Financial sector leads professional job creation – Apsco February 29, 2016 Landing a role in finance got easier in January as the number of vacancies soared 12 per cent on the same month last year. Stronger demand was reflected in pay growth. Average salaries in banking jobs have gone up 4.9 per cent, according to the data released by the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (Apsco) [...]
Big data and the internet of things will add £322bn and 217,000 jobs to the economy by 2020 – CEBR February 29, 2016 Big data and the internet of things could add £322bn to the UK economy by 2020, new research from industry analysts and economists reveals today. The internet of things – the network of everyday items fitted with electronics to allow them to collect and exchange data – could lead to £72bn of efficiency gains and 67,000 new [...]
IoD: UK broadband ambition needs to be “a thousand times” higher February 29, 2016 The Government stood today accused by business leaders of a “poverty of ambition” when it came to UK broadband speeds. The Institute of Directors (IoD) also called for a new target for households and business to have access to speeds of 10 gigabits per second (Gbps) by 2030, 1,000 times faster than the current official [...]
Former Bank of England governor Mervyn King says the Eurozone is doomed to fail February 28, 2016 Mervyn King, the former governor of the Bank of England, has warned that the Eurozone is doomed to fail. Bailouts and other measures employed to keep the euro area intact "will lead to not only an economic but a political crisis", according to King's new book, The End of Alchemy, which is being serialised in [...]
Oil price nervous ahead of Opec mid-March meeting February 28, 2016 The oil price is set for another rocky week as tensions build ahead of a second round of historic talks to cap output levels. The Saudi Arabia led Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) has been negotiating a deal with non-Opec Russia to freeze oil production at January levels and will meet again in mid-March. [...]
Chinese property tycoon Ren Zhiqiang’s microblogging accounts blocked after Xi criticism February 28, 2016 Chinese property tycoon Ren Zhiqiang has had his microblogging accounts shut down by the Beijing authorities after he criticised President Xi Jinping. The Cyberspace Administration of China said Ren had published "illegal messages that had a bad impact". "The cyberspace is not outside the laws, nobody is allowed to spread illegal information using the internet," Jiang Jun, [...]
What a weekend for stag parties – a mystery bachelor spent over £10,000 in Stringfellow’s on his last night of freedom, while a British stag party got detained in Berlin February 28, 2016 London's bachelors really outdid themselves this weekend. While six members of a stag party were kicked off a flight from Luton for being drunk and unruly, a well-heeled bachelor staying in the city managed to blow over £10,000 on his last night of freedom. Our spy tells us that a well-heeled stag booked a private room [...]
Premier Oil brings Rothschild on board as it tries to ward off problems with its financial covenants due to oil price pressure February 28, 2016 NULL
Mother’s Day 2016: Where to spoil your mum in London this Mother’s Day Weekend February 28, 2016 Mothering Sunday will soon be upon us, and we know you've probably left a few details till the last minute. To help you spoil your mum this year, we've found some of the best bottomless brunches, afternoon teas and events happening around the city this weekend. For the politically active maternal figure in your life, [...]
US Presidential Election 2016 odds: Donald Trump versus Hillary Clinton looks like a done deal, says bookmaker February 28, 2016 As Donald Trump becomes ever more dominant and after Hillary Clinton convincingly swept to her third primary win, one bookmaker now thinks a Clinton versus Trump showdown is a done deal. William Hill now thinks that Clinton and Trump are so far ahead of their rivals in the nomination stakes that they look past the post. [...]