Global markets in tailspin after Trump threatens huge China tariff rise May 7, 2019 US President Donald Trump’s latest threat to ramp up tariffs on Chinese goods rattled global markets yesterday at the start of a crunch week of negotiations between the White House and Beijing. Trump tweeted over the weekend that tariffs on $200bn (£153bn) worth of goods from China would be cranked up to 25 per cent [...]
Tory grandee Boris Johnson accused of pretending to vote in local elections May 3, 2019 Boris Johnson has been ridiculed for allegedly pretending to vote in the local elections on Thursday, despite none being held in his constituency of Uxbridge and South Ruislip. "I just voted Conservative in the local elections. Make sure you do too! You’ve got two hours left to get out and vote!", Johnson tweeted. Read more: Brexit [...]
US inflation cools in March, adding to pressures on Federal Reserve April 29, 2019 The US inflation rate fell in March, the latest official figures have revealed, in a development that will keep the pressure on the Federal Reserve to hold back from raising interest rates. Read more: Analysts expect outward looking Fed to keep rates on hold The core annual inflation rate fell to 1.6 per cent in [...]
Extinction Rebellion protests: Police issue warning as eco-activists prepare to target City of London businesses April 24, 2019 Climate change activists are planning to target financial institutions in the Square Mile tomorrow, police have warned. Extinction Rebellion, the eco-activism group, is planning to disrupt roads and the transport network in the City as part of a fortnight of action across the capital. Read more: Police charge 71 in relation to Extinction Rebellion protests [...]
Twitter profits triple as it reaps rewards of crackdown on harmful content April 23, 2019 Shares in Twitter rose more than 16 per cent today after the social media platform posted a threefold increase in first-quarter profits. Read more: Twitter boss Jack Dorsey was paid just $1.40 in 2018 The figures Revenue grew 18 per cent year-on-year to $787m (£605m) in the three months to the end of March. Net [...]
Elon Musk channels a sheep as he and English Rural Life museum swap pictures April 18, 2019 The Museum of English Rural Life has adopted Elon Musk's Twitter display picture, after the Tesla CEO decided to take their sheep image and start answering tweets about Tesla cars with sheep puns. Now visitors to the page of the Museum of English Rural Life will be greeted with Musk's face in a joke that continues [...]
Extraordinary? It’s business as usual in Trump’s White House April 17, 2019 Donald Trump is probably the most extraordinary individual to ever be President of the United States. But his presidency is actually rather ordinary. This is not to argue that Trump is an ordinary President – far from it. In almost everything he says and does, how he projects himself in speeches, tweets and meetings with [...]
Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp down across Europe for more than three hours April 14, 2019 Facebook, Instagram and Whatsapp left users frustrated today after going offline across the UK and Europe for more than three hours. The three social network giants, which are owned by Facebook, went down at about 11am, according to monitoring website Down Detector. Facebook is having issues since 6:36 AM EDT. https://t.co/BLSiYCF9KL RT if it's down [...]
China is proving a tough market for western brands – here’s the common mistakes that companies keep making April 12, 2019 Last week, the International Monetary Fund upgraded its 2019 growth forecast for the Chinese economy to 6.3 per cent, up from 6.2 per cent. For comparison, the UK economy is only expected to grow 1.2 per cent this year. It’s worth noting these figures, because they highlight why many brands in the UK and elsewhere [...]
Carlsberg sparks speculation of new product launch with Twitter marketing campaign April 11, 2019 Carlsberg has quietly launched a tongue-in-cheek marketing campaign on Twitter, sparking speculation the brewer may be gearing up to launch a new product. The Danish firm has begun promoting tweets in which disgruntled customers complain about the quality of Carlsberg’s beer. Read more: Carlsberg cheers hot summer and Chinese sales despite lower growth outlook Comments [...]