The best Black Friday deals on consoles and games including Fallout 4, Fifa 17 and Battlefield 1 on Xbox One and PS4 November 25, 2016 Gamers: put down the controller and get ready for Christmas. We've rounded up the best Black Friday deals on PS4, Xbox One and PC consoles and games. Read more: Cheap iPhones and Apple Watches? Here are the best Apple Black Friday deals Xbox One Amazon are offering a few console and game combos that are worth [...]
Phew: The department for international trade now has a chief economist November 25, 2016 The chief executive of the office of rail and road has gone off the rails – after the newly-established department of international trade poached him to as its new chief economist. The department, established after the Brexit vote, said today that Richard Price, who has run the office of rail and road for the past five [...]
Yep, UK GDP grew 0.5 per cent last quarter November 25, 2016 The UK's economy edged up 0.5 per cent in the third quarter of the year, a second estimate of the official figure confirmed – down from 0.7 per cent in the second quarter. The figure is the first to cover the full three months after the UK voted to leave the European Union in June. When [...]
Shares in Fastjet are nosediving after the chairman took off ahead of another fundraising round November 25, 2016 Shares in troubled African budget airline Fastjet nosedived today after chairman Colin Child stepped down, warning of a "challenging trading environment". Shares fell as much as 17 per cent, to 14.4p, after the company said it will need to raise further capital – just months after it raised £15m. It said it will complete its [...]
Sky is having a Black Friday sale and it includes a free TV, laptop or Xbox One November 24, 2016 Black Friday might be a US thing, but that doesn't mean some of the biggest British brands aren't getting involved. And many of them aren't even retailers. Step forward, Sky, which has launched its own Black Friday shop, with deals on TV bundles and broadband. And you could end up with a free TV. The [...]
These are eBay’s best Black Friday bargains November 24, 2016 Traditional retailers such as Tesco and John Lewis may be planning big Black Friday events – but don't discount Ebay when you're bargain-hunting – it isn't just about selling people's old tat any more, you know… Here are the auction site's best deals today: 1. Game on One for the gamers (or those with kids who [...]
City A.M. Unregulated podcast: The art of professional idling, with Tom Hodgkinson November 24, 2016 Entrepreneur and professional idler Tom Hodgkinson talks about how he turned The Idler into more than just a magazine, and explains why laziness is an important part of creativity. Also the author of Business for Bohemians, Hodgkinson explains why our obsession with productivity is getting us down – and why he is passionate about spreadsheets. [...]
There was a surprise jump in mortgage approvals in October – but it’s not necessarily good news November 24, 2016 House price growth may be suffering, but that hasn't had any effect on mortgage borrowing: figures published today showed the number of mortgages approved jumped to 40,900 in October. That figure is above September's figure of 38,700 – and, crucially, above expectations of 39,000. But the British Bankers' Association, which published the figures, said mortgage [...]
Tesco has unveiled its Black Friday 2016 deals: Laptops and tablets and bikes, oh my November 24, 2016 The supermarkets may be suffering from competition from discounters, but on Black Friday that all goes out of the window as they come over all Aldi and go berserk for deals. Tesco is no exception – it's so keen it's already launched some deals. Check out the best ones for Black Friday itself. Read more: [...]
Countrywide shares just hit an all-time low after it warned on its earnings November 24, 2016 As if Countrywide didn't have a bad enough day yesterday after Philip Hammond's decision to ditch letting fees, today shares in the UK's largest estate agent hit an all-time low following a decidedly downbeat assessment of the property market. In a statement this morning the company, which owns estate agent brands including Hamptons International and Bairstow [...]
