Twitter and Facebook don’t start riots, people do August 8, 2011 IT’S happening. The robots have made their first move. It’s only a matter of time until we’re demoted to the role of giant human udders, the very marrow being milked from our bones to feed the ceaseless hunger of the machines. Twitter, Facebook and BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) have turned on us like virtual Frankenstein’s monsters, [...]
Twitter and Facebook don’t start riots, people do August 8, 2011 IT’S happening. The robots have made their first move. It’s only a matter of time until we’re demoted to the role of giant human udders, the very marrow being milked from our bones to feed the ceaseless hunger of the machines. Twitter, Facebook and BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) have turned on us like virtual Frankenstein’s monsters, [...]
Wolseley profit jumps 30pc with US boost June 1, 2011 Building supplies company Wolseley said third-quarter operating profit jumped 30 per cent, lifted by a healthy repair and maintenance sector, and strong revenue growth in the U.S. The world’s largest plumbers and building merchant said underlying operating profit soared to £131m in the third quarter to 30 April, from £101m in the same period last [...]
Nintendo’s Wii U is as insane as a microwave on wheels June 13, 2011 Seeing Nintendo’s new Wii U console for the first time brought to mind an episode of NBC’s 30 Rock, in which a team of TV producers work through the night to design a new microwave. They come up with a four-door contraption with wheels and twin-mounted cup holders, which, when compared to the Wii U, [...]
Osborne plans crackdown on tax avoidance March 20, 2011 GEORGE Osborne is set to step up his attempts to tackle tax avoidance in the Budget on Wednesday, City A.M. understands, as part of a raft of measures designed to prove he is tough on the wealthy. A Treasury source yesterday said there would be “all sorts of anti avoidance” measures in the Budget including [...]
Wolseley is confident as profits rise December 7, 2010 WOLSELEY, the world’s largest plumbers and builders merchant, posted a 39 per cent rise in first-quarter trading profit, helped by top-line growth in all regions. The FTSE 100 company said underlying operating profit rose to £159m in the three months to end-October, with like-for-like revenue up four per cent to £3.47bn. “This is a business [...]
Wolseley is confident as profits rise December 7, 2010 WOLSELEY, the world’s largest plumbers and builders merchant, posted a 39 per cent rise in first-quarter trading profit, helped by top-line growth in all regions. The FTSE 100 company said underlying operating profit rose to £159m in the three months to end-October, with like-for-like revenue up four per cent to £3.47bn. “This is a business [...]
Bathroom cartel in hot water with EU June 23, 2010 EU competition regulators yesterday fined 17 bathroom fittings companies a total of €622m (£511m) for fixing prices, with five receiving lower penalties because of the economic crisis. The European Commission, the European Union competition watchdog, said the companies operated a cartel between 1992 and 2004 in Germany, Austria, Italy, Belgium, France and the Netherlands. Ideal [...]
Wolseley ups forecast after cost cutting pays off May 14, 2010 THE world’s largest builders merchant distributor Wolseley anticipates beating market expectations for the full year after operating profit more than doubled in the third quarter on cost cutting. Wolseley posted an underlying operating profit of £101m, rising from £48m for the same period last year. However, revenue slipped two per cent on a like-to-like basis [...]
Real men only apply July 6, 2010 For a while, a few years back, it looked like the US trend for vast trucks and pickups was going to catch on here. Stateside rappers wearing signet rings the size of dinner plates applied the same “bigger is better” approach to all of their purchases, and cars like the mahoosive Hummer were suddenly very [...]