GoPro share price dips despite huge rise in profits April 28, 2015 The camera-maker had a great start to the year, but its results have failed to impress investors. The figures During the first three months of 2015, GoPro's profits went up to $16.8m (£10.95m), or 11 cents per share. This is almost double the value posted in the first quarter of 2014, and exceeds analyst expectations [...]
Twitter share price plummets as results are leaked early and fail to meet expectations April 28, 2015 Twitter had a disappointing first quarter, and this was made even worse by the accidental leakage of its results. The figures In the first three months of 2015, Twitter experienced a 74 per cent rise in revenue to $436m (£284m), and had earnings of seven cents per share. This failed to meet analyst expectations of [...]
Gold price rises yet again as investors expect little change in Fed statament April 28, 2015 The price of gold went up for the second day in a row today, rising 0.9 per cent to $1,212.62 an ounce. This is slightly less than yesterday, when the precious metal went up by two per cent in value. The gains reflect a belief among investors that the US Federal Reserve will take [...]
Audi is driving down carbon emissions with a diesel made of nothing but air April 28, 2015 If zooming around London in your flashy Audi seems to annoy the people on the streets around you, at least you'll soon be doing the environment a big favour. The German car maker has created a new kind of “carbon neutral” diesel at its research centre in Dresden, made using nothing but three components [...]
Find it hard to lose weight? Don’t blame yourself – it’s how your brain is wired April 28, 2015 If you can't seem to stop munching on cakes, chocolates and every other kind of sweet thing, don't get angry with yourself – it's just the way you evolved. Scientists from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in the US have identified a bunch of cells, known as AGRP neurones, as being the cause of those [...]
Alexis Tsipras defends Yanis Varoufakis and says Greece will reach deal with creditors by end of next week April 28, 2015 Greece is on the verge of securing a bailout agreement with its EU creditors, according to the struggling nation's Prime Minister. During an interview on Greece's Star TV last night, Alexis Tsipras said the final and most important stage of talks had been reached, and that an interim deal is likely to be achieved by [...]
Google pledges to give millions of pounds to news organisations across Europe April 27, 2015 Google is offering to give news organisations across Europe €150m (£107m) worth of funding, to help them earn money from their own online coverage. Those eligible to receive the money range from established publishers to start-up news providers, and the money will be given over the course of the next three years. According to [...]
Apple smashes it and beats expectations with best second quarter figures ever April 27, 2015 The world's most valuable company has just outdone itself. The figures During the second quarter ending 28 March, Apple's revenue grew by 27 per cent to $58bn (£38bn), exceeding market expectations of $56bn. The net profit of $13.6bn will also bring a smile to investors' faces, since it pushed earnings per share up by [...]
General Election: Only Scottish patients are getting the best new drugs on the NHS April 27, 2015 Terminally ill people in Scotland are being given the best new cancer drugs, while those in the rest of the UK are being deprived of them. This apparently unfair difference stems from the way drug provision by NHS England and NHS Scotland is regulated, with Scotland's drug monitoring body making it much easier for [...]
People will soon be able to book their ride to hospital using a mobile app from India April 27, 2015 A new invention is coming to the UK later this year, which will allow people to book private ambulances directly using a mobile app. Currently, ambulances are used between health clinics, but no mechanism exists where these can be connected to the patients. The developers hope the app will make the process much simpler and [...]
