AO World shares lose their power after £2.2m loss June 2, 2015 AO World’s shares were dealt a further blow yesterday, after the online electricals retailer revealed a £2.2m loss for its first year as a listed company. The Bolton-based company’s shares have fallen by 70 per cent since its £1.2bn market debut 15 months ago, when it was valued at almost 72 times its projected earnings. [...]
Asos share price opens lower after “Black Friday” style outage as customers clamour for discount June 1, 2015 Shares in online retail giant opened 1.5 per cent lower at 3,630p after a day-long outage prevented thousands of customers from taking advantage of a 20 per cent discount. Banners on the website advertised a 20 per cent discount on "Every. Single. Thing", causing customers to flock to the site. But it failed to stand [...]
From Fifa and Greece to the rail strike and Queen’s Speech: Here’s what got us talking this week May 29, 2015 There was a speech. There was a protest. There were some strange-looking balloons. And rapidly receding in our memories, there was a bank holiday. Here's what got us talking this week 1. Fifa was in the news Commentators expressed but little surprise when a number of Fifa officials were arrested this week, but [...]
Cook focused on present as England thrill May 25, 2015 TEST skipper Alastair Cook insists that England’s thrilling 124-run demolition of New Zealand at Lord’s yesterday is the perfect antidote to the turbulence which has blighted his side on and off the pitch during the past 18 months. The touring Black Caps were dismissed for 220 with 9.3 overs of the fifth and final day [...]
This is when you’re most likely to be burgled May 18, 2015 Wednesday mornings are usually associated with the sluggishness of so-called hump-day, but now there's another reason to hate getting up in the middle of the week: it turns out that's when you're most likely to be burgled. Research suggests that almost one in five (18 per cent) burglaries take place on Wednesday morning, with 71 [...]
Nigel Farage’s unresignation, Mayoral candidates and the Avon lady’s funny turn: Here’s what got us talking this week May 15, 2015 It was the week we dealt with the fallout of the election – including the coining of the phrase “doing a Farage” (aka “taking an extra day off to prolong the weekend”). What got us talking this week 1. Barage of Farage Some called it Ukip’s Easter (“on the third day, he rose again”), [...]
The truth about rickshaws in London: Here’s why Boris Johnson’s crusade to ban them might be pointless May 15, 2015 Boris Johnson renewed his crusade against rickshaws, aka pedicabs this afternoon, the announcing he wanted to ban them on London's streets to "ease congestion". His gripes are twofold. Firstly, the lack of regulation for rickshaws means no one is entirely sure how many there are and how to control numbers or the safety of passengers. [...]
From Hatton Garden heist to Eric Pickles in a pickle: Here’s what got us talking this week April 10, 2015 There was a jewel heist. There was plenty of oil. And somewhere in California, there was the world's first gathering of micronations. Here's what got us talking this week 1. There's oil in them there hills A huge oil well, thought to contain more of the black stuff than has been produced by [...]
Game Digital shares take a hit as profit falls and finance boss quits March 24, 2015 SHARES in Game Digital slumped 5.6 per cent yesterday after the retailer announced a hefty fall in profits and revealed that its finance chief Benedict Smith is to leave. Game, which re-listed on the London Stock Exchange last June two years after falling into administration, said Smith would step down in July to join another [...]
Becoming Steve Jobs: The new biography by Brent Schlender and Rick Tetzeli March 22, 2015 How much do you know about Steve Jobs? You recognise the custom-made black turtle necks. You probably know that, as well as co-founding Apple, he also founded NeXT and co-founded Pixar. And you may remember his death from pancreatic cancer in 2011. The authorised biography by Walter Isaacson, published the same year, gave a fact-heavy [...]