Yelp share price rises 20 per cent on sale rumours May 7, 2015 Is Yelp in talks with potential buyers? Its shareholders certainly seem confident it is: shares in the reviews site jumped more than 20 per cent today after a report suggested it had called in bankers to agree a possible sale. An article in the Wall Street Journal said San Francisco-based Yelp had "been in touch with [...]
Timeline to a Greek tragedy: How Syriza has fared in its first 100 days May 7, 2015 As one country goes to the polls to decide who will lead it for the next five years, another is taking a moment to reflect on the ramifications of its own choices: Syriza, the leftist party voted in during a snap election in January, celebrates its 100th day in power today. Given the party was [...]
David Cameron and Nigel Farage’s Wikipedia pages hacked to tell voters to “vote Labour” May 7, 2015 A picture of Miliband appeared, along with the words "Vote Labour" The Wikipedia pages of David Cameron, Nigel Farage and Caroline Lucas were hacked this afternoon, to show a picture of Ed Miliband with the legend "Vote Labour". As UK voters used social media to tell the world how they were voting, hackers broke into [...]
When will Brent Central, Hammersmith, the City of London and the London constituencies declare results of the 2015 General Election vote? May 7, 2015 They say the election will be won or lost on just a few marginal seats – but nowhere is this more true than London, the seat of power. [custom id="15"] Among the key marginal seats are Brent Central, declaring at 3:00am, one of the most diverse places in the UK, where Labour and the Lib [...]
When will Lougborough, Derby, Leicester and the East Midlands constituencies declare results of the 2015 General Election vote? May 7, 2015 With 31 seats to Labour's 15, the East Midlands is a Conservative stronghold – but that might not last. Although none of Ukip's target seats lie in the region, protest voters are reportedly planning on wielding their power in key Tory-Labour marginal seats, suggesting Labour might get a better showing this time around. [custom id="15"] [...]
Regional roundups: Who’s standing in each constituency and when will they declare results in the 2015 General Election vote? Here’s everything you need to know May 7, 2015 We may be hours away from finding out who's going to run the country for the next five years – but how much do you know about your local area? With dozens of election leaflets being pushed through letterboxes a day, you could be forgiven for trying to avoid the election altogether. Nevertheless, City A.M. [...]
Alibaba share price jumps as it appoints new chief executive May 7, 2015 Shares in Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba leapt more than 10 per cent in pre-market trading today after it announced it has hired a new chief exec, after months of declines in its share price. The company – often described as the "Chinese Ebay" – said Daniel Zhang, currently its chief operating officer, will take the [...]
General Election 2015: Final polls put Labour and Conservatives neck and neck May 6, 2015 After weeks of claims and counter-claims, of campaigns and counter-campaigns, of polls and counter-polls, it's here: the day the final opinion polls are published. Alas, not much has changed: in an ICM poll for The Guardian published this afternoon, the Conservatives and Labour were neck and neck, with 35 per cent of the vote – although [...]
Brent crude price edges towards $70 as US oil stocks fall unexpectedly May 6, 2015 The price of oil edged towards $70 a barrel this afternoon after new data showed stockpiles of US crude oil had fallen for the first time since the beginning of the year. The Energy Information Administration showed stocks had fallen unexpectedly to 487m barrels in the week to the beginning of May, down 3.88m barrels. [...]
ViiV Healthcare: GSK share price rises as it scraps plans for £17bn HIV drugs spin-off which would have been one of the biggest IPOs this decade May 6, 2015 Pharma giant GSK (aka GlaxoSmithKline) has abandoned plans for an IPO of its HIV medicines division, it said today. In first quarter results published today, the company said its decision to hang on to ViiV Healthcare reflected an "updated strong positive outlook". Analysts at Jefferies have said ViiV could be valued at as much as [...]
