 The world is no longer teetering on the brink of a full-blown recession thanks to a rally in global stock markets and surging commodity prices, according to a new report out today. Researchers at Oxford Economics said that there are slightly fewer alarm bells ringing over the health of the economy today than there were [...]
Posh pub group Upham brews £12m listing on AIM after success in Home Counties pubs and craft beer April 25, 2016 Posh pub owner and craft beer brewer Upham Group is set to join the champagne set as it announced plans to float on the AIM. Upham, which runs 15 "high quality" pubs in Hampshire, Berkshire and Surrey, said it hopes to raise £12m with the listing. It opened four new pubs in the past year and [...]
Sirin Labs’ crazy £10k luxury super secure Solarin smartphone is about to launch in London April 25, 2016 A secretive startup backed by millions of dollars is about to launch a luxury smartphone promising ultimate privacy – and believes the UK is its target market. But anyone thinking of giving this new brand phone a whirl should get saving – it'll set you back around £10,000. The Israeli-founded but Switzerland-based Sirin Labs has unveiled plans for an imminent launch [...]
Ikea is starting to sell solar panels in the UK April 25, 2016 Ikea has started stocking solar panels in its stores across the UK, while heralding the renewable energy source as "the future". The flat-pack furniture retailer said solar panels will be available online and in three stores. Customers will be able to buy them in Glasgow, Birmingham and Lakeside, before they're rolled out in the so-called [...]
A supermarket is offering a “quiet hour” to help shoppers with autism April 25, 2016 If you've ever had the joy of going to a supermarket with a child with severe autism, you'll know the drill. From loud noises to people jostling them, anything can turn what could have been a peaceful shop into a potential tantrum situation. But now the manager of an Asda store in Manchester is seeking to make things easier [...]
Now we can all bank like the super-rich – as Goldman Sachs offers bank accounts to the hoi polloi April 25, 2016 Goldman Sachs might be used to dealing with the wealth of the world's highest rollers – but now you can feel just as exclusive, after the bank launched a drive for new retail bank customers. Yep – having revealed last week it had completed the acquisition of online retail bank GE Capital Bank and rebranded it as GS [...]
Iain Duncan Smith just defended Boris Johnson’s attack on ‘part-kenyan’ Barack Obama April 25, 2016 Iain Duncan Smith has defended Boris Johnson’s use of the term “part-Kenyan” to describe Barack Obama and said the government told the President to issue his warning that Britain would not be able to strike a UK-US trade deal if it votes for Brexit. The former work and pensions secretary, who resigned in protest at [...]