Mitchells & Butlers share price falls following damp August September 25, 2014 Mitchells & Butlers reported a 3.8 per cent increase in full-year sales in its pre-close trading statement for the year to 20 September, but added that sales were significantly lower in August than during the previous month. The pub and bar company, whose chains include Harvester and All Bar One, said sales in July [...]
CSR extends deadline for Microchip bid September 25, 2014 Cambridge Silicon Radio (CSR) has extended the deadline for US company Microchip Technology to make a takeover bid. The British silicon chip designer and software company had originally set the deadline at 5pm today, but Microchip now has until 5pm on 15 October to come to a decision on whether it will make an [...]
Asian space race: India beats China to Mars, and for less than making the film Gravity September 24, 2014 In the 1950s and 1960s the US and Russia battled it out to be the first country to make it to the moon. Now, the space race has shifted its attention to our neighbouring planet, Mars. The US, Russia and Europe have already successfully put spacecraft in orbit around the Red Planet. As of [...]
When terrorists steal your name: The sorry plight of the brands called Isis September 24, 2014 Is there no such thing as bad publicity? If your brand carries the same name as an extremist terrorist outfit you might feel differently. Since emerging earlier this year, the militant group Isis has changed its name twice – it is now also known as Islamic State (IS) and Isil (Islamic State of Syria [...]
Brands with the name ISIS: To change, or not to change? September 24, 2014 If a group of Islamic extremists decides to adopt the same name as your company or brand, it puts you in a tricky situation. No matter what your brand might be or what the services or products it offers are, there is bound to be some negative effect. A number of brands called ISIS [...]
#MuslimApologies – what is it and why is it taking Twitter by storm? September 24, 2014 Twitter was flooded by tweets ending with the hashtag #MuslimApologies this morning. Across the nation, Muslims were apologising for all sorts of things – both to do with their religion and, well, not related at all. Why are they doing it? We asked one participant, Akhal, to explain what was happening. He said: "It [...]
The deficit? Immigration? Ed Miliband forgets to mention key issues in Labour party conference speech September 24, 2014 Ed Miliband's post-political career is unlikely to be in acting. Reciting his Labour party conference speech from memory, he ended up forgetting to say the most crucial parts. While focussing on the future of the NHS and the emotional appeal of Labour as a party for the few rather than the masses, he failed to [...]
Air France share price up, despite plan not to extend its Transavia low-cost airline September 24, 2014 Air France has decided not to expand its Transavia low-cost airline, French transport secretary Alain Vidalies announced this morning – but the news has failed to bring down the company's share price. This morning, shares in the French airline went up by 1.1 per cent to €7.60 on the London Stock Exchange. "The [...]
UN climate change summit: Cameron to focus on shale gas extraction September 23, 2014 Today, world leaders including Prime Minister David Cameron have gathered in New York for the UN climate change summit. UN leader Ban Ki-moon, who is hosting the event, said the talks are ‘not to talk, but to make history’. He has asked more than 100 global leaders to make pledges for cutting greenhouse gas [...]
Joanna Barsh: Gender inequality in business and why quotas aren’t enough September 23, 2014 An article published this month by McKinsey & Company argues that we need to move away from “conscious capitalism” and focus on a different kind of business structure – one which places more emphasis on the value of female qualities. Written by former director of the New York office Joanna Barsh, it promotes the [...]
