Pros and cons of the online MBA degree March 12, 2014 Distance-learning is popular among working professionals, but some worry about its credibility UNCERTAIN economic times and growing demands on employees’ time have led to a decline in the number of applicants for MBAs serving professionals who intend to keep working during their studies. According to the Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC), a quarter of part-time [...]
Why part-time executive study doesn’t have to mean sacrifices March 12, 2014 FOR MANY prospective MBA students, professional networking opportunities will be a major factor in deciding between full and part-time study options – the latest QS TopMBA.com Applicant Survey found that over 50 per cent pursue the qualification with this in mind. And with figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics finding that around 70 [...]
Fast forward March 12, 2014 As BBC Three makes the transition to web-only, City A.M. presents the top ten online TV shows dragging television clicking and streaming into the future. 1. House of Cards On-demand service Netflix commissioned its first online-only series last year and it’s been a runaway success, with a third series in the pipeline and a Golden [...]
Here’s why plunging Herbalife shares have been halted March 12, 2014 Shares in nutritional supplement company Herbalife have resumed trading some 13 per cent lower, after being halted. They were halted after the US company received a Civil Investigative Demand (CID) from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Before that halt they were trading up by 4.5 per cent. The company has said that it "welcomes the [...]
French billionaire brings electric car sharing to London March 12, 2014 Londoners will from next year be able to hire an electric car for 15 minutes at a time, along the lines of the Boris Bike scheme, under plans unveiled by French industrialist Vincent Bollore today. Bollore, the company that will take over the existing Source London network of 1,500 electric charging points from TfL and [...]
EU parliament makes progress on open immigration March 12, 2014 European commissioner Laszlo Andor has welcomed the European parliament's adoption of a series of measures that were proposed by the commission in April, intended to make it easier for EU citizens to exercise the right to work in other member states. The decision comes a little over a month after fresh evidence emerged showing that [...]
Don’t believe Osborne – his taxes are making the UK less competitive March 12, 2014 Higher income taxes risk driving businesses away, tax firm Baker Tilly warned today, reversing the gains made by cutting corporation taxes. Tax partner George Bull fears George Osborne and Ed Miliband are both threatening Britain’s competitiveness by targeting high earners relentlessly. Britain’s headline corporation tax has dived from 30 per cent a decade ago to [...]
The 236 skyscrapers coming to London March 12, 2014 London’s skyline is set to change dramatically over the next decade. According to a report out today, over 236 towers over 20 storeys are being proposed, approved or under construction – more than double the number of high-rise buildings estimated to be in capital today. Traditionally a low-rise city, London’s skyscrapers have, until now, been [...]
Video: Building collapses after New York explosion March 12, 2014 New York media sources report that emergency services have responded to a possible explosion and building collapse on East 114 Street. That's been confirmed by FDNY on Twitter. Their social media profile confirms that FDNY has 39 units and 168 members responding. The building in question is apparently a six story apartment building, located in [...]
Britain is beating France, Germany, Italy and Spain in these 5 key tech metrics March 12, 2014 Britain has marched ahead of its European tech rivals with its internet connectivity with the lowest number of non-internet users and the highest take up of broadband, according to Ofcom’s European Broadband Scorecard. 1. Lowest proportion of people who have never used the internet, at just eight per centA drop from the 11 per cent [...]