Twitter has spoken: Tesla shares fall as Musk abides by poll November 8, 2021 Tesla’s Frankfurt-listed shares have gone down 9 per cent after Elon Musk decided to sell 10 per cent of his quota following a Twitter poll. On Saturday, the chief executive – who is in the race to become the world’s first trillionaire – launched a Twitter poll asking users whether he should sell a consistent [...]
Shell boss resists activist’s break-up plan and says oil giant still need fossil fuels November 4, 2021 Shell’s chief executive Ben van Beurden will not split the oil giant into multiple companies, going against what is being pushed for by majority shareholder Third Point. Van Beurden told the BBC the oil giant’s green transition can only be funded by fossil fuels. “At this point in time [the cash] comes from our legacy [...]
Wizz Air on track to pre-pandemic levels as passenger numbers grow November 4, 2021 Low-cost carrier Wizz Air is on track to get back to pre-pandemic levels, as passenger numbers continue to grow after the easing of air travel restrictions. In the second quarter of FY22, the Budapest-based company registered a 92.7 per cent increase in passenger numbers, which resulted in revenue going up from €471.2m to €880.4m this [...]
Night Overground services to return in December November 3, 2021 Night Overground services will be restored on weekends from 17 December, a week before Christmas. Transport for London (TfL) announced today that night services will run between Highbury & Islington and New Cross Gate, passing through areas such as Hoxton and Shoreditch, which are an integral part of London’s night life. “The return of the [...]
Trainline delivers strong recovery as passenger numbers go up November 3, 2021 Rail and coach technology platform Trainline has recovered strongly in the first six months of FY22, with revenue going up 151 per cent to £78m. The group’s net ticket sales have grown 179 per cent to £1bn, recovering 79 per cent of pre-pandemic times, the highest level since Covid-19 began. Trainline performed well also in [...]
Tesla recalls almost 12,000 vehicles due to software error November 2, 2021 Tesla has recalled 11,704 vehicles sold since 2017 in the US because of a software error that could lead to collision, Reuters reported. The company’s recall included models S, X, 3 and Y and was caused by a software update that took place on 23 October on vehicles in the limited early access Full-Serving Driving [...]
Diesel prices set spooky new record on Halloween November 1, 2021 Diesel prices across the UK have hit 147.94p on Halloween, setting a scary new record after surpassing April 2012’s record of 147.93p. Data from British automotive service company RAC have revealed that prices for a litre of diesel have gone up 30p in a year, with costs for a full tank hiking from £65 to [...]
British Airways agrees to £1bn committed credit facility November 1, 2021 British Airways (BA) has agreed to a five-year committed credit facility worth £1bn. The agreement – which was announced by British Airways’ owner IAG – was reached between BA, British export credit agency UK Export Finance (UKEF) and a syndicate of banks. The amount is additional to a UKEF guaranteed facility worth £2bn that was [...]
Confidence in property market goes up despite end of Stamp Duty holiday October 29, 2021 UK buyers are increasingly becoming more positive when it comes to the property market, despite the Stamp Duty holiday coming to an end at the end of last month. Data from OnTheMarket’s property sentiment index revealed that, within the next three months, 74 per cent of active UK buyers firmly believed they would buy a [...]
Apple results: Shares dive after tech giant misses expectations October 28, 2021 Apple saw record revenues of $83.4bn (£60bn) in the three months to September but a failure to live up to analyst expectations saw the firm’s shares plummet five per cent almost immediately. Revenues, though up 29 per cent year on year, were around a billion-dollars shy of Wall Street’s consensus expectations of $85bn, with earnings-per-share [...]
