Brazil declares three days of mourning for 75 victims of plane crash that wiped out football team on way to cup final in Colombia November 29, 2016 Brazil has declared a period of mourning for the victims of a plane crash that all but wiped out football team Chapecoense on the eve of the biggest game in their history. All but six of the 81 people on the flight, which was transporting Chapecoense players and staff to a match with Medellin team [...]
The Royal Mint is putting gold bullion on the blockchain November 29, 2016 It’s not just currency that’s going digital – £1bn of the Royal Mint’s gold will soon be on the blockchain. The 1,000-year-old government-owned institution is working with exchange giant CME Group create a new digital trading platform for investors to buy and sell gold using blockchain’s distributed ledger technology (DLT) to track ownership. Why use [...]
Surprise upward revision of US GDP gives further support for interest rate rise November 29, 2016 US growth surprised analysts by being revised upwards in the third quarter, strengthening the case for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates at its next meeting in December. Gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annualised rate of 3.2 per cent from July to September, a big jump from second-quarter growth of 1.4 per [...]
Topps Tiles shares lead the way on the small cap today November 29, 2016 Topps Tiles' shares were the best performers on the FTSE Small Cap today, jumping four per cent in trading after revealing its full-year financial performance. The figures Annual revenues nosed up just 1.3 per cent to £215m but profit before tax jumped 7.8 per cent to £22m. Gross margins – the incremental additional profit made on each unit sold [...]
Holborn station reopens after being closed due to fire alert November 29, 2016 Holborn station has reopened after being evacuated and closed due to a fire alert earlier this afternoon. The London Fire Brigade was called to the central London station this afternoon after reports of smoke, but a spokesperson said the fire crew sent to the scene had not found any sign of a fire. https://twitter.com/piccadillyline/status/803608156433694720 Witnesses said the [...]
Bank of England branded “disgraceful” for using animal fat in £5 bank notes November 29, 2016 The Bank of England has been branded "disgraceful" for using a form of animal fat, called tallow, in its new £5 bank notes. The bank admitted using the material on Twitter. Mark "Carnivore" Carney has not yet waded into a debate that is giving a whole new meaning to the term "Capitalist Pigs". Read more: Bank [...]
TalkTalk share price jumps on news BT and Openreach will be split November 29, 2016 Shares in telecom group TalkTalk have jumped this morning on the news that rival BT is to be separated from its broadband infrastructure arm, Openreach. TalkTalk's stock was up four per cent by mid-morning. Ofcom said earlier that it would go the European Commission seeking to legally split BT and Openreach. "Creating a more independent [...]
Don’t listen to the “cabal” of elites trying to keep us in the EU, says Wetherspoon boss November 29, 2016 The boss of Britain's largest pub chain has attacked a "cabal of politicians and elite groups… fighting to overturn the [Brexit] decision" comparing them with "undemocratic and totalitarian" regimes of the past. Wetherspoon's chairman and founder Tim Martin, who was vocal in campaigning for Britain to leave the EU in the run-up to the Brexit vote, warned [...]
Latest campaign spending figures show a 52 to 48 per cent split between Leave and Remain in EU referendum donations November 29, 2016 The latest spending figures show donations to the Leave and Remain campaigns mimic the result of the EU referendum. The Leave campaign received 52 per cent, or £1,451,414, of donations while the Remain campaign received 48 per cent, or £1,344,419, according to preliminary data of donations under £250,000. Details of more than £4.5m in spending by 48 campaigners over the EU Referendum was [...]