Office occupancy jumps up around the world October 6, 2021 As the Prime Minister urges Brits to get back to the office, global data has revealed that 42 per cent of offices had reopened as of September This marks a jump from 30 per cent in August, according to occupancy data from workplace technology company Freespace. Just 16 per cent of offices are a third [...]
Month-ahead natural gas prices climb 30 per cent in just a day October 6, 2021 Prices for future natural gas stock soared 30 per cent this morning, driven by demand for the resource rising as energy providers brace for cooler weather. November month-ahead natural gas contracts climbed to £3.82 per therm, up from the £3.03 per therm opening price. At one point today, natural gas futures contracts for November topped [...]
Scotland may be famous for whisky but its gin is on the rise October 6, 2021 When you think of Scottish spirits, there really isn’t any competition. The ‘water of life’ is an international brand, and even fierce competition from Japan to the East and the US to the West have not shaken Scotland’s place as the one true home of whisky. But there is another spirits industry quietly gaining international [...]
Twitch reportedly falls victim to a massive data leak October 6, 2021 Twitch, the streaming platform favoured by gamers, has reportedly suffered a data leak which has revealed the earnings of the site’s top content creators. The hacker leaked 125GB of data on the dark web with details about Twitch’s underlying code, encrypted user passwords and creator payout reports amongst the information released. While Twitch, which has [...]
Ireland drops opposition to global corporation tax deal October 6, 2021 Ireland has dropped its opposition to raise global corporation tax rates to 15 per cent, bringing a deal to level the business tax regime a step closer. Discussions between Ireland’s finance minister, Paschal Donohoe, and other kingpins driving the agreement among countries that represent around 90 per cent of the global economy has yielded positive [...]
Next boss: Not constructive to say UK is addicted to cheap overseas labour October 6, 2021 Next boss Lord Wolfson has hit back at the Prime Minister’s claims that businesses like his want the government to “fix every problem” by lifting immigration controls. Lord Wolfson, who supported Brexit, told CityAM last month he would urge the government to ease immigration in line with demand, to help fill roles in retail and [...]
Boris Johnson vows to transform economy in policy-light party conference speech October 6, 2021 Boris Johnson has vowed to transform the UK into a “high wage, high skill” economy in a Tory party conference speech that was heavy on rhetoric and short on policy. In a classic Johnson speech, the Prime Minister made a bevy of jokes about Labour, numerous literary references and promises to “build back better” and [...]
NFT platform Sorare announces partnership with Germany’s Bundesliga October 6, 2021 Sorare, the company behind an NFT-based fantasy football game, has become an official partner of the top two divisions of Germany’s football league. The Bundesliga announced today that digital images of its players will be turned into tradable football cards which can be used to build a fantasy team on the SoRare platform – each [...]
Boris Johnson urges people to get back to the office October 6, 2021 Boris Johnson has called on people to return to their offices and ditch remote working, with the Prime Minister urging young people to embrace traditional working patterns. Johnson said in his keynote Conservative party conference speech today that a “productive workforce” only comes from “face to face meetings and water cooler gossip”. The government has [...]
Decentral Games and Amnesia Ibiza partner to stage metaversal DJ event October 6, 2021 DJ Benny Benassi, Paul van Dyk and Luciano share the stage at Decentral Games’ SuperClub - the world’s first immersive 3D metaverse experience of its kind.
