Prince Willliam and Keir Starmer pay tribute after former England coach Eriksson dies August 26, 2024 Prince William has led the tributes after Sven-Goran Eriksson, the first foreigner to manage the England football team and “true gentleman of the game”, died on Monday aged 76. Eriksson, who led England at three major tournaments between 2001 and 2006, passed away at his home in Bjorkefors, western Sweden, after a period of illness [...]
Nvidia: Tech stocks ‘at the mercy’ of chipmaker’s results August 26, 2024 Nvidia’s quarterly earnings results this week are set to define the trajectory of the entire tech market, analysts have warned, adding that the fallout from the update by the world’s third largest listed company might be felt across the entire global economy. “Big picture, the overall tech/AI theme arguably looks at the mercy of Nvidia’s [...]
Reddit backer funds weapons start-up focused on ‘budget missiles’ August 26, 2024 Start-up incubator Y Combinator, which has backed companies such as Airbnb, Reddit and Coinbase, has made its first ever investment in a weapons company, which plans to produce “budget missiles” for the US military. Ares Industries, which is based in California, aims to produce “smaller, less expensive cruise missiles” for the US Department of Defence [...]
The Square Mile is educating the workforce of the future August 26, 2024 By investing in this generation, we can ensure that our workers and workplaces have the skills to achieve, laying the foundations for the City’s future success, says Chris Hayward Here in the City we have one of the youngest, most highly-skilled workforces in the country: over half of the Square Mile’s 615,000 workers are under 40. And each year we [...]
‘Very unusual’ fire caused rocket explosion, delaying first space launch bid August 24, 2024 Engineers have identified a “very unusual” oxygen fire in a turbopump as the reason a rocket engine exploded during a test at the spaceport in Shetland earlier this week.
Why women in business need to get better at saying no August 24, 2024 Too many women still believe being successful means sacrificing your personal life – it’s time we learned that disappointing others is a good habit to develop, says Viviane Paxinos For too long, society has perpetuated the belief that to be successful, women must give up their personal lives and wellbeing. We’re told the price of [...]
FTSE 100 reshuffle: Burberry and Easyjet set to be downgraded August 23, 2024 FTSE 100 constituents Burberry and Easyjet are expected to be eliminated from London’s main market next month during a reshuffle. The main market’s quarterly rebalance is due on 20 September, with the review being based on prices at close on 3 September. Easyjet managed to claw back into the FTSE 100 in March, but the [...]
‘Time has come’ to cut rates, Fed chair Jerome Powell says August 23, 2024 "The time has come for policy to adjust," Powell added, pointing to growing downside risks.
Women’s British Open prize money: How much will players win at St Andrew’s? August 23, 2024 The prize money pot at this year’s Women’s British Open hit another record this year, with both the overall fund for players and the winner’s total hitting new highs. Golfers’ competing at a windy St Andrew’s this weekend will win a share of $9.5m (£7.2m), an increase of $500,000 (£381,137) on last year’s spoils. The [...]
Storm Lilian: British Airways cancels flights as Leeds Festival shuts two stages August 23, 2024 The impending chaos from Storm Lilian is already causing massive disruption across the UK as millions of Brits look to get away for the Bank Holiday Weekend. Weather warnings have been issued on Friday as the tail-end of the hurricane has brought strong winds exceeding 70mph to northern parts of England and Wales on Friday, [...]