Here are six things you can do to polish your CV ahead of the New Year job application rush December 29, 2016 It happens every January: a slew of people kicking off the New Year by deciding they'd like a new job. Cue the annual job hunt dash and CV scramble. If you're reorganising your life (not forgetting your inbox) in the run-up to the New Year, use this time to get ahead with your primary job hunting [...]
Major European states don’t want to follow in the UK’s footsteps and vote for their own Brexit, new poll shows December 29, 2016 Six months on from the UK's vote to leave the European Union, Brexit has failed to be as contagious as many expected it to be. According to a new poll, voters in the EU's biggest states of France, Germany, Italy and Greece believe their countries are heading in the wrong direction, but support for the EU [...]
BP pumps up Australian business with £1.1bn petrol deal to partner with Woolworths December 28, 2016 BP's share price rose today after the oil and gas giant announced it has paid $1.3bn (£1.1bn) to form a partnership with Australian supermarket chain Woolworths for its petrol business. The group has acquired 527 Woolworths fuel stations as part of the agreement, as well as a further 16 sites under construction. BP already owns [...]
President-elect Donald Trump blasts outgoing President Obama and reaches out to Israel in latest Twitter outburst December 28, 2016 US President-elect Donald Trump has slammed outgoing President Obama on Twitter and told Israel to "stay strong" until his inauguration. Trump took to the social media site with his @realDonaldTrump account to blast what he called "the many inflammatory President O statements and roadblocks" – this time referring to Obama's recent action on Israel. Last Friday, the [...]
Co-op focuses on London and South East expansion as it sets its sights on 100 new store openings next year December 28, 2016 The Co-operative Group is planning to spend £70m to open 100 new stores across the UK in 2017, creating around 1,500 new jobs. The supermarket has said the new Co-op convenience outlets will be predominantly based in London and the South East, with other stores in Yorkshire, Scotland and Wales. Read more: Co-operative Group profit [...]
You’re signed up now: Five pieces of advice to help you get through Dry January December 28, 2016 It's the season of excess as we draw towards the end of the year and that means only one thing: Dry January is inching ever-closer. You've said you'll do it now – whether for charity or just your own challenge – so you can't back down and, let's face it, 31 days with no booze [...]
From Brexit to Trump, interest rates to the steel crisis, these are the pictures that defined business in 2016 December 28, 2016 Let's face it, a lot's happened this year. 2016 was the year that brought us surprise, seismic political changes, pushed commodities markets through yet more turbulence and took down another stalwart of the British high street. @afneil If you're at a Quiz in the future and the question starts 'Which year did . . ' [...]
Failure to take off: Delta Air Lines ditches order for 18 Boeing Dreamliner 787s worth around $4bn December 28, 2016 US airline Delta has agreed to cancel an order for 18 Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft, which is valued at more than $4bn (£3.2bn) at current list prices. Delta assumed the deal as part of its merger with Northwest Airlines in 2008 (which set it back $2.6bn in shares), though in 2010 it deferred the order [...]
No tears for Boohoo as it nears $20m acquisition of US firm Nasty Gal’s assets December 28, 2016 Boohoo's share price rose this morning after the online fashion retailer announced it has initially agreed to snap up several assets from US group Nasty Gal for a cool $20m (£16.2m). Joint chief executives Mahmud Kamani and Carol Kane said the purchase agreement, which is Boohoo's second acquisition announced this month, is an "ideal next step" [...]
Christmas Day online shopping will peak at this surprisingly late time for the post-millennial “Generation Z” December 25, 2016 Most people will be aiming to put their feet up after Christmas lunch today and zone out in front of the TV – but there's one group of people who will be driving a late-night shopping boom this evening. Not content with their new stash of presents, "Generation Z", the post-millennial cohort who were born in [...]
