Petra Diamonds production sparkles October 24, 2016 Diamond producer Petra had a sparking first quarter, production-wise – but it also reported four fatalities in three separate incidents. The figures FTSE 250-listed Petra said revenues hit $94.7m (£77.5m) in the three months to the end of September, after it sold 745,447 carats. Production rose 30 per cent to 1.1m carats, up from 842,796 carats during the same period last year. However, net debt also rose, from $384.8m last [...]
Sterling falls again on ECB tapering talk October 24, 2016 Sterling got the week off to a bad start, sliding against both the euro and the dollar in early trading. The pound was down 0.1 per cent against the euro at €1.1225, and down 0.2 per cent against the dollar at $1.2207 ahead of the opening bell. That was despite the euro falling to its weakest [...]
McDonald’s shares jump after more strong sales (despite killer clown craze) October 21, 2016 It looks like all McDonald's needed was a bit of wisdom from Watford man Steve Easterbrook. The fast food giant has just posted its fifth straight quarter of rising sales. The figures Global sales rose 3.5 per cent in the three months to the end of September, it said it an update today, pushed up by a 1.3 [...]
Theresa May on Brexit: UK is not looking to replicate someone else’s model outside the EU after Brexit October 21, 2016 Prime Minister Theresa May has said the UK is not looking to replicate any other country's relationship with the European Union once it has left the bloc. Speaking after her first EU summit, May said the UK will continue to play a "full and active" role in the EU until after the Brexit process was [...]
Remember the fried chicken guide to house prices? Now we know which London boroughs have the most fast food joints October 21, 2016 Remember the guy who, this time last year, came up with a theory that London's best property deals can be found where the most chicken shops are? Well, now the government has given would-be London property investors a helping hand – with a map of the boroughs in the capital which have the most fast food joints. According [...]
Deutsche Bank’s share price just rose above its pre-panic level October 21, 2016 What a difference a month (and a bit) makes. This morning shares in Deutsche Bank finally rose back to the level they were at before the lender was threatened with a massive $14bn (£11.4bn) fine by the US Department of Justice (DoJ) and everyone lost their heads. Good news for chief executive John Cryan. Shares in the lender hit [...]
London Zoo’s aviary and an iconic City of London church right by Bank station have been added to the at risk buildings register October 21, 2016 An iconic City of London church and London Zoo's aviary are among the buildings added to the "Heritage At Risk" register by Historic England. The organisation said settlement in the tower of the Church of St Mary Woolnoth, right next to the Lombard Street exit of Bank Station, has caused cracks, while parts of the [...]
How to get tickets to this year’s London New Year’s Eve fireworks October 21, 2016 Tickets for New Year’s Eve fireworks in London go on sale today – right now in fact! Forget Christmas – there are only 77 sleeps to go until NYE 2016, the night the capital becomes one giant fireworks party. Sadiq Khan has just confirmed when tickets to the massive display in central London will become available – [...]
The 10 skills employers desperately want to hire in 2016 (Spoiler: “teamwork” isn’t one of them) October 21, 2016 Think "teamwork" and "perfectionism" are enough to get you hired in 2016? Think again. LinkedIn has just released its list of this year's most in-demand skills, and there isn't a CV cliche among them. The list, which is taken from all the recruitment activity that's taken place on LinkedIn this year, ranks both technical and soft [...]
