By: Lian Parsons

Lian Parsons is a student-journalist at Temple University in Philadelphia with bylines in multiple publications, including Technically Philly and The Temple News. The Boston native is also a cat and Beyonce enthusiast.

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Bumper payday for Amancio Ortega as profits at Zara parent Inditex jump 10 per cent

March 15, 2017

The owner of Zara, Pull & Bear and Massimo Dutti has reported a 10 per cent increase in full year net profit – leaving founder Amancio Ortega, one of the world's richest men, with a bumper €1.3bn (£1.1bn) payout. Profits at Inditex, the world's largest fashion retailer by sales, rose from €2.88bn to €3.16bn in the year [...]
A huge Twitter hack targeting the Netherlands has plastered Nazi symbolism over thousands of accounts

March 15, 2017

A huge Twitter hack left thousands of Twitter accounts including Forbes, Amnesty International and Unicef plastered with Nazi symbolism this morning, in an attack thought to be targeted at the Netherlands on polling day. The hack changed accounts' header photo to the Turkish flag, a swastika and a message written in Turkish: “#NaziGermany #NaziNetherlands, a little [...]
Elon Musk has another ambitious energy project and this time it’s free

March 10, 2017

Elon Musk has risen to the challenge of fixing South Australia’s power crisis in 100 days. If he can’t accomplish the goal within that time? He’ll do it for free. The Tesla executive responded to co-founder of the software company Atlassian, Mike Cannon-Brookes, on Twitter following Tesla vice president Lyndon Rive's own claim that he would [...]
UK trade deficit holds steady for January as both exports and imports rise

March 10, 2017

The UK’s trade deficit remained broadly flat at £2bn in January as both export and import values rose, by 0.8 and 0.6 per cent respectively. The deficit narrowed by £4.7bn to £6.4bn between the three months to January, and three months to October, though total trade balance had been revised upwards by £3.5bn after the ONS' fourth [...]
Heathrow and Gatwick fly to new heights as the London rivals both announce a record February

March 10, 2017

February has been a bustling month for London’s two largest airports, as both Gatwick and Heathrow reached record-breaking passenger numbers. Again. Gatwick Airport recorded its busiest-ever February, as three million passengers used it, up 9.9 per cent from the same month last year. Once more, long-haul routes proved a key area of growth, soaring 20.3 per cent, while cargo [...]
Rolls-Royce crushed 1,000 diamonds to take luxury cars to a whole new level with this bespoke Ghost

March 10, 2017

Just in time for the end of the Geneva Motor Show, luxury car maker Rolls Royce has rolled out its newest luxury: diamond paint. The paint colour itself is dark grey, but contains the dust of 1,000 “ethically sourced” diamonds, according to the company. In photos, the paint glitters rather underwhelmingly in the light, but [...]
London’s tech firms are starting to tackle the industry’s diversity problem by changing up their hiring approach

March 9, 2017

The capital’s tech businesses are taking steps to address the industry’s diversity problem, according to a new survey by Tech London Advocates (TLA). This month, the independent network of over 4,300 tech experts and leaders in London carried out a study into how the industry is approaching gender diversity. Of the 210 senior leaders from TLA [...]
The Force is strong with Cineworld after Star Wars: Rogue One helps it to a record year

March 9, 2017

Cineworld announced a record year as over 100m customers visited its venues in 2016, boosted by the acquisition of five Empire cinemas. The release of films like the highly anticipated Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find them and Star Wars: Rogue One also helped bring in a blockbuster 2016. Shares were flat at the time of [...]
International Women’s Day: 12 of the most awesome women in the City

March 8, 2017

With International Women's Day upon us, what better time to celebrate some of the City's brightest and best, from business bosses to economists? Here's a run-down of 12 of the most awesome women in the City… 1. Jayne-Anne Gadhia – chief executive of Virgin Money Jane-Anne Gadhia has been chief executive of Virgin Money since 2007 [...]

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