London house prices edged closer to £500,000 in November January 17, 2017 The average house price in the capital edged closer to the half a million pound mark in November, rising to £482,000 for the first time. Figures published this morning by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed house prices in the capital jumped 8.1 per cent in the year to November, rising 1.9 per cent [...]
Hunt called off for MH370: Here’s what we do know January 17, 2017 Teams from Australia, Malaysia and China working together to find an airliner which disappeared three years ago say they have called off their search. The Press Association reported today that authorities hunting for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared with 239 people on board, had taken the decision with "sadness", after they scoured more than [...]
Think you have what it takes to be a Dyson software engineer? Solve this cryptic puzzle January 16, 2017 Think you have what it takes to be a software engineer at Dyson? The company, which is slowly becoming Britain's answer to Google, said today it is hiring 110 new software engineers – but only if they can solve a cryptic puzzle. The company said it will build a Crystal Maze-style "pop-up challenge" in London, designed [...]
Here are 29 reasons to be cheerful on Blue Monday January 16, 2017 It's Blue Monday, the day officially designated as the most miserable day of the year. Yes, it's raining and yes, you may well be off to see the divorce lawyers today – but that's no reason to be sad, daddy-o. Here are 50 reasons to turn that frown upside-down… 1. The FTSE 100 is on [...]
Post-trust society: We now trust algorithms more than politicians, journalists or business leaders January 16, 2017 In the aftermath of the Brexit vote, many Remain types pointed to "post-truth" – but new research suggests the UK is more post-trust, after the public's faith in politicians, business and the media plummeted. Edelman's trust barometer showed public trust in the government fell 10 percentage points between 23 December and 9 January, from 36 per cent [...]
Sterling falls below $1.20 again on fears over Theresa May’s Brexit speech January 16, 2017 The pound tumbled below $1.20 this morning for the first time since October's so-called flash crash, as investors nervously awaited a speech from Theresa May. Late last night the pound hit a three-month low, falling to $1.1983 as trading resumed in Australia and New Zealand. Having recovered slightly overnight, this morning it fell as low [...]
JP Morgan has ushered in the Trump era by smashing expectations January 13, 2017 JP Morgan smashed expectations in the fourth quarter, reporting adjusted earnings per share of $1.71 on forecasts of $1.43. The figures Revenues rose to $24.3bn in the fourth quarter, five per cent lower than the $25.5bn it brought in during the previous quarter – but two per cent up on the $23.7bn it made in the fourth quarter [...]
City job openings fell more than a quarter in December January 13, 2017 Kick-started the year by looking for a new job? Good luck with that – new figures have shown the number of City job openings fell 27 per cent between November and December. Figures by Morgan McKinley showed just 4,980 new jobs came on the market in December, the lowest figure for the whole of 2016 [...]
Driverless cars are hitting the streets of London next month January 13, 2017 London drivers, beware: Nissan's first driverless cars will hit the streets of the capital next month, it said today. The car manufacturer said it will bring "real-world demonstrations" of autonomous cars to London, with "live environment" tests of a modified Nissan Leaf. The tests will be Nissan's first on public roads in Europe – although [...]
No business like snow business: The funniest tweets about London’s flurry of snow January 13, 2017 The Met Office had issued warnings, Transport for London (TfL) said it had prepared – but in the event, in the capital yesterday's snow flurry proved pretty disappointing. That didn't stop Londoners from taking to Twitter to express their excitement, though. Here are the best tweets about #Snowmageddon. With the Met Office having issued warnings [...]
